UEFA Nations League

Croatia vs Poland, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

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Croatia
  • 52': Luka Modric
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1 - 0
Poland

    Modric lifts Croatia to 1-0 win over Poland

    Croatia midfielder Luka Modric scored early in the second half to secure a 1-0 home win over Poland in their Nations League A Group 1 clash on Sunday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Poland. Jakub Kaminski is caught offside.
    • 2': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
    • 2': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
    • 2': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic following a fast break.
    • 6': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Pawel Dawidowicz.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Marko Pjaca (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
    • 7': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kacper Urbanski.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross.
    • 14': Foul by Marko Pjaca (Croatia).
    • 14': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Marko Pjaca (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 20': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Petar Sucic.
    • 23': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nicola Zalewski.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Borna Sosa (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marko Pjaca with a cross.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Petar Sucic.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric.
    • 34': Foul by Kacper Urbanski (Poland).
    • 34': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
    • 36': Mateusz Bogusz (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Bruno Petkovic (Croatia).
    • 37': Kacper Urbanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 40': Foul by Petar Sucic (Croatia).
    • 40': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Petar Sucic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Offside, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
    • 44': Igor Matanovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Jan Bednarek (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Poland. Mateusz Bogusz is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Croatia 0, Poland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Croatia 0, Poland 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Petar Sucic.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 49': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
    • 50': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Poland).
    • 52': Goal! Croatia 1, Poland 0. Luka Modric (Croatia) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 55': Igor Matanovic (Croatia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Borna Sosa.
    • 56': Foul by Marko Pjaca (Croatia).
    • 56': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric.
    • 57': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Poland).
    • 57': Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
    • 59': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Pawel Dawidowicz.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
    • 61': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Poland).
    • 62': Substitution, Poland. Karol Swiderski replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
    • 62': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Moder replaces Kacper Urbanski.
    • 62': Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Slisz replaces Piotr Zielinski.
    • 64': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Jakub Kaminski.
    • 66': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
    • 66': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karol Swiderski with a cross.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Sebastian Walukiewicz (Poland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jakub Moder with a cross.
    • 68': Foul by Bruno Petkovic (Croatia).
    • 68': Jan Bednarek (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Bruno Petkovic.
    • 69': Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Igor Matanovic.
    • 70': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sebastian Walukiewicz with a cross.
    • 71': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Poland).
    • 76': Foul by Bartosz Slisz (Poland).
    • 76': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ante Budimir.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Ante Budimir (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
    • 78': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Ante Budimir (Croatia) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
    • 79': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Sucic.
    • 82': Substitution, Poland. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Jakub Kaminski.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Luka Sucic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Ante Budimir (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
    • 85': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
    • 86': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Karol Swiderski.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 86': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Piotrowski replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
    • 88': Foul by Karol Swiderski (Poland).
    • 88': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Offside, Croatia. Ante Budimir is caught offside.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
    • 90'+1': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Ante Budimir (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Borna Sosa.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
    • 90'+3': Pawel Dawidowicz (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
    • 90'+4': Hand ball by Karol Swiderski (Poland).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Croatia 1, Poland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Croatia 1, Poland 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 5
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 2
    39.6 Possession 60.4
    11 SHOTS 23
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    356 Accurate Passes 563
    409 Passes 619
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 8
    12 Crosses 22
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    55 Long Balls 30
    31 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    11 Effective Tackles 12
    17 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 11
    19 Effective Clearances 15
    19 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Opus Arena
    Location: Osijek, Croatia
    Attendance: 12,612

    UEFA Nations League Standings

    # 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 Standings

    Line-Ups

    CRO Croatia (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
    5 Duje Caleta-Car
    4 Josko Gvardiol
    6 Josip Sutalo
    8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
    13 Petar Sucic Yellow Card
    10 Luka Modric
    19 Borna Sosa
    20 Marko Pjaca Yellow Card
    17 Bruno Petkovic Yellow Card
    22 Igor Matanovic
    Croatia Substitutes:
    Ante Budimir, Ivan Perisic, Kristijan Jakic, Nikola Moro, Luka Sucic, Martin Baturina, Andrej Kramaric, Mario Pasalic, Nediljko Labrovic, Marin Pongracic, Dominik Kotarski, Luka Ivanusec.

    POL Poland (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Lukasz Skorupski (GK)
    5 Jan Bednarek Yellow Card
    3 Pawel Dawidowicz
    4 Sebastian Walukiewicz
    21 Nicola Zalewski
    13 Jakub Kaminski
    10 Piotr Zielinski
    7 Kacper Urbanski
    20 Sebastian Szymanski
    9 Robert Lewandowski
    16 Mateusz Bogusz
    Poland Substitutes:
    Bartosz Bereszynski, Jakub Kiwior, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Bartlomiej Dragowski, Karol Swiderski, Kamil Piatkowski, Jakub Moder, Jakub Piotrowski, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Marcin Bulka, Bartosz Slisz, Krzysztof Piatek.

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