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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Slovenia

15': Sandi Lovric

FT
1 - 0

Croatia

Slovenia stun Croatia with Lovric strike in World Cup qualifying opener

Slovenia celebrated a 1-0 home win over their more heralded neighbours Croatia in their opening 2022 World Cup Group H qualifier after Sandi Lovric

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
3': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Sandi Lovric (Slovenia).
6': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Damjan Bohar.
6': Attempt missed. Domagoj Vida (Croatia) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
7': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
10': Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
14': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
14': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Goal! Slovenia 1, Croatia 0. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
17': Foul by Miha Blazic (Slovenia).
17': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
22': Attempt missed. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross following a corner.
22': Attempt saved. Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
24': Offside, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Nikola Vlasic is caught offside.
24': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
24': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Borna Barisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
28': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
28': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Attempt missed. Domagoj Vida (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.
29': Dangerous play by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
29': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Miha Mevlja.
32': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
35': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
35': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
37': Foul by Sandi Lovric (Slovenia).
37': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
43': Attempt missed. Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
44': Offside, Croatia. Marcelo Brozovic tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
45': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
45': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Jure Balkovec (Slovenia).
45': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': First Half ends, Slovenia 1, Croatia 0.
45': Second Half begins Slovenia 1, Croatia 0.
45': Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Borna Barisic.
49': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
52': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
54': Attempt saved. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
58': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
58': Miha Mevlja (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt saved. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
59': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
59': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
61': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Foul by Mislav Orsic (Croatia).
64': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Slovenia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Damjan Bohar.
64': Domen Crnigoj (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
65': Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Croatia. Josip Brekalo replaces Andrej Kramaric.
65': Attempt blocked. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
67': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
67': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Slovenia. Amedej Vetrih replaces Jaka Bijol.
69': Substitution, Slovenia. Blaž Kramer replaces Andraz Sporar.
69': Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Nikola Vlasic.
70': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
70': Jan Oblak (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Slovenia).
72': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Domen Crnigoj (Slovenia).
75': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
75': Jan Oblak (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Ante Budimir (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Miha Mevlja (Slovenia).
77': Miha Mevlja (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt saved. Blaž Kramer (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
82': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
84': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
86': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
86': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, Slovenia. Kenan Bajric replaces Sandi Lovric.
87': Substitution, Slovenia. Nejc Skubic replaces Josip Ilicic.
88': Foul by Josip Brekalo (Croatia).
88': Jure Balkovec (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt missed. Blaž Kramer (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic with a through ball following a fast break.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Ante Budimir (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a cross.
90'+1': Blaž Kramer (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a cross.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Slovenia 1, Croatia 0.
0': Match ends, Slovenia 1, Croatia 0.

Statistics

CRO		SVN
15	Fouls	11
5	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	3
69.4	Possession	30.6
11	SHOTS	8
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
657	Accurate Passes	249
736	Passes	330
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	1
35	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.1
47	Long Balls	64
36	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.8	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	1
7	Effective Tackles	10
11	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
11	Interceptions	14
6	Effective Clearances	29
6	Clearances	29

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Stadion Stozice
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Slovenia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jan Oblak (GK)
17	Miha Mevlja
4	Miha Blazic
3	Jure Balkovec
20	Petar Stojanovic
14	Jasmin Kurtic
8	Sandi Lovric
6	Jaka Bijol
9	Andraz Sporar
15	Damjan Bohar
7	Josip Ilicic

Slovenia Substitutes:

Miha Zajc, Domen Crnigoj, Vid Belec, Bojan Jokic, Blaz Kramer, Luka Zahovic, Nino Kouter, Kenan Bajric, Ziga Frelih, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Nejc Skubic, Amedej Vetrih.

Croatia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Dominik Livakovic (GK)
21	Domagoj Vida
6	Dejan Lovren
3	Borna Barisic
2	Sime Vrsaljko
11	Marcelo Brozovic
8	Mateo Kovacic
10	Luka Modric
4	Ivan Perisic
9	Andrej Kramaric
13	Nikola Vlasic

Croatia Substitutes:

Mislav Orsic, Milan Badelj, Simon Sluga, Mario Pasalic, Lovre Kalinic, Dario Melnjak, Josip Juranovic, Duje Caleta-Car, Filip Uremovic, Josip Brekalo, Ante Budimir, Kristijan Lovric.

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