FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Thursday, October 6, 2016
Croatia WDWLD 6
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Kosovo WD 0
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Match Report

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Mario Mandzukic hat trick helps Croatia rout Kosovo

Kosovo's first competitive home fixture ended in a one-sided 6-0 defeat by Croatia that leaves them bottom of their World Cup qualifying group.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
2
62.1
Possession
37.9
17
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
565
Accurate Passes
297
649
Passes
395
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
1
21
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.1
72
Long Balls
58
41
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
7
25
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
9
20
Clearances
12

Lineups

KOS · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Samir UjkaniG
  2. 4Alban PnishiCD-L
  3. 6Avni PepaCD-R
  4. 19Leart PaqaradaLB
  5. 2Fanol PerdedajRB
  6. 14Valon BerishaCM-L
  7. 20Hekuran KryeziuCM-R
  8. 23Bernard BerishaLM
  9. 7Milot RashicaRM
  10. 9Bersant CelinaF
  11. 15Arbër ZeneliRCF

Substitutes

  1. 12Adis NurkovicSUB
  2. 10Albert BunjakuSUB
  3. 21Eroll ZejnullahuSUB
  4. 16Bledar HajdiniSUB
  5. 3Valmir SulejmaniSUB
  6. 17Alban MehaSUB
  7. 8Besar HalimiSUB
  8. 5Labinot KabashiSUB
  9. 11Herolind ShalaSUB
  10. 18Vedat MuriqiSUB
  11. 22Sinan BytyqiSUB
  12. 13Amir RrahmaniSUB

CRO · 4-4-2

  1. 23Danijel SubasicG
  2. 21Domagoj VidaCD-L
  3. 5Vedran CorlukaCD-R
  4. 22Josip PivaricLB
  5. 2Sime VrsaljkoRB
  6. 8Mateo KovacicCM-L
  7. 19Milan BadeljCM-R
  8. 4Ivan PerisicLM
  9. 11Marcelo BrozovicRM
  10. 17Mario MandzukicCF-L
  11. 9Andrej KramaricCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Lovre KalinicSUB
  2. 7Domagoj AntolicSUB
  3. 16Nikola KalinicSUB
  4. 6Matej MitrovicSUB
  5. 3Ivan StrinicSUB
  6. 13Tin JedvajSUB
  7. 1Ivan VargicSUB
  8. 15Marko RogSUB
  9. 14Duje CopSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Kosovo 0, Croatia 1. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a through ball.
  2. 19' Bernard Berisha (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 24' Goal! Kosovo 0, Croatia 2. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
  4. 35' Goal! Kosovo 0, Croatia 3. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sime Vrsaljko with a cross.
  5. 45' Substitution, Croatia. Matej Mitrovic replaces Vedran Corluka.
  6. 58' Substitution, Kosovo. Besar Halimi replaces Bernard Berisha.
  7. 59' Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Kalinic replaces Mario Mandzukic.
  8. 68' Goal! Kosovo 0, Croatia 4. Matej Mitrovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a corner.
  9. 68' Substitution, Kosovo. Albert Bunjaku replaces Bersant Celina.
  10. 71' Substitution, Croatia. Marko Rog replaces Andrej Kramaric.
  11. 77' Substitution, Kosovo. Herolind Shala replaces Arber Zeneli.
  12. 83' Goal! Kosovo 0, Croatia 5. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a through ball.
  13. 90'+2' Goal! Kosovo 0, Croatia 6. Nikola Kalinic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.

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