Croatia Beats Poland in a Thrilling Match
Croatia defeated Poland 1-0 in a UEFA Nations League match played at the Opus Arena in Osijek. The only goal of the match came in the 52nd minute from Luka Modric, who capitalized on a Polish defensive error to beat the opposing goalkeeper.
The game was characterized by the intensity and struggle of both teams. Croatia dominated possession (61%) and created more scoring chances (22 shots, 5 on target), but Poland was solid defensively and had their moments of danger.
The discipline of both teams was affected by the numerous yellow cards shown. Croatia received 5 yellows, while Poland received 1. The match was interrupted several times by constant fouls committed by both sides.
In summary, Croatia took all three points thanks to a goal from Luka Modric and better attacking efficiency.
Substitutions croatia: at minute 46 L. Sucic came in and P. Sucic went out., at minute 69 A. Kramaric came in and B. Petkovic went out., at minute 69 A. Budimir came in and I. Matanovic went out., at minute 79 M. Pasalic came in and M. Kovacic went out., at minute 90 I. Perisic came in and B. Sosa went out.
Substitutions poland: at minute 62 J. Moder came in and K. Urbanski went out., at minute 62 B. Slisz came in and P. Zielinski went out., at minute 62 K. Swiderski came in and M. Bogusz went out., at minute 82 P. Frankowski came in and J. Kaminski went out., at minute 86 J. Piotrowski came in and S. Szymanski went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Croatia
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Poland
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