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FIFA #13 · 3rdin Group A3 · 1-0-2
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Croatia beat Czechia
Croatia1-0-2 2 – 1 Czechia0-0-3
FT · Sat, Sep 26

Match Details

Fortuna Arena (Prague) · 15,421 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Czechia 1, Croatia 2.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Czechia 1, Croatia 2.
  • 90'+5'Alex Král (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5'Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Alex Král (Czechia).
  • 90'+4'Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Robin Hranác.
  • 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Luka Vuskovic (Croatia) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
  • 90'+3'Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Lukás Hornícek.
  • 90'+3'Attempt saved. Ante Budimir (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hornícek (Czechia).
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Luka Vuskovic.
  • 89'Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).

Line Score

12T
CRO 02 2
CZE 01 1

Match Leaders

Croatia
Czechia

UEFA Nations League Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Spain 3300+69
2 England 3201+86
3 Croatia 3102-93
4 Czechia 3003-50

Key Events

90'+5'Alex Král (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Petar Sucic.
83'Substitution, Czechia. Václav Sejk replaces Pavel Sulc.
83'Substitution, Czechia. Ondrej Zmrzly replaces Jirí Sláma.
77'Goal! Czechia 1, Croatia 2. Marco Pasalic (Croatia) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
76'Substitution, Croatia. Josip Misic replaces Luka Modric.
74'Substitution, Czechia. Martin Subert replaces Adam Karabec because of an injury.
67'Substitution, Czechia. Matej Radosta replaces Lukás Ambros.
67'Substitution, Czechia. Alex Král replaces Lukás Cerv.
66'Luka Vuskovic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63'Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Luka Sucic.
63'Substitution, Croatia. Marco Pasalic replaces Franjo Ivanovic.
63'Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Igor Matanovic.
54'Goal! Czechia 1, Croatia 1. Adam Karabec (Czechia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
47'Goal! Czechia 0, Croatia 1. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Igor Matanovic.
36'Lukás Cerv (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

CroatiaCzechia
General
56.4 Possession % 43.6
16 Shots 5
5 On Target 2
0 Offsides 6
6 Corners 1
9 Fouls 6
Passing & Defense
490 Passes Completed 382
8 Crosses Won 3
5 Tackles Won 5
11 Interceptions 6
10 Clearances 42
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 4

Recent Form

Czechia W W L D L
Croatia W L W W L

Starting Lineups

Czechia4-2-3-1
16 Hornícek
5 Coufal 4 Hranác 6 Chaloupek 20 Sláma
8 Sadílek 12 Cerv
13 Ambros 15 Sulc 9 Karabec 54'
10 Hlozek A
20 Matanovic A
16 Ivanovic 17 Sucic 21 Sucic
8 Kovacic 10 Modric 47'
14 Perisic A 4 Gvardiol 5 Vuskovic 2 Stanisic
1 Livakovic
Croatia4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Czechia

  1. LH #16 Lukás HornícekG
  2. SC #6 Stepán ChaloupekCD-L
  3. RH #4 Robin HranácCD-R
  4. JS #20 Jiri SlámaLB
  5. VC #5 Vladimír CoufalRB
  6. PS #15 Pavel SulcAM
  7. LC #12 Lukás CervLM
  8. #8 Michal SadílekRM
  9. AH #10 Adam HlozekF
  10. AK #9 Adam KarabecAM-L54'
  11. LA #13 Lukás AmbrosAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Croatia

  1. DL #1 Dominik LivakovicG
  2. JG #4 Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. LV #5 Luka VuskovicCD-R
  4. #14 Ivan PerisicLB
  5. JS #2 Josip StanisicRB
  6. PS #17 Petar SucicAM
  7. MK #8 Mateo KovacicLM
  8. LM #10 Luka ModricRM47'
  9. IM #20 Igor MatanovicF
  10. FI #16 Franjo IvanovicAM-L
  11. LS #21 Luka SucicAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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