Hrvatska		Ireland
trginho	Tactics	Island
53%	Possession	47%
46%	Play in the half	54%
8	Shots	11
3	Fouls	3
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	3
73.4	average mark	74
outstanding	Shooting	outstanding
outstanding	Passing	outstanding
outstanding	Defending	brilliant

4 minute.
Johns lobs the ball high into the air. Minnerup makes a sublime pass. Banker approaches the ball. Banker shoots. Bukala makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Hrvatska - Ireland 0:1

10 minute.
Saraga makes an instep pass. Jazbec just manages to reach the ball first. Johns tripped the opponent on purpose. Johns is cautioned.

11 minute.
the ball bounces off Kaćera`s chest. Banker approaches the ball. Kaćera takes the opponents legs away. Kaćera is cautioned.

24 minute.
Kopuz, swiftly takes the throw-in. Saraga plays the ball through. Jazbec takes over possession. Jazbec passes, it`s a high ball. Rančev makes a diving header. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

27 minute.
Saraga approaches the ball. Saraga attempts to pass. Jazbec approaches the ball. Jazbec lobs the ball high into the air. Klarin gets his head on it.
It was close.

30 minute.
Johns makes an instep pass. Minnerup has problems with catching the ball. Minnerup makes a sublime pass. Gannon just manages to reach the ball first. Gannon has a fantastic effort at goal. Bukala palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

33 minute.
Saraga makes a one-touch pass. Rančev takes over possession. Klarin approaches the ball. Klarin takes a swing and hits it... Dean desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Hrvatska 44%, Ireland 56%.
Hrvatska - Ireland 0:1

46 minute.
Fennely comes on to the pitch.

47 minute.
Johns cleverly intercepts the pass. Johns makes a sublime pass. Cahill has problems with catching the ball. Cahill lobs the ball high into the air. Banker gets his head on it. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

55 minute.
Saraga passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Kopuz takes over possession. Kopuz passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Klarin approaches the ball. Klarin shoots. Dean palms the ball clear.

63 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Deegan approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Jazbec attempts to pass. Rančev just manages to reach the ball first. Rančev shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

64 minute.
Deegan lobs the ball high into the air. The ball is kicked out of play. Jazbec throws the ball in. Rančev just manages to reach the ball first. Rančev shoots. Dean palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Fennely cleverly intercepts the pass. The ball hits the post.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Hrvatska - Ireland 1:1

67 minute.
Rančev takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. McIntyre comes on to the pitch.

70 minute.
Cahill cleverly intercepts the pass. Cahill passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Banker takes over possession. Banker shoots. Bukala hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Hrvatska - Ireland 1:2

71 minute.
Puljak comes on to the pitch.

79 minute.
Banker approaches the ball. Cahill just manages to reach the ball first. Cahill makes a sublime pass. Banker takes over possession. Banker has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

81 minute.
McIntyre makes an instep pass. Lovrak cleverly intercepts the pass. Cahill just manages to reach the ball first. Cahill passes, it`s a high ball. Gannon makes a diving header. Bukala miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Gržinić chests the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Hrvatska - Ireland 1:3

83 minute.
Jazbec cleverly intercepts the pass. Jazbec makes a sublime pass. Lovrak takes over possession. Lovrak lobs the ball high into the air. Rančev plays the ball off with his head. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

87 minute.
McIntyre takes over possession. Gržinić takes over possession. Gannon wins the ball from behind. Gannon takes a swing and hits it... Bukala desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Hrvatska - Ireland 1:4

89 minute.
Saraga makes a one-touch pass. Kopuz just manages to reach the ball first. Kopuz makes a one-touch pass. Puljak approaches the ball. Puljak shoots. Dean palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Hrvatska 47%, Ireland 53%.
Hrvatska - Ireland 1:4