Croatia vs Slovenia, 2022 International Friendly
· International FriendlySlovenia steal late goal to draw friendly with Croatia
Slovenia's Jaka Bijol cancelled out a first-half strike from Andrej Kramaric and give his team a 1-1 draw with Croatia in Saturday's friendly.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Foul by Andraz Sporar (Slovenia).
- 11': Kristijan Jakic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
- 11': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Attempt missed. Kristijan Jakic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 14': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
- 14': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
- 15': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 18': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
- 18': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Miha Zajc (Slovenia).
- 18': Miha Zajc (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by David Brekalo.
- 23': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 23': Miha Blazic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': David Brekalo (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
- 25': Ante Budimir (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Gregor Sikosek (Slovenia).
- 28': Foul by Miha Zajc (Slovenia).
- 28': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
- 30': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 39': Goal! Croatia 1, Slovenia 0. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 42': Attempt saved. Ante Budimir (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ante Budimir.
- 42': Offside, Croatia. Ivan Perisic tries a through ball, but Ante Budimir is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Croatia 1, Slovenia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Croatia 1, Slovenia 0.
- 46': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
- 47': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
- 47': Miha Zajc (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 48': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Brekalo.
- 51': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
- 53': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by David Brekalo.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 53': Attempt missed. Josip Juranovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 55': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
- 57': Attempt missed. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jasmin Kurtic.
- 61': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Miha Blazic (Slovenia).
- 63': Substitution, Slovenia. Benjamin Sesko replaces Andraz Sporar.
- 63': Substitution, Slovenia. Benjamin Verbic replaces Sandi Lovric.
- 63': Substitution, Slovenia. Jon Stankovic replaces Adam Gnezda Cerin.
- 64': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Gregor Sikosek.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Verbic with a cross.
- 69': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Ante Budimir.
- 69': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Luka Modric.
- 69': Substitution, Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 72': Offside, Croatia. Marin Pongracic tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
- 72': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 72': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 72': Substitution, Croatia. Domagoj Vida replaces Duje Caleta-Car.
- 74': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Domagoj Vida.
- 77': Substitution, Slovenia. Petar Stojanovic replaces Zan Karnicnik.
- 78': Substitution, Slovenia. Luka Zahovic replaces Miha Zajc.
- 78': Substitution, Slovenia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Gregor Sikosek.
- 79': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia).
- 79': Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marin Pongracic.
- 80': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by David Brekalo.
- 81': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Benjamin Sesko.
- 83': Offside, Slovenia. Jon Stankovic tries a through ball, but Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
- 84': Attempt missed. Marko Livaja (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
- 86': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Jon Stankovic.
- 87': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
- 87': Attempt missed. Miha Blazic (Slovenia) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Verbic with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Offside, Slovenia. Jaka Bijol tries a through ball, but Jon Stankovic is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt saved. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 90'+1': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Mislav Orsic.
- 90'+1': Goal! Croatia 1, Slovenia 1. Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Verbic with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Croatia 1, Slovenia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Croatia 1, Slovenia 1.
Statistics
 SVN |
CRO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.1 | Possession | 65.9 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 315 | Accurate Passes | 708 |
| 401 | Passes | 794 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 10 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 19 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
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Attendance: 3,000
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 3,000
Line-Ups
Croatia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 6 | Marin Pongracic |
| 20 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 5 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 16 | Kristijan Jakic |
| 4 | Ivan Perisic  |
| 22 | Josip Juranovic |
| 17 | Ante Budimir |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
Slovenia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 6 | Jaka Bijol |
| 23 | David Brekalo |
| 4 | Miha Blazic |
| 14 | Jasmin Kurtic |
| 22 | Adam Gnezda Cerin |
| 24 | Gregor Sikosek |
| 2 | Zan Karnicnik |
| 9 | Andraz Sporar |
| 8 | Sandi Lovric |
| 10 | Miha Zajc |
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