FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
1
33.1
Possession
66.9
2
SHOTS
17
1
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
202
Accurate Passes
477
295
Passes
575
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
8
2
Crosses
27
0.0
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
79
14
Accurate Long Balls
55
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
12
24
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
17
Interceptions
4
29
Effective Clearances
2
29
Clearances
2

Head to Head

CRO leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 5Duje Caleta-CarCD-L
  3. 21Domagoj VidaCD-R
  4. 22Dario MelnjakLB
  5. 20Josip JuranovicRB
  6. 13Nikola VlasicAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 19Milan BadeljRM
  9. 14Ante BudimirF
  10. 18Mislav OrsicAM-L
  11. 15Mario PasalicAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Josip BrekaloSUB
  2. 11Marcelo BrozovicSUB
  3. 16Filip UremovicSUB
  4. 3Borna BarisicSUB
  5. 4Ivan PerisicSUB
  6. 2Sime VrsaljkoSUB
  7. 12Lovre KalinicSUB
  8. 17Kristijan LovricSUB
  9. 6Dejan LovrenSUB
  10. 23Simon SlugaSUB
  11. 10Luka ModricSUB

MLT · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Henry BonelloG
  2. 13Enrico PepeCD
  3. 4Steve BorgCD-L
  4. 2Kurt ShawCD-R
  5. 6Matthew GuillaumierCM-L
  6. 19Bjorn KristensenCM-R
  7. 3Ryan CamenzuliLM
  8. 7Joseph MbongRM
  9. 23Alexander SatarianoF
  10. 10Stephen PisaniCF-L
  11. 17Teddy TeumaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Karl MicallefSUB
  2. 18Nikolai MuscatSUB
  3. 8Jake GrechSUB
  4. 15Juan CorbalanSUB
  5. 11Paul MbongSUB
  6. 14Luke MontebelloSUB
  7. 20Luke GambinSUB
  8. 12Matthew CremonaSUB
  9. 22Zach MuscatSUB
  10. 5Andrei AgiusSUB
  11. 9Kyrian NwokoSUB
  12. 16Jake GaleaSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Malta. Kyrian Nwoko replaces Alexander Satariano.
  2. 54' Substitution, Croatia. Luka Modric replaces Milan Badelj.
  3. 54' Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Ante Budimir.
  4. 54' Substitution, Croatia. Josip Brekalo replaces Mario Pasalic.
  5. 57' Substitution, Croatia. Borna Barisic replaces Dario Melnjak.
  6. 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.
  7. 63' Substitution, Malta. Jake Grech replaces Stephen Pisani.
  8. 67' Substitution, Malta. Zach Muscat replaces Steve Borg.
  9. 67' Substitution, Malta. Juan Corbalan replaces Joseph Mbong.
  10. 76' Goal! Croatia 2, Malta 0. Luka Modric (Croatia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 78' Substitution, Croatia. Kristijan Lovric replaces Mislav Orsic.
  12. 81' Domagoj Vida (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 81' Substitution, Malta. Luke Gambin replaces Bjorn Kristensen.
  14. 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.
  15. 90'+2' Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.

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