Croatia vs Slovakia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFACroatia lose ground after 2-2 draw with Slovakia
Croatia dented their hopes of qualifying automatically for the 2022 World Cup after a 2-2 home draw with Slovakia in their Group H clash.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 6': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
- 6': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Croatia. Marcelo Brozovic tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
- 8': Offside, Slovakia. Marek Hamsik tries a through ball, but Lukás Haraslín is caught offside.
- 10': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 11': Attempt missed. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Schranz following a corner.
- 14': Foul by Luka Ivanusec (Croatia).
- 14': Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Schranz.
- 16': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
- 16': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Borna Barisic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Ivan Schranz (Slovakia).
- 19': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 19': Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Goal! Croatia 0, Slovakia 1. Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marek Hamsik with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 21': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Ladislav Almási (Slovakia).
- 23': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
- 23': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 24': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Dávid Hancko.
- 25': Goal! Croatia 1, Slovakia 1. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 26': Borna Barisic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Ivan Schranz (Slovakia).
- 28': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Dávid Hancko.
- 30': Attempt saved. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
- 32': Attempt saved. Borna Barisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
- 33': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 34': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Lubomír Satka.
- 35': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Ladislav Almási.
- 38': Attempt saved. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 38': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Borna Barisic.
- 39': Attempt missed. Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marek Hamsik with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
- 39': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Substitution, Slovakia. Matús Bero replaces Marek Hamsik because of an injury.
- 42': Offside, Croatia. Josko Gvardiol tries a through ball, but Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
- 42': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Ladislav Almási (Slovakia).
- 44': Foul by Peter Pekarík (Slovakia).
- 44': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Attempt saved. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
- 45': Goal! Croatia 1, Slovakia 2. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ladislav Almási with a cross.
- 45'+2': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Luka Ivanusec.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Croatia 1, Slovakia 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Croatia 1, Slovakia 2.
- 45': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Luka Ivanusec.
- 46': Foul by Matús Bero (Slovakia).
- 46': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
- 48': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
- 49': Offside, Croatia. Marcelo Brozovic tries a through ball, but Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
- 50': Offside, Slovakia. Lukás Haraslín tries a through ball, but Ladislav Almási is caught offside.
- 51': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Lukás Haraslín.
- 53': Attempt saved. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) header from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 53': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
- 53': Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josip Stanisic with a cross.
- 58': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 60': Substitution, Croatia. Josip Brekalo replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 61': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 64': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Ladislav Almási (Slovakia).
- 65': Hand ball by Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia).
- 66': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 66': Foul by Ladislav Almási (Slovakia).
- 66': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Josip Stanisic.
- 69': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
- 69': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Marek Rodák (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Goal! Croatia 2, Slovakia 2. Luka Modric (Croatia) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 72': Substitution, Slovakia. Martin Koscelnik replaces Lukás Haraslín.
- 73': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
- 74': Hand ball by Luka Modric (Croatia).
- 76': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Martin Koscelnik.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Livaja.
- 77': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Patrik Hrosovsky.
- 77': Hand ball by Martin Koscelnik (Slovakia).
- 78': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Peter Pekarík.
- 79': Attempt missed. Domagoj Vida (Croatia) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 79': Ladislav Almási (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Ivan Schranz (Slovakia).
- 80': Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Borna Barisic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Martin Koscelnik (Slovakia).
- 83': Attempt missed. Marko Livaja (Croatia) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
- 83': Offside, Croatia. Marko Livaja tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
- 84': VAR Decision: No Goal Croatia 2-2 Slovakia.
- 85': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 85': Substitution, Slovakia. Erik Jirka replaces Juraj Kucka.
- 87': Attempt saved. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 88': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
- 89': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Slovakia).
- 89': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
- 90': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
- 90': Martin Koscelnik (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Borna Barisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Erik Jirka (Slovakia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Dávid Hancko.
- 90'+3': Foul by Josip Brekalo (Croatia).
- 90'+3': Patrik Hrosovsky (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Croatia 2, Slovakia 2.
- 0': Match ends, Croatia 2, Slovakia 2.
Statistics
 SVK |
CRO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 8 | Saves | 0 |
| 31.7 | Possession | 68.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 196 | Accurate Passes | 507 |
| 279 | Passes | 586 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 40 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 38 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Gradski Vrt
Location: Osijek, Croatia
Attendance: 9,926
Venue: Gradski Vrt
Location: Osijek, Croatia
Attendance: 9,926
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 8 | +18 | 19 |
| 2 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 8 | +10 | 17 |
| 3 | Romania | 8 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Croatia (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 20 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 21 | Domagoj Vida |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 3 | Borna Barisic  |
| 6 | Josip Stanisic |
| 15 | Mario Pasalic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 4 | Ivan Perisic |
| 17 | Luka Ivanusec |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
Slovakia (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marek Rodák (GK) |
| 14 | Milan Skriniar |
| 5 | Lubomir Satka |
| 13 | Patrik Hrosovský |
| 16 | Dávid Hancko |
| 2 | Peter Pekarík |
| 17 | Marek Hamsik |
| 19 | Juraj Kucka |
| 7 | Lukás Haraslín |
| 18 | Ivan Schranz |
| 22 | Ladislav Almasi |
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