UEFA Nations League

Denmark vs Croatia, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Denmark
    FT
    0 - 1
    Croatia
    • 69': Mario Pasalic

    Croatia beats Denmark in Nations League on Mario Pasalic's lone goal

    An opportunist second-half goal from Mario Pasalic gave Croatia a 1-0 away win in Denmark in their Nations League Group A1 on Friday as playmaker Lu

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by Andreas Cornelius (Denmark).
    • 4': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 8': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Andreas Cornelius (Denmark).
    • 8': Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Joakim Maehle (Denmark) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
    • 14': Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
    • 19': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark).
    • 19': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Andreas Skov Olsen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Mislav Orsic (Croatia).
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Joachim Andersen (Denmark) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Christensen with a headed pass.
    • 20': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 21': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Denmark).
    • 23': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Andreas Skov Olsen.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
    • 34': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
    • 35': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Denmark).
    • 35': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Hand ball by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
    • 38': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Daniel Wass (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 41': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Sime Vrsaljko.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
    • 41': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Sime Vrsaljko.
    • 42': Andreas Skov Olsen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
    • 43': Foul by Joakim Maehle (Denmark).
    • 43': Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Denmark 0, Croatia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Denmark 0, Croatia 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Josip Stanisic replaces Sime Vrsaljko.
    • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Modric replaces Luka Ivanusec.
    • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic replaces Kristijan Jakic.
    • 50': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Denmark).
    • 50': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
    • 52': Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
    • 54': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Andreas Cornelius (Denmark).
    • 55': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Mario Pasalic.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric.
    • 58': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Mislav Orsic.
    • 58': Daniel Wass (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
    • 60': Offside, Croatia. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Josip Stanisic is caught offside.
    • 61': Substitution, Denmark. Rasmus Kristensen replaces Daniel Wass.
    • 62': Substitution, Denmark. Jonas Wind replaces Andreas Cornelius.
    • 62': Substitution, Denmark. Martin Braithwaite replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
    • 67': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Denmark).
    • 67': Joachim Andersen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Josip Stanisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 69': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Christian Eriksen.
    • 69': Goal! Denmark 0, Croatia 1. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Thomas Delaney (Denmark) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen with a cross.
    • 73': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Mario Pasalic.
    • 75': Foul by Josip Stanisic (Croatia).
    • 75': Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Andrej Kramaric.
    • 78': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
    • 78': Joakim Maehle (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Wind with a through ball.
    • 81': Hand ball by Joakim Maehle (Denmark).
    • 82': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 82': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
    • 82': Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Substitution, Denmark. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.
    • 85': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Rasmus Kristensen.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
    • 86': Thomas Delaney (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Ante Budimir (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Offside, Denmark. Yussuf Poulsen tries a through ball, but Jonas Wind is caught offside.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 90': Substitution, Denmark. Robert Skov replaces Yussuf Poulsen because of an injury.
    • 90'+2': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Denmark).
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Denmark 0, Croatia 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Denmark 0, Croatia 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    1 Saves 1
    51.2 Possession 48.8
    9 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    460 Accurate Passes 417
    541 Passes 502
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    10 Crosses 23
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    64 Long Balls 51
    37 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 10
    15 Tackles 15
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 8
    25 Effective Clearances 10
    25 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Parken
    Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
    Attendance: 35,862

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    DEN Denmark (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
    6 Andreas Christensen
    2 Joachim Andersen Yellow Card
    5 Joakim Maehle
    18 Daniel Wass
    10 Christian Eriksen
    8 Thomas Delaney
    23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
    21 Andreas Cornelius Yellow Card
    14 Mikkel Damsgaard
    11 Andreas Skov Olsen
    Denmark Substitutes:
    Philip Billing, Yussuf Poulsen, Daniel Iversen, Rasmus Kristensen, Jens Stryger Larsen, Robert Skov, Peter Vindahl Jensen, Jannik Vestergaard, Victor Nelsson, Martin Braithwaite, Jonas Wind, Mathias Jensen.

    CRO Croatia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
    6 Josip Sutalo
    20 Martin Erlic
    22 Josip Juranovic
    2 Sime Vrsaljko
    15 Mario Pasalic
    11 Marcelo Brozovic
    16 Kristijan Jakic
    9 Andrej Kramaric
    18 Mislav Orsic
    19 Luka Ivanusec
    Croatia Substitutes:
    Luka Modric, Josip Brekalo, Domagoj Vida, Lovro Majer, Ivica Ivusic, Josip Stanisic, Nikola Vlasic, Mateo Kovacic, Luka Sucic, Duje Caleta-Car, Nediljko Labrovic, Ante Budimir.

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