FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Scotland vs Croatia, 2014 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage 2013

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Scotland
  • 28': Robert Snodgrass
  • 73': Steven Naismith
FT
2 - 0
Croatia

    About

    Scotland are hosting Croatia at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Foul by Steven Naismith (Scotland).
    • 3': Niko Kranjcar (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Nikola Kalinic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niko Kranjcar following a fast break.
    • 6': Hand ball by Mario Mandzukic (Croatia).
    • 6': Offside, Scotland. Allan McGregor tries a through ball, but Steven Naismith is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
    • 7': Ikechi Anya (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Dangerous play by Alan Hutton (Scotland).
    • 10': Niko Kranjcar (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Offside, Scotland. Grant Hanley tries a through ball, but Steven Naismith is caught offside.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Scott Brown (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Naismith.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Steven Naismith (Scotland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 14': Foul by Ivan Strinic (Croatia).
    • 14': Steven Naismith (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Foul by Scott Brown (Scotland).
    • 17': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Hand ball by Ivan Strinic (Croatia).
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Ognjen Vukojevic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
    • 28': Goal! Scotland 1, Croatia 0. Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew with a cross.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Niko Kranjcar (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domagoj Vida.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Brown with a through ball.
    • 32': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Ikechi Anya (Scotland).
    • 33': Attempt saved. Dejan Lovren (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darijo Srna with a cross.
    • 35': Delay in match Luka Modric (Croatia) because of an injury.
    • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Alan Hutton (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Ivan Strinic (Croatia).
    • 37': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Steven Naismith (Scotland).
    • 38': Foul by Charlie Mulgrew (Scotland).
    • 40': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Darijo Srna with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ikechi Anya.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Ognjen Vukojevic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 45': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Steven Naismith (Scotland).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Scotland 1, Croatia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Scotland 2, Croatia 0.
    • 46': Second Half begins Scotland 1, Croatia 0.
    • 46': Hand ball by Ognjen Vukojevic (Croatia).
    • 47': Ognjen Vukojevic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 48': Foul by Grant Hanley (Scotland).
    • 49': Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
    • 50': Hand ball by Robert Snodgrass (Scotland).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Niko Kranjcar (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 53': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
    • 54': Foul by Russell Martin (Scotland).
    • 54': Niko Kranjcar (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darijo Srna.
    • 55': Foul by James Morrison (Scotland).
    • 55': Nikola Kalinic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': James Morrison (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Scotland).
    • 58': Foul by Steven Naismith (Scotland).
    • 58': Ognjen Vukojevic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Darijo Srna (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 59': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
    • 59': Substitution, Croatia. Eduardo replaces Nikola Kalinic.
    • 59': Allan McGregor (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
    • 60': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
    • 60': Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Attempt missed. James Morrison (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 61': Offside, Scotland. Robert Snodgrass tries a through ball, but Steven Naismith is caught offside.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Niko Kranjcar (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 64': Foul by Niko Kranjcar (Croatia).
    • 64': Scott Brown (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Eduardo (Croatia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Niko Kranjcar with a through ball.
    • 66': Offside, Scotland. Allan McGregor tries a through ball, but Steven Naismith is caught offside.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ivan Strinic with a cross.
    • 69': Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Niko Kranjcar.
    • 70': Offside, Scotland. Barry Bannan tries a through ball, but Ikechi Anya is caught offside.
    • 71': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
    • 71': Steven Naismith (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Penalty Scotland. Ikechi Anya draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 72': Penalty conceded by Domagoj Vida (Croatia) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 73': Penalty saved! Barry Bannan (Scotland) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 73': Goal! Scotland 2, Croatia 0. Steven Naismith (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
    • 74': Foul by Steven Naismith (Scotland).
    • 74': Ivan Strinic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Hand ball by Barry Bannan (Scotland).
    • 76': Attempt missed. Darijo Srna (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
    • 77': Substitution, Scotland. Graham Dorrans replaces Ikechi Anya.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Vedran Corluka (Croatia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Lovren.
    • 80': Offside, Croatia. Darijo Srna tries a through ball, but Eduardo is caught offside.
    • 81': Substitution, Croatia. Nikica Jelavic replaces Mario Mandzukic.
    • 81': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Scotland).
    • 82': Ognjen Vukojevic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Substitution, Scotland. James McArthur replaces Robert Snodgrass.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Nikica Jelavic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darijo Srna with a cross.
    • 84': Offside, Croatia. Vedran Corluka tries a through ball, but Eduardo is caught offside.
    • 86': Foul by Steven Naismith (Scotland).
    • 86': Vedran Corluka (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Vedran Corluka (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 88': Foul by Ivan Strinic (Croatia).
    • 88': Scott Brown (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Substitution, Scotland. Chris Burke replaces Barry Bannan.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Steven Naismith (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Graham Dorrans with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Scott Brown (Scotland).
    • 90'+2': Ognjen Vukojevic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Scotland 2, Croatia 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/cro.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originCRO SCOhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/sco.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    12 Fouls 18
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 5
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    2 Saves 3
    58.1 Possession 41.9
    16 SHOTS 10
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    483 Accurate Passes 321
    560 Passes 408
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    28 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    79 Long Balls 58
    63 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.8 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 8
    15 Tackles 10
    0.9 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    26 Effective Clearances 22
    26 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Hampden Park
    Location: Glasgow, Scotland
    Attendance: 30,172

