Croatia vs Malta, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Croatian substitutes strike to break down stubborn Malta

Croatia beat Malta 3-0 at home in 2022 World Cup qualifying on Tuesday after second-half substitutes Ivan Perisic, Luka Modric and Josip Brekalo.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
• 10': Foul by Stephen Pisani (Malta).
• 10': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 11': Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
• 12': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 12': Foul by Kurt Shaw (Malta).
• 13': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Ryan Camenzuli.
• 14': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic with a cross.
• 14': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
• 14': Steve Borg (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Foul by Matthew Guillaumier (Malta).
• 15': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 16': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kurt Shaw.
• 19': Attempt blocked. Stephen Pisani (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bjorn Kristensen with a through ball.
• 21': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a cross.
• 21': Attempt saved. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Budimir with a headed pass.
• 22': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Joseph Mbong.
• 23': Foul by Bjorn Kristensen (Malta).
• 23': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 26': Offside, Croatia. Dario Melnjak tries a through ball, but Ante Budimir is caught offside.
• 31': Foul by Josip Juranovic (Croatia).
• 31': Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 35': Dario Melnjak (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 35': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
• 36': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
• 36': Henry Bonello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 42': Hand ball by Matthew Guillaumier (Malta).
• 43': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
• 43': Steve Borg (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45': Foul by Matthew Guillaumier (Malta).
• 45': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
• 45'+1': First Half ends, Croatia 0, Malta 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Croatia 0, Malta 0.
• 45': Substitution, Malta. Kyrian Nwoko replaces Alexander Satariano.
• 46': Attempt blocked. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 47': Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
• 48': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
• 48': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 49': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
• 49': Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 50': Attempt saved. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
• 51': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
• 51': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 53': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
• 53': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 53': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 54': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Modric replaces Milan Badelj.
• 54': Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Ante Budimir.
• 54': Substitution, Croatia. Josip Brekalo replaces Mario Pasalic.
• 55': Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
• 55': Foul by Stephen Pisani (Malta).
• 55': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 56': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Enrico Pepe.
• 57': Substitution, Croatia. Borna Barisic replaces Dario Melnjak.
• 58': Foul by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
• 58': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 62': Goal! Croatia 1, Malta 0. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
• 63': Substitution, Malta. Jake Grech replaces Stephen Pisani.
• 64': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
• 65': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
• 67': Substitution, Malta. Zach Muscat replaces Steve Borg.
• 67': Substitution, Malta. Juan Corbalan replaces Joseph Mbong.
• 71': Offside, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic tries a through ball, but Mislav Orsic is caught offside.
• 74': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Juan Corbalan.
• 75': Penalty conceded by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
• 76': Goal! Croatia 2, Malta 0. Luka Modric (Croatia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
• 78': Substitution, Croatia. Kristijan Lovric replaces Mislav Orsic.
• 79': Offside, Croatia. Ivan Perisic tries a through ball, but Kristijan Lovric is caught offside.
• 81': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
• 81': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 81': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 81': Substitution, Malta. Luke Gambin replaces Bjorn Kristensen.
• 85': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
• 86': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
• 86': Luke Gambin (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Goal! Croatia 3, Malta 0. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
• 90'+1': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
• 90'+1': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+1': Foul by Zach Muscat (Malta).
• 90'+1': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+2': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
• 90'+2': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Kristijan Lovric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
• 90'+3': Attempt missed. Kristijan Lovric (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Croatia 3, Malta 0.
• 0': Match ends, Croatia 3, Malta 0.