U-21 Euros: Croatia Falls to Portugal in Game 1 of Group D

The Croatia U-21 national team opened the group stage of the European Championship in Slovenia against Portugal at 9 pm on Thursday evening. Croatia plays in Group D against Portugal, Switzerland, and England. 

In the first game of Group D on Thursday, Switzerland shocked England, complicating the group even before Portugal and Croatia kicked off. 

Lineups

Portugal: Costa – Correia, Queiros, Leite, Dalot – Fereirra, Florentino, Fernandes – Trinaco, Tomas, Pote

Croatia: Šemper – Šverko, Erlić, Vušković, Bradarić – Bistrović, Moro, Franjić – Majer, Kulenović, Ivanušec

Slobodan Kadic

Recap

90′ The ref added 6 minutes

84′ Ten minutes without a chance.

74′ The game came to life, but Croatia has not yet managed to create an opportunity to get back in the match.

69′ GOAL! Fabio Vieira scored just minutes after entering the game. He came in brilliantly from the back and received the ball with space, calmly beating Šemper.

Slobodan Kadic

68′ Bišćan introduced Babec and Musa instead of Moro and Majer. He seems to be going for three points with two strikers.

61′ Nothing exciting in the last six minutes apart from a series of lost balls on both sides.

55′ Several counterattacks on both sides, but none ended in an opportunity to score.

49′ Majer shot poorly from the edge of the penalty area and went far from the goal.

46′ The second half has begun.

End of the first half.

43′ Great attempt by Vitinha from about 25 meters from Croatia’s goal, but Šemper was solid

41′ Kulenović shoots from the edge of the penalty area, but Costa defended.

38′ Gedson Fernandes found his way in front of Šemper, but shot from a tough angle and missed the goal frame.

Slobodan Kadic

34′ Pote fired from the edge of the penalty area

32′ Nikola Moro’s shot was saved by the Portugal goalkeeper.

29′ Portugal dominates the pitch. They’ve only had one chance so far, but are constantly pressing.

25′ Great opportunity for Portugal! Queiros headed and hit the post.

24′ Two chances for Portugal, but both times blocked by Croatian stopper

Slobodan Kadic

21′ Portugal was more dangerous for a few minutes but without a good chance. The best chance was Majer’s four minutes ago.

17′ Lovro Majer shot from the edge of the box, but Costa was ready and defended nicely.

15′ Croatia is trying to set itself high and press the backline of Portugal

12′ There haven’t been any notable opportunities yet 

Slobodan Kadic

8′ The game is a bit messy at the beginning, no team can keep possession for long, although it seems that Portugal is a bit more interested in the ball. Croatia will obviously not play for possession today.

4′ There are no great opportunities at the opening of the match, but the game is quite open with a lot of sprints on both sides.

1′ The match started.

Source: Index.hr

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