Croatia vs Malta 3-0 · FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Croatia

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3-0

Finished

Malta

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Tuesday, March 30 at 06:45 PMStadion HNK Rijeka

Summary

First half

45'
⇅Kyrian Nwoko on, Alexander Satariano off

Second half

⇅Luka Modric on, Milan Badelj off
54'
⇅Ivan Perisic on, Ante Budimir off
54'
⇅Josip Brekalo on, Mario Pasalic off
54'
⇅Borna Barisic on, Dario Melnjak off
57'
⚽Goal by Ivan Perisic
62'
63'
⇅Jake Grech on, Stephen Pisani off
67'
⇅Zach Muscat on, Steve Borg off
67'
⇅Juan Corbalan on, Joseph Mbong off
⚽Penalty goal by Luka Modric
76'
⇅Kristijan Lovric on, Mislav Orsic off
78'
Yellow card for Domagoj Vida
81'
81'
⇅Luke Gambin on, Bjorn Kristensen off
⚽Goal by Josip Brekalo
90'
Yellow card for Nikola Vlasic
90'+2'

Statistics

67%Possession33%

17Shots2

6Shots on target1

6Corners0

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

3Offsides0

1Saves3

477Accurate passes202

575Total passes295

Commentary

Match ends, Croatia 3, Malta 0.Show full commentary

Match ends, Croatia 3, Malta 0.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Croatia 3, Malta 0.
90'+3'Attempt missed. Kristijan Lovric (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
90'+3'Attempt blocked. Kristijan Lovric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
90'+2'Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2'Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
90'+1'Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'Foul by Zach Muscat (Malta).
90'+1'Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1'Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
90'Goal! Croatia 3, Malta 0. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
86'Luke Gambin (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
85'Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
81'Substitution, Malta. Luke Gambin replaces Bjorn Kristensen.
81'Domagoj Vida (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81'Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81'Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
79'Offside, Croatia. Ivan Perisic tries a through ball, but Kristijan Lovric is caught offside.
78'Substitution, Croatia. Kristijan Lovric replaces Mislav Orsic.
76'Goal! Croatia 2, Malta 0. Luka Modric (Croatia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
75'Penalty conceded by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
74'Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Juan Corbalan.
71'Offside, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic tries a through ball, but Mislav Orsic is caught offside.
67'Substitution, Malta. Juan Corbalan replaces Joseph Mbong.
67'Substitution, Malta. Zach Muscat replaces Steve Borg.
65'Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
64'Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
63'Substitution, Malta. Jake Grech replaces Stephen Pisani.
62'Goal! Croatia 1, Malta 0. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
58'Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58'Foul by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
57'Substitution, Croatia. Borna Barisic replaces Dario Melnjak.
56'Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Enrico Pepe.
55'Josip Juranovic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55'Foul by Stephen Pisani (Malta).
55'Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
54'Substitution, Croatia. Josip Brekalo replaces Mario Pasalic.
54'Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Ante Budimir.
54'Substitution, Croatia. Luka Modric replaces Milan Badelj.
53'Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a cross following a set piece situation.
53'Mario Pasalic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53'Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
51'Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51'Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
50'Attempt saved. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
49'Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49'Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
48'Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48'Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
47'Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
46'Attempt blocked. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'Substitution, Malta. Kyrian Nwoko replaces Alexander Satariano.
45'Second Half begins Croatia 0, Malta 0.
45'+1'First Half ends, Croatia 0, Malta 0.
45'+1'Attempt blocked. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
45'Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'Foul by Matthew Guillaumier (Malta).
43'Steve Borg (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43'Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
42'Hand ball by Matthew Guillaumier (Malta).
36'Henry Bonello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36'Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
35'Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
35'Dario Melnjak (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31'Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31'Foul by Josip Juranovic (Croatia).
26'Offside, Croatia. Dario Melnjak tries a through ball, but Ante Budimir is caught offside.
23'Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23'Foul by Bjorn Kristensen (Malta).
22'Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Joseph Mbong.
21'Attempt saved. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Budimir with a headed pass.
21'Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a cross.
19'Attempt blocked. Stephen Pisani (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bjorn Kristensen with a through ball.
16'Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kurt Shaw.
15'Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15'Foul by Matthew Guillaumier (Malta).
14'Steve Borg (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14'Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
14'Mario Pasalic (Croatia) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic with a cross.
13'Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Ryan Camenzuli.
12'Foul by Kurt Shaw (Malta).
12'Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11'Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
10'Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10'Foul by Stephen Pisani (Malta).
2'Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Momentum

CroatiaMalta

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Top performers

Croatia

Nikola VlasicShots4

Malta

Joseph MbongShots1

Line-ups

Croatia4-2-3-13-4-2-1Malta

1Bonello

4Borg

13Pepe

2Shaw

3Camenzuli

6Guillaumier

7Mbong

19Kristensen

10Pisani

23Satariano

17Teuma

14Budimir

8Kovacic

18Orsic

13Vlasic

15Pasalic

19Badelj

22Melnjak

5Caleta-Car

20Juranovic

21Vida

1Livakovic

Croatia

1Dominik LivakovicG
5Duje Caleta-CarCD-L
21Domagoj VidaCD-R
22Dario MelnjakLB
20Josip JuranovicRB
13Nikola VlasicAM
8Mateo KovacicLM
19Milan BadeljRM
14Ante BudimirF
18Mislav OrsicAM-L
15Mario PasalicAM-R

Malta

1Henry BonelloG
13Enrico PepeCD
4Steve BorgCD-L
2Kurt ShawCD-R
6Matthew GuillaumierCM-L
19Bjorn KristensenCM-R
3Ryan CamenzuliLM
7Joseph MbongRM
23Alexander SatarianoF
10Stephen PisaniCF-L
17Teddy TeumaCF-R

Head to head

Oct 13, 15Malta0-1Croatia
Sep 09, 14Croatia2-0Malta
Sep 02, 11Malta1-3Croatia
Nov 17, 10Croatia3-0Malta
Sep 07, 05Malta1-1Croatia