International Friendly

FT Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Croatia LDWWW 3
–
Northern Ireland LDWLW 0
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CRO213
NIR000
Windsor Park

Match Report

Niall Carson/PA Wire

Mario Mandzukic and Croatia beat Northern Ireland at Windsor Park

Northern Ireland rounded off their incredible 2016 on a losing note as a depleted Croatia beat them 3-0 at Windsor Park on Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
51.2
Possession
48.8
8
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
376
Accurate Passes
331
481
Passes
462
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
68
Long Balls
113
35
Accurate Long Balls
55
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
6
8
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
52
Effective Clearances
12
52
Clearances
12

Lineups

NIR · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Alan MannusG
  2. 5Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 4Gareth McAuleyCD-R
  4. 16Oliver NorwoodDM
  5. 11Chris BruntLB
  6. 6Lee HodsonRB
  7. 17Paddy McNairCM-L
  8. 20Matthew LundCM-R
  9. 7Niall McGinnLM
  10. 21Josh MagennisRM
  11. 14Liam BoyceF

Substitutes

  1. 9Will GriggSUB
  2. 18Michael DuffySUB
  3. 12Roy CarrollSUB
  4. 13Corry EvansSUB
  5. 10Kyle LaffertySUB
  6. 8Steven DavisSUB
  7. 2Conor MclaughlinSUB
  8. 19Paul PatonSUB
  9. 22Tom FlanaganSUB
  10. 15Ryan McGivernSUB

CRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Lovre KalinicG
  2. 21Domagoj VidaCD-L
  3. 6Matej MitrovicCD-R
  4. 3Marin LeovacLB
  5. 13Tin JedvajRB
  6. 9Andrej KramaricAM
  7. 19Milan BadeljLM
  8. 20Filip BradaricRM
  9. 17Mario MandzukicF
  10. 14Duje CopAM-L
  11. 15Marko RogAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Ante CoricSUB
  2. 1Ivan VargicSUB
  3. 2Sime VrsaljkoSUB
  4. 11Marcelo BrozovicSUB
  5. 22Josip PivaricSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Croatia 1. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 35' Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Croatia 2. Duje Cop (Croatia) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Matej Mitrovic with a headed pass following a corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ryan McGivern replaces Gareth McAuley.
  4. 45' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor McLaughlin replaces Chris Brunt.
  5. 45' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Steven Davis replaces Matthew Lund.
  6. 51' Substitution, Croatia. Marcelo Brozovic replaces Milan Badelj.
  7. 56' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Kyle Lafferty replaces Josh Magennis.
  8. 60' Substitution, Croatia. Sime Vrsaljko replaces Domagoj Vida.
  9. 62' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Paton replaces Niall McGinn.
  10. 67' Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Croatia 3. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Duje Cop.
  11. 68' Substitution, Northern Ireland. William Grigg replaces Liam Boyce.
  12. 72' Substitution, Croatia. Ante Coric replaces Mario Mandzukic.
  13. 82' Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Vargic replaces Lovre Kalinic.
  14. 87' Substitution, Croatia. Josip Pivaric replaces Marko Rog.

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