Ireland		Hrvatska
Croatia	Tactics	plenkovic
49%	Possession	51%
72%	Play in the half	28%
3	Shots	25
4	Fouls	2
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
7	Offsides	4
74.2	average mark	82.1
formidable	Shooting	brilliant
formidable	Passing	incredible
incredible	Defending	incredible

3 minute.
Murphy plays the ball off with his head. Perko just manages to reach the ball first. McIntyre trips an opponent. That`s a foul! McIntyre is cautioned. Perko was harmed in the clash. Perko is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Piškor gets his head on it.
It was close.

3 minute.
Kotur ineptly catches the ball. Johns cleverly intercepts the pass. Johns makes a sublime pass. Gannon approaches the ball. Gannon shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

4 minute.
Johns plays the ball off with his head. Gannon takes over possession. Vukajlović fouls. Gannon was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Minnerup is likely to take the free-kick.
What a tremendous chance!

6 minute.
Kotur attempts to pass. Maršić takes over possession. Maršić attempts to pass. Fajfer takes over possession. Fajfer has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland - Hrvatska 0:1

8 minute.
Murphy centers. Jukica plays the ball off with his head. Maršić attempts to pass. Kotur lobs the ball high into the air. Fajfer makes a diving header. Shields tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

9 minute.
Maršić passes, it`s a high ball. Fajfer approaches the ball. Murphy takes over possession. Piškor cleverly intercepts the pass. Piškor has a fantastic effort at goal. Shields palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

12 minute.
Fajfer plays the ball off with his head. Kelly just manages to reach the ball first. Piškor trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Piškor is cautioned.

19 minute.
Perko centers. Fajfer plays the ball off with his head. Murphy ineptly catches the ball. Piškor takes over possession. Piškor has a fantastic effort at goal. Shields miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

21 minute.
Johns makes a one-touch pass. Cvetković makes a sublime pass. Maršić approaches the ball. Maršić centers. Fajfer gets his head on it. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

23 minute.
Bruins lobs the ball high into the air. Throw-in. Perko, swiftly takes the throw-in. Kotur centers. Fajfer gets his head on it. Shields miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

23 minute.
Gannon approaches the ball. Vukajlović cleverly intercepts the pass. Vukajlović makes a one-touch pass. Kotur lobs the ball high into the air. Fajfer gets his head on it. Shields palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

33 minute.
Minnerup plays the ball through. Kotur attempts to pass. Perko takes over possession. Piškor approaches the ball. Piškor centers. Shields tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

44 minute.
Bruins tries to trap the ball. Piškor just manages to reach the ball first. Johns just manages to reach the ball first. Piškor wins the ball from behind. Piškor takes a swing and hits it... Shields palms the ball clear.

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: Ireland 71%, Hrvatska 29%.
Ireland - Hrvatska 0:1

46 minute.
Gannon takes over possession. Cvetković wins the ball from behind. Cvetković passes, it`s a high ball. Piškor approaches the ball. Piškor takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

47 minute.
Throw-in. Maršić, swiftly takes the throw-in. Fajfer takes over possession. Fajfer centers. Piškor rises up and heads the ball. The ball hits the bar. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

52 minute.
Kotur passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Maršić approaches the ball. Maršić makes an instep pass. Fajfer approaches the ball. Fajfer takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland - Hrvatska 0:2

53 minute.
Vukajlović plays the ball through. Here comes Piškor, having a little trouble catching the ball. Piškor makes a sublime pass. Fajfer approaches the ball. Fajfer shoots. Shields miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

60 minute.
Throw-in. Cahill comes on to the pitch. Šparica comes on to the pitch. Jerčić comes on to the pitch. Chandler comes on to the pitch.

61 minute.
Šparica just manages to reach the ball first. Šparica passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Yeats cleverly intercepts the pass. Fajfer takes over possession. Fajfer has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

63 minute.
Cvetković passes, it`s a high ball. Fajfer takes over possession. Johns fouls. Fajfer is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping. Perko takes a quick free-kick. Fajfer gets his head on it. Shields palms the ball clear.

68 minute.
Jerčić wins the ball from behind. The referee whistles for a foul Kelly is guilty of misconduct. Jerčić was harmed in the clash. Perko is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Jerčić rises up and heads the ball. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

73 minute.
Jerčić plays the ball off with his head. Fajfer approaches the ball. Bruins wins the ball from behind. Bruins centers. Chandler plays the ball off with his head. Kolombini tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

76 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Chandler is off-side. Avramović comes on to the pitch.

79 minute.
Johns cleverly intercepts the pass. Bruins approaches the ball. McIntyre makes a sublime pass. Gannon approaches the ball. Gannon takes a swing and hits it... Kolombini palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

86 minute.
Kotur makes a one-touch pass. Perko just manages to reach the ball first. Perko plays the ball through. Jerčić takes over possession. Jerčić shoots.
Missed by few inches.

90 minute.
Jerčić just manages to reach the ball first. Jerčić takes a swing and hits it... Murphy ineptly catches the ball. Jerčić approaches the ball. Jerčić takes a swing and hits it... 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: Ireland 73%, Hrvatska 27%.
Ireland - Hrvatska 0:2