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Serbia 8 +9 20
    2 Portugal 8 +11 17
    3 Republic of Ireland 8 +3 9
    4 Luxembourg 8 -10 9
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SCO Scotland (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Allan McGregor (GK)
    5 Grant Hanley
    4 Russell Martin
    3 Charlie Mulgrew
    2 Alan Hutton
    8 James Morrison Yellow Card
    7 Scott Brown
    11 Ikechi Anya
    6 Barry Bannan
    9 Steven Naismith
    10 Robert Snodgrass
    Scotland Substitutes:
    Leigh Griffiths, Craig Bryson, James McArthur, Matt Gilks, David Marshall, Graham Dorrans, Gordon Greer, Ross McCormack, George Boyd, Chris Burke, Charlie Adam.

    CRO Croatia (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Stipe Pletikosa (GK)
    6 Dejan Lovren
    5 Vedran Corluka
    8 Ognjen Vukojevic Yellow Card
    2 Ivan Strinic
    21 Domagoj Vida
    10 Luka Modric
    19 Niko Kranjcar
    11 Darijo Srna
    17 Mario Mandzukic
    14 Nikola Kalinic
    Croatia Substitutes:
    Gordon Schildenfeld, Ivan Perisic, Josip Pivaric, Eduardo, Ivan Vargic, Arijan Ademi, Nikica Jelavic, Ivica Olic, Dario Kresic, Mario Maloca.

    WCQ - UEFA News

    Carsley 'comfortable' with England interim position as future looms
    Carsley 'comfortable' with England interim position as future looms

    Lee Carsley speaks about his future as England manager and explains Dominic Solanke's selection.

    Maresca: Sancho is a player that needs love
    Maresca: Sancho is a player that needs love

    Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says Jadon Sancho needs to feel loved to get the best out of him on the pitch.

    David Beckham attends Sven-Göran Eriksson's funeral
    David Beckham attends Sven-Göran Eriksson's funeral

    David Beckham attends Sven-Göran Eriksson's funeral in the Swedish town of Torsby.

    2026 World Cup: How nations from around the world can qualify
    2026 World Cup: How nations from around the world can qualify

    The race for the 2026 World Cup has begun in earnest. Here's how it's looking around the globe.

    Transfer Deadline Day stories: Arshavin deal done with 4 seconds to go
    Transfer Deadline Day stories: Arshavin deal done with 4 seconds to go

    James Olley explains how Andrey Arshavin's move to Arsenal in 2009 shaped the official deal sheet for player transfers in the Premier League.