UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Friday, June 12, 2015
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Stadion Maksimir · ESPN2

Match Report

AP Photo/Luca Bruno

Croatia maintain Group H lead, draw with Italy behind closed doors

Croatia remain in charge of Euro 2016 qualifying Group H after holding Italy to a 1-1 draw behind closed doors in Split.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
4
56
Possession
44
6
SHOTS
6
3
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
2
Accurate Crosses
1
6
Crosses
4
0.3
Cross %
0.3
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
1
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
2
Clearances
3

Head to Head

CRO leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

CRO

  1. 23Danijel SubasicG
  2. 11Darijo SrnaD
  3. 21Domagoj VidaD
  4. 13Gordon SchildenfeldD
  5. 3Danijel PranjicD
  6. 4Ivan PerisicM
  7. 7Ivan RakitićM
  8. 14Marcelo BrozovicM
  9. 20Mateo KovacicM
  10. 18Ivica OlicF
  11. 17Mario MandzukicF

Substitutes

  1. 1Ivan VargicG
  2. 12Lovre KalinicG
  3. 2Sime VrsaljkoD
  4. 6Marko LeskovicD
  5. 22Marin LeovacD
  6. 5Mato JajaloM
  7. 19Milan BadeljM
  8. 8Marko PajacM
  9. 10Anas SharbiniM
  10. 9Andrej KramaricF
  11. 15Ante RebicF
  12. 16Nikola KalinicF

ITA

  1. 1Gianluigi BuffonG
  2. 15Lorenzo De SilvestriD
  3. 19Leonardo BonucciD
  4. 5Davide AstoriD
  5. 4Matteo DarmianD
  6. 6Antonio CandrevaM
  7. 16Marco ParoloM
  8. 21Andrea PirloM
  9. 8Claudio MarchisioM
  10. 11Stephan El ShaarawyF
  11. 20Graziano PellèF

Substitutes

  1. 12Salvatore SiriguG
  2. 14Daniele PadelliG
  3. 2Mattia De SciglioD
  4. 3Emiliano MorettiD
  5. 13Andrea RanocchiaD
  6. 23Manuel PasqualD
  7. 7Andrea BertolacciM
  8. 10Franco VázquezM
  9. 18Roberto SorianoM
  10. 17Nicola SansoneM
  11. 9Ciro ImmobileF
  12. 22Manolo GabbiadiniF

Timeline

  1. 7' Mario Mandzukic places the penalty kick with his right foot low through the middle and the goalkeepper saves it!
  2. 11' Goal!! Mario Mandzukic hits a very good right footed shot to the upper right corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Croatia now leads 1 - 0
  3. 12' Gianluigi Buffon is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
  4. 27' Italy makes a sub: Mattia De Sciglio enters for Lorenzo De Silvestri. Reason: Injury
  5. 36' Mario Mandzukic is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  6. 36' Antonio Candreva powers the penalty kick with his right foot low through the middle and scores!! The goalkeeper was nowhere near the shot.
  7. 44' Ivica Olic is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  8. 46' Croatia makes a sub: Ante Rebic enters for Ivica Olic. Reason: Tactical
  9. 46' Italy makes a sub: Salvatore Sirigu enters for Gianluigi Buffon. Reason: Tactical
  10. 53' Marco Parolo is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  11. 54' Darijo Srna is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  12. 71' Claudio Marchisio is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  13. 72' Croatia makes a sub: Sime Vrsaljko enters for Danijel Pranjic. Reason: Injury
  14. 80' Italy makes a sub: Andrea Ranocchia enters for Stephan El Shaarawy. Reason: Tactical
  15. 82' Ante Rebic is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  16. 87' Mateo Kovacic is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  17. 90' Darijo Srna has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: second bookable offence
  18. 90' End of the game
  19. 90'+2' Croatia makes a sub: Marin Leovac enters for Mateo Kovacic. Reason: Tactical

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