Croatia U21 vs England U21, 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Croatia U21

90'+1': Domagoj Bradaric

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1 - 2

England U21

12': Eberechi Eze (P)
74': Curtis Jones
90'+8': Curtis Jones

Croatia U21s knock England out of Euros with stoppage time goal

England were knocked out at the group stage of the Under-21 Euros in stoppage time of their final match despite a 2-1 win over Croatia.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Conor Gallagher (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Foul by Kristijan Bistrovic (Croatia U21).
4': Foul by Conor Gallagher (England U21).
4': Marin Sverko (Croatia U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Attempt missed. Dario Vizinger (Croatia U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marin Sverko.
9': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Mario Vuskovic.
9': Curtis Jones (England U21) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Eberechi Eze following a corner.
10': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
11': Penalty England U21. Eddie Nketiah draws a foul in the penalty area.
11': Penalty conceded by Bartol Franjic (Croatia U21) after a foul in the penalty area.
11': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia U21) is shown the yellow card.
12': Goal! Croatia U21 0, England U21 1. Eberechi Eze (England U21) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
13': Dwight McNeil (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Foul by Marin Sverko (Croatia U21).
17': Offside, England U21. Japhet Tanganga tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
18': Foul by Dario Vizinger (Croatia U21).
18': Max Aarons (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Offside, England U21. Oliver Skipp tries a through ball, but Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
21': Foul by Luka Ivanusec (Croatia U21).
21': Max Aarons (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Hand ball by Luka Ivanusec (Croatia U21).
28': Conor Gallagher (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Kristijan Bistrovic (Croatia U21).
29': Attempt blocked. Kristijan Bistrovic (Croatia U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Moro.
31': Attempt missed. Dario Spikic (Croatia U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nikola Moro.
34': Offside, Croatia U21. Bartol Franjic tries a through ball, but Dario Vizinger is caught offside.
35': Attempt saved. Luka Ivanusec (Croatia U21) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dario Vizinger.
36': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (England U21) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
37': Attempt saved. Luka Ivanusec (Croatia U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
38': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (England U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
39': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Bartol Franjic.
40': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (England U21).
40': Mario Vuskovic (Croatia U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Max Aarons (England U21).
43': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (England U21).
45': Kristijan Bistrovic (Croatia U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Lloyd Kelly (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Corner, Croatia U21. Conceded by Lloyd Kelly.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Dario Vizinger (Croatia U21) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kristijan Bistrovic with a cross following a corner.
45'+3': Domagoj Bradaric (Croatia U21) is shown the yellow card.
45'+3': First Half ends, Croatia U21 0, England U21 1.
45': Second Half begins Croatia U21 0, England U21 1.
46': Conor Gallagher (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Foul by Hrvoje Babec (Croatia U21).
48': Curtis Jones (England U21) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
48': Curtis Jones (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
49': Hand ball by Bartol Franjic (Croatia U21).
50': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
50': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Dominik Kotarski.
51': Attempt missed. Japhet Tanganga (England U21) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Curtis Jones with a cross following a corner.
51': Dario Vizinger (Croatia U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Ben Wilmot (England U21).
53': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (England U21) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Aarons.
53': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Hrvoje Babec.
54': Dario Vizinger (Croatia U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Max Aarons (England U21).
54': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
57': Domagoj Bradaric (Croatia U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Curtis Jones (England U21).
58': Foul by Conor Gallagher (England U21).
58': Kristijan Bistrovic (Croatia U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
60': Dario Spikic (Croatia U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (England U21).
61': Conor Gallagher (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Dario Vizinger (Croatia U21).
62': Foul by Dario Spikic (Croatia U21).
62': Lloyd Kelly (England U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Dario Spikic (Croatia U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Dwight McNeil (England U21) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
63': Dario Vizinger (Croatia U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (England U21).
64': Substitution, Croatia U21. David Colina replaces Dario Spikic.
64': Substitution, Croatia U21. Mihael Zaper replaces Hrvoje Babec.
65': Attempt saved. Kristijan Bistrovic (Croatia U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
66': Attempt blocked. Mihael Zaper (Croatia U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Ivanusec.
68': Foul by Max Aarons (England U21).
68': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (England U21).
69': Marin Sverko (Croatia U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Curtis Jones (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Croatia U21).
70': Corner, England U21. Conceded by David Colina.
71': Attempt missed. Nikola Moro (Croatia U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Ivanusec following a fast break.
71': Substitution, England U21. Rhian Brewster replaces Eddie Nketiah.
72': Substitution, England U21. Todd Cantwell replaces Conor Gallagher.
72': Foul by Oliver Skipp (England U21).
72': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Goal! Croatia U21 0, England U21 2. Curtis Jones (England U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
76': Substitution, Croatia U21. Lovro Majer replaces Kristijan Bistrovic.
79': Corner, Croatia U21. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
79': Attempt missed. Bartol Franjic (Croatia U21) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross following a corner.
83': Domagoj Bradaric (Croatia U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Rhian Brewster (England U21).
84': Curtis Jones (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Dangerous play by Bartol Franjic (Croatia U21).
85': Japhet Tanganga (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
85': Offside, England U21. Japhet Tanganga tries a through ball, but Curtis Jones is caught offside.
86': Substitution, Croatia U21. Marko Divkovic replaces Dario Vizinger.
86': Substitution, Croatia U21. Petar Musa replaces Marin Sverko.
86': Ben Wilmot (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Petar Musa (Croatia U21).
87': Foul by Mihael Zaper (Croatia U21).
87': Todd Cantwell (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Mihael Zaper (Croatia U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, England U21. Steven Sessegnon replaces Dwight McNeil.
90': Foul by Todd Cantwell (England U21).
90': Lovro Majer (Croatia U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Oliver Skipp (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Goal! Croatia U21 1, England U21 2. Domagoj Bradaric (Croatia U21) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
90'+4': Eberechi Eze (England U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Lovro Majer (Croatia U21).
90'+7': Attempt missed. Japhet Tanganga (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Croatia U21 1, England U21 2.
90'+8': Second yellow card to Curtis Jones (England U21).
0': Match ends, Croatia U21 1, England U21 2.

