UEFA Nations League

FT Sunday, September 25, 2022
Croatia LDWWW 3
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Austria WLDLL 1
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CRO123
AUT101
Ernst-Happel-Stadion · 45,700 att.

Match Report

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Croatia seal Nations League semi-final place with win in Austria

Croatia qualified for the Nations League semi-finals next year as defender Dejan Lovren marked his return to the team with a rare goal in a comprehe

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CRO leads series 3-1

Lineups

AUT · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Heinz LindnerG
  2. 3Kevin DansoCD
  3. 8David AlabaCD-L
  4. 5Stefan PoschCD-R
  5. 6Nicolas SeiwaldCM-L
  6. 4Xaver SchlagerCM-R
  7. 19Christoph BaumgartnerAM
  8. 9Marcel SabitzerLM
  9. 16Christopher TrimmelRM
  10. 7Marko ArnautovicCF-L
  11. 11Michael GregoritschCF-R

CRO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 20Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 3Borna BarisicLB
  5. 2Josip StanisicRB
  6. 11Marcelo BrozovicCM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 17Ante BudimirF
  10. 4Ivan PerisicLF
  11. 13Nikola VlasicRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 18' Substitution, Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Marcelo Brozovic because of an injury.
  4. 47' Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 54' Stefan Posch (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 59' Dejan Lovren (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  8. 62' Substitution, Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Ante Budimir.
  9. 62' Substitution, Croatia. Borna Sosa replaces Borna Barisic.
  10. 62' Substitution, Austria. Stefan Lainer replaces Christopher Trimmel.
  11. 62' Substitution, Austria. Maximilian Wöber replaces Stefan Posch.
  12. 63' Substitution, Austria. Muhammed Cham replaces Marko Arnautovic.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 82' Substitution, Austria. Karim Onisiwo replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
  16. 82' Substitution, Austria. Romano Schmid replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
  17. 84' Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  18. 84' Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Nikola Vlasic.

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