Croatia vs Azerbaijan, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Croatia

44': Borna Barisic
79': Andrej Kramaric

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2 - 1

Azerbaijan

19': Ramil Sheydaev

Kramaric nets late winner as Croatia beat Azerbaijan

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Croatia were forced to dig deep as they came from behind to beat unfancied Azerbaijan 2-1 at home.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
3': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
3': Mahir Madatov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Dimitrij Nazarov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Josip Brekalo (Croatia).
5': Foul by Dimitrij Nazarov (Azerbaijan).
5': Josip Brekalo (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Dimitrij Nazarov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
12': Attempt missed. Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
13': Foul by Mahir Madatov (Azerbaijan).
13': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt saved. Ramil Seydaev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eddy.
15': Foul by Eddy (Azerbaijan).
15': Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
17': Foul by Bruno Petkovic (Croatia).
17': Shahriyar Rahimov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Qara Qarayev.
19': Goal! Croatia 0, Azerbaijan 1. Ramil Seydaev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Richard Almeida following a fast break.
21': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Dimitrij Nazarov.
22': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Dimitrij Nazarov.
27': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
27': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
27': Ramil Seydaev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Mahir Madatov.
33': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
36': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Maksim Medvedev.
36': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross.
40': Offside, Azerbaijan. Shahriyar Rahimov tries a through ball, but Mahir Madatov is caught offside.
41': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
42': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Dimitrij Nazarov.
43': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
43': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Maksim Medvedev.
44': Attempt blocked. Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a headed pass.
44': Goal! Croatia 1, Azerbaijan 1. Borna Barisic (Croatia) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
45'+1': First Half ends, Croatia 1, Azerbaijan 1.
45': Second Half begins Croatia 1, Azerbaijan 1.
47': Foul by Ramil Seydaev (Azerbaijan).
47': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Attempt missed. Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric following a set piece situation.
48': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
50': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
50': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Badavi Huseynov.
50': Delay in match Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) because of an injury.
50': Delay in match Salahat Agayev (Azerbaijan) because of an injury.
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
54': Offside, Azerbaijan. Qara Qarayev tries a through ball, but Mahir Madatov is caught offside.
55': Hand ball by Mahir Madatov (Azerbaijan).
56': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Salahat Agayev.
57': Attempt missed. Dimitrij Nazarov (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eddy.
58': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Araz Abdullayev replaces Dimitrij Nazarov.
59': Foul by Araz Abdullayev (Azerbaijan).
59': Josip Brekalo (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Attempt missed. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic following a set piece situation.
63': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Mahir Madatov.
63': Attempt blocked. Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
64': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric.
66': Hand ball by Mahir Madatov (Azerbaijan).
67': Foul by Araz Abdullayev (Azerbaijan).
67': Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Maksim Medvedev (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
69': Substitution, Croatia. Ante Rebic replaces Bruno Petkovic.
70': Foul by Mahir Madatov (Azerbaijan).
70': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Josip Brekalo (Croatia).
72': Mahir Madatov (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
73': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Emin Makhmudov replaces Richard Almeida.
73': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Maksim Medvedev.
75': Attempt saved. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric.
76': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Shahriyar Rahimov.
76': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
77': Foul by Araz Abdullayev (Azerbaijan).
77': Josip Brekalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Badavi Huseynov.
79': Goal! Croatia 2, Azerbaijan 1. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
82': Eddy (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Andrej Kramaric (Croatia).
83': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
84': Attempt missed. Rahil Mammadov (Azerbaijan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Araz Abdullayev with a cross following a corner.
87': Foul by Qara Qarayev (Azerbaijan).
87': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric following a set piece situation.
88': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Rufat Dadashov replaces Qara Qarayev.
88': Foul by Andrej Kramaric (Croatia).
88': Ramil Seydaev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Substitution, Croatia. Milan Badelj replaces Luka Modric.
90'+2': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Badavi Huseynov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Maksim Medvedev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Croatia 2, Azerbaijan 1.
90'+4': Match ends, Croatia 2, Azerbaijan 1.

Statistics

AZE		CRO
11	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	13
2	Saves	1
26.3	Possession	73.7
6	SHOTS	21
2	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
181	Accurate Passes	610
256	Passes	689
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	7
6	Crosses	41
0.5	Cross %	0.2
58	Long Balls	38
26	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	7
10	Effective Tackles	11
20	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	0
48	Effective Clearances	6
48	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Maksimir
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Attendance: 23,146

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Albania	8	+8	15
2	Czechia	8	+6	15
3	Poland	8	0	11
4	Moldova	8	-3	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Croatia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Lovre Kalinic (GK)
5	Duje Caleta-Car
21	Domagoj Vida
3	Borna Barisic
2	Josip Brekalo
8	Mateo Kovacic
7	Ivan Rakitić
10	Luka Modric
20	Bruno Petkovic
4	Ivan Perisic
9	Andrej Kramaric

Croatia Substitutes:

Dominik Livakovic, Filip Bradaric, Antonio Milic, Marko Rog, Simon Sluga, Karlo Bartolec, Mario Pasalic, Ante Rebic, Marin Leovac, Marcelo Brozovic, Milan Badelj, Nikola Vlasic.

Azerbaijan (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Salahat Agayev (GK)
6	Badavi Hüseynov
4	Rahil Mammadov
2	Qara Qarayev
3	Shahriyar Rahimov
5	Maksim Medvedev
20	Richard Almeida
14	Eddy Silvestre
13	Dima Nazarov
10	Mahir Emreli
11	Ramil Sheydaev

Azerbaijan Substitutes:

Mirabdulla Abbasov, Rufat Dadasov, Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev, Tamkin Khalilzade, Namig Alasgarov, Emil Balayev, Omar Buludov, Anton Krivotsyuk, Eli Babayev, Emin Makhmudov, Araz Abdullayev.

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