Croatia vs Slovenia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFACroatia go top with 3-0 win over Slovenia
Croatia went top of World Cup qualifying Group H after midfielder Mario Pasalic scored one goal and set up another in a 3-0 win over Slovenia.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
- 3': Offside, Croatia. Dejan Lovren tries a through ball, but Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt saved. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
- 6': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
- 7': Attempt missed. Borna Barisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
- 9': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Offside, Croatia. Josip Juranovic tries a through ball, but Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
- 12': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
- 15': Marko Livaja (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 16': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
- 18': Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
- 19': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 23': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Miha Mevlja.
- 25': Attempt missed. Marko Livaja (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 27': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Gnezda Cerin following a fast break.
- 29': Attempt saved. Marko Livaja (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 29': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 30': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
- 30': Jan Oblak (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
- 31': Attempt missed. Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
- 33': Goal! Croatia 1, Slovenia 0. Marko Livaja (Croatia) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 34': Attempt missed. Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 35': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Jure Balkovec.
- 35': Attempt saved. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
- 37': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
- 39': Offside, Slovenia. Benjamin Sesko tries a through ball, but Josip Ilicic is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 40': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 41': Foul by Marko Livaja (Croatia).
- 41': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 45': Attempt saved. Jure Balkovec (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': Offside, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric tries a through ball, but Borna Barisic is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Croatia 1, Slovenia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Croatia 1, Slovenia 0.
- 48': Offside, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Marko Livaja (Croatia).
- 48': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Miha Mevlja.
- 52': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
- 52': Attempt missed. Marko Livaja (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic following a corner.
- 53': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
- 53': Jure Balkovec (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Substitution, Slovenia. Jan Mlakar replaces Josip Ilicic.
- 57': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
- 58': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Marko Livaja.
- 61': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Adam Gnezda Cerin.
- 62': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Croatia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 63': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Slovenia).
- 64': Borna Barisic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
- 65': Substitution, Slovenia. Andraz Sporar replaces Benjamin Sesko.
- 65': Substitution, Slovenia. Nejc Skubic replaces Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
- 65': Substitution, Slovenia. Mario Jurcevic replaces Jure Balkovec.
- 66': Goal! Croatia 2, Slovenia 0. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 70': Attempt saved. Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Gnezda Cerin.
- 71': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
- 72': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 75': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
- 76': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Ivanusec replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 76': Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 77': Substitution, Croatia. Duje Caleta-Car replaces Dejan Lovren.
- 78': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 78': Mario Jurcevic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Mario Jurcevic (Slovenia).
- 79': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
- 80': Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
- 81': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mislav Orsic.
- 82': Attempt missed. Borna Barisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 83': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
- 83': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 83': Miha Mevlja (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Substitution, Croatia. Antonio-Mirko Colak replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
- 88': Substitution, Slovenia. Luka Zahovic replaces Petar Stojanovic.
- 89': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Mislav Orsic.
- 90': Attempt missed. Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
- 90'+1': Antonio-Mirko Colak (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
- 90'+1': Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+3': Foul by Antonio-Mirko Colak (Croatia).
- 90'+3': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Goal! Croatia 3, Slovenia 0. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Croatia 3, Slovenia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Croatia 3, Slovenia 0.
Statistics
SVN |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 36.4 | Possession | 63.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 290 | Accurate Passes | 566 |
| 372 | Passes | 632 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 4 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 11 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 29 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Stadion Poljud
Location: Split, Croatia
Attendance: 16,237
Venue: Stadion Poljud
Location: Split, Croatia
Attendance: 16,237
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 8 | +18 | 19 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | +10 | 17 |
| 3 | Romania | 8 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Croatia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ivica Ivusic (GK) |
| 21 | Domagoj Vida |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 3 | Borna Barisic |
| 22 | Josip Juranovic |
| 15 | Mario Pasalic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 14 | Marko Livaja |
| 4 | Ivan Perisic |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
Slovenia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 17 | Miha Mevlja |
| 6 | Jaka Bijol |
| 3 | Jure Balkovec |
| 20 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 23 | Jon Gorenc Stankovic |
| 14 | Jasmin Kurtic |
| 22 | Adam Gnezda Cerin |
| 11 | Benjamin Sesko |
| 8 | Sandi Lovric |
| 7 | Josip Ilicic |
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