Statistics

ENG		CRO
16	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	3
46.8	Possession	53.2
13	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
282	Accurate Passes	341
378	Passes	439
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	3
26	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.2
55	Long Balls	66
21	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	10
7	Tackles	14
0.9	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	10
17	Effective Clearances	20
17	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Venue: SRC Bonifika
Location: Koper, Slovenia

EURO Under-21 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Denmark U21	3	+2	7
2	Netherlands U21	3	+1	4
3	Ukraine U21	3	-1	3
4	Finland U21	3	-2	2

Full Table

Line-Ups

Croatia U21 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Dominik Kotarski (GK)
16	Bartol Franjic
22	Mario Vuskovic
11	Domagoj Bradaric
2	Marin Sverko
17	Kristijan Bistrovic
3	Hrvoje Babec
8	Nikola Moro
14	Dario Vizinger
7	Luka Ivanusec
21	Dario Spikic

Croatia U21 Substitutes:

Lovro Majer, Ivan Nevistic, David Colina, Darko Nejasmic, Adrian Semper, Martin Erlic, Sandro Kulenovic, Mihael Zaper, Matej Vuk, Kresimir Krizmanic, Marko Divkovic, Petar Musa.

England U21 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
12	Ben Wilmot
15	Japhet Tanganga
3	Lloyd Kelly
2	Max Aarons
20	Eberechi Eze
16	Oliver Skipp
8	Conor Gallagher
9	Eddie Nketiah
21	Dwight McNeil
17	Curtis Jones

England U21 Substitutes:

Todd Cantwell, Noni Madueke, Steven Sessegnon, Josef Bursik, Ryan Sessegnon, Joshua Griffiths, Rhian Brewster.

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