Croatia vs Austria, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueAustria sink Croatia in 3-0 Nations League win
Ralf Rangnick's tenure as Austria coach got off to a perfect start when they beat Croatia 3-0 in their opening game of the new Nations League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Attempt missed. Stefan Lainer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andreas Weimann.
- 8': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Stefan Lainer.
- 9': Foul by Lovro Majer (Croatia).
- 9': Xaver Schlager (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 14': Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 19': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Brekalo with a cross.
- 21': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 22': Attempt missed. Lovro Majer (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
- 22': Kevin Danso (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Austria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 25': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 29': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Borna Sosa.
- 29': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Heinz Lindner.
- 30': Foul by Xaver Schlager (Austria).
- 30': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Xaver Schlager (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 32': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Heinz Lindner.
- 34': Offside, Croatia. Duje Caleta-Car tries a through ball, but Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
- 36': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
- 36': Heinz Lindner (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 38': Attempt missed. Maximilian Wöber (Austria) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Gernot Trauner.
- 41': Goal! Croatia 0, Austria 1. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Onisiwo with a headed pass.
- 44': Attempt saved. Lovro Majer (Croatia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
- 44': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Heinz Lindner.
- 45': Attempt missed. Marin Pongracic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
- 45'+1': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Croatia 0, Austria 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Croatia 0, Austria 1.
- 45': Substitution, Austria. Christopher Trimmel replaces Stefan Lainer.
- 45': Substitution, Austria. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Karim Onisiwo.
- 45': Substitution, Austria. Nicolas Seiwald replaces Marko Arnautovic.
- 45': Substitution, Croatia. Borna Barisic replaces Borna Sosa.
- 51': Attempt saved. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
- 52': Foul by Christopher Trimmel (Austria).
- 52': Josip Brekalo (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Xaver Schlager (Austria).
- 52': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Goal! Croatia 0, Austria 2. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Wöber.
- 57': Goal! Croatia 0, Austria 3. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Wöber.
- 58': Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 58': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 58': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Modric replaces Lovro Majer.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
- 62': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
- 62': Xaver Schlager (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
- 63': Kevin Danso (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
- 65': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Ante Budimir.
- 65': Attempt saved. Xaver Schlager (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Weimann.
- 69': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Gernot Trauner.
- 70': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
- 70': Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Andreas Weimann (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
- 72': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Nikola Vlasic.
- 72': Substitution, Austria. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Andreas Weimann.
- 73': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 74': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
- 74': Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
- 77': Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Austria. Marco Friedl replaces Maximilian Wöber.
- 79': Borna Barisic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
- 82': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 82': Offside, Austria. Konrad Laimer tries a through ball, but Michael Gregoritsch is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt saved. Xaver Schlager (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch.
- 85': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
- 86': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
- 86': Kevin Danso (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
- 90': Attempt saved. Marco Friedl (Austria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ante Budimir (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Marco Friedl (Austria).
- 90'+2': Josip Brekalo (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Croatia 0, Austria 3.
- 0': Match ends, Croatia 0, Austria 3.
Statistics
 AUT |
CRO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 39.1 | Possession | 60.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 363 | Accurate Passes | 596 |
| 449 | Passes | 690 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 20 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 14 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Gradski Vrt
Location: Osijek, Croatia
Attendance: 13,994
Venue: Gradski Vrt
Location: Osijek, Croatia
Attendance: 13,994
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
Croatia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Ivica Ivusic (GK) |
| 6 | Marin Pongracic |
| 5 | Duje Caleta-Car  |
| 19 | Borna Sosa |
| 22 | Josip Juranovic |
| 15 | Mario Pasalic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
| 7 | Josip Brekalo |
| 4 | Lovro Majer |
Austria (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz Lindner (GK) |
| 2 | Gernot Trauner |
| 15 | Maximilian Wöber |
| 3 | Kevin Danso |
| 9 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 23 | Xaver Schlager |
| 20 | Konrad Laimer |
| 10 | Andreas Weimann |
| 21 | Stefan Lainer |
| 18 | Karim Onisiwo |
| 7 | Marko Arnautovic |
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