Austria vs Croatia, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
- 1': Kevin Danso (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Offside, Austria. Marcel Sabitzer tries a through ball, but Michael Gregoritsch is caught offside.
- 4': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 5': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
- 5': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Goal! Austria 0, Croatia 1. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
- 8': Offside, Austria. Stefan Posch tries a through ball, but Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
- 9': Goal! Austria 1, Croatia 1. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross.
- 11': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 14': Offside, Austria. Heinz Lindner tries a through ball, but Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
- 14': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Substitution, Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Marcelo Brozovic because of an injury.
- 19': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
- 22': Attempt saved. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 23': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch.
- 26': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 26': Kevin Danso (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Posch with a cross.
- 28': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
- 30': Foul by Xaver Schlager (Austria).
- 30': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Attempt saved. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Posch.
- 35': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 38': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
- 39': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (Austria).
- 39': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Lovro Majer (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
- 44': Attempt saved. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
- 44': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
- 45': Foul by David Alaba (Austria).
- 45': Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Austria 1, Croatia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Austria 1, Croatia 1.
- 47': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 47': Stefan Posch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Christopher Trimmel (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
- 51': Offside, Austria. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
- 51': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
- 52': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
- 52': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
- 54': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Stefan Posch (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Offside, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Ante Budimir is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Josip Stanisic (Croatia).
- 57': Xaver Schlager (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
- 58': Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Hand ball by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
- 59': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
- 61': Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Ante Budimir.
- 62': Substitution, Croatia. Borna Sosa replaces Borna Barisic.
- 62': Substitution, Austria. Stefan Lainer replaces Christopher Trimmel.
- 62': Substitution, Austria. Maximilian Wöber replaces Stefan Posch.
- 63': Substitution, Austria. Muhammed Cham replaces Marko Arnautovic.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by David Alaba.
- 65': Attempt saved. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Wöber with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by David Alaba.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 68': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (Austria).
- 68': Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Goal! Austria 1, Croatia 2. Marko Livaja (Croatia) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 71': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by David Alaba.
- 72': Goal! Austria 1, Croatia 3. Dejan Lovren (Croatia) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 77': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
- 77': Offside, Croatia. Lovro Majer tries a through ball, but Borna Sosa is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Michael Gregoritsch (Austria).
- 81': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Austria. Karim Onisiwo replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
- 82': Substitution, Austria. Romano Schmid replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Romano Schmid (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
- 83': Attempt missed. Muhammed Cham (Austria) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romano Schmid.
- 84': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 84': Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Nikola Vlasic.
- 86': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 87': Attempt saved. Romano Schmid (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Stefan Lainer (Austria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romano Schmid.
- 90': Offside, Austria. Romano Schmid tries a through ball, but Karim Onisiwo is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Livaja.
- 90'+3': Foul by Marko Livaja (Croatia).
- 90'+3': Kevin Danso (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Austria 1, Croatia 3.
- 0': Match ends, Austria 1, Croatia 3.
Statistics
 CRO |
AUT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.7 | Possession | 46.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 452 | Accurate Passes | 378 |
| 535 | Passes | 464 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 11 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 16 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 45,700
Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 45,700
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 6 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 | Croatia | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Scotland | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Poland | 6 | -7 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Austria (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz Lindner (GK) |
| 3 | Kevin Danso |
| 8 | David Alaba |
| 5 | Stefan Posch  |
| 6 | Nicolas Seiwald |
| 4 | Xaver Schlager |
| 19 | Christoph Baumgartner |
| 9 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 16 | Christopher Trimmel |
| 7 | Marko Arnautovic |
| 11 | Michael Gregoritsch |
Croatia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 20 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 3 | Borna Barisic |
| 2 | Josip Stanisic |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 17 | Ante Budimir |
| 4 | Ivan Perisic |
| 13 | Nikola Vlasic |
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