Croatia – Turkey 1:3 (0:0)
Stadium: Ernst Happel, Vienna
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Goalscorers: Ivan Klasnić (120′); Semih Åžentürk(122′)
Croatia: Pletikosa – Ćorluka, R. KovaÄ, Å imunić, Pranjić – N. KovaÄ, Modrić, Srna, Rakitić – KranjÄar (63′ Petrić) – Olić (97′ Klasnić)
Turkey: Rüştü – Sabri, AÅŸik, Gökhan Zan, Balta – Topal (76′ Semih Åžentürk), Altintop, Arda, Tuncay – Kazim Kazim (61′ Ügur Boral), Nihat (117. Gökdeniz Karadeniz)

3′ – Modrić steals the ball on the center, his shot from the edge of the penalty area is blocked
5′ – Altintop shots cannon ball from 25 meters, but wide
6′ – Rakitić goes through on the left side, throws in on five metres but the ball doesn’t come to Srna. The first corner kick for Croatia
13′ – Foul on 18 meters in front of Pletikosa. Altintop shots hard, but Niko KovaÄ blocks it
19′ – The biggest chance for Croatia at Euro. After the great combination of midfielders Modrić enters the penalty box, passes to Olić who hits the woodwork
21′ – Croatia finally comes out from the starting Turkish pressure and emphasized is combinatorics of KranjÄar, Rakitić and Modrić
27′ – The first yellow card, for Tuncay
36′ – Turkey again takes control over the game although without danger for Croatian goal
38′ – Mehmet Topal shots wide
47′ – Weak shot of Ćorluka from the right side
48′ – The second yellow card for Turkey – Arda Turan
50′ – Olić steals the ball from goalkeeper Rüstü, but nobody follows him
53′ – Corner kick for Croatia, but at the end the ball goes to goal-out
57′ – Combination of KranjÄar and Modrić. Niko manages to shot, but it’s easy for goalkeeper to save it
61′ – Kazim Kazim is subbed for Ügur Boral
62′ – Modrić passes to Olić but he is in offside
64′ – KranjÄar out, Petrić in
69′ – Pranjić breaks on the left side, passes to Rakitić, who makes a double pass with Olić, shots hard but not and precise
72′ - Rakitić throws in for Olić whose head shot goes over the goal
74′ – Ivan Rakitić, one of the best individuals, earns a corner kick from the left side. Srna throws in, but Turkish defense clears it
76′ – Mehmet Topal out, Semih Åžentürk in
83′ - Petrić carves out a free kick on 25 meters after a great solo drive. Srna shots great, but Rüstü saves it
88′ – Yellow card for Ugur Biral after fouling Srna without ball
90′ – Modrić goes on the right side, passes to Olić, who shots straight to Turkish goalkeeper
90 + 3′ – Olić misses the last chance in injury time
95′ – Tuncay comes into penalty box and tries to cross, but Pletikosa kicks it into corner
97′ – Marathon runner Ivica Olić goes out, Klasnić replaces him
100′ – Semih Åžentürk shots from the edge of the box, continues the pressure of the Turks
107′ – Another yellow card for Turks – Emre AÅŸik
117′ – The last substitute in Turkish team. Captain Nihat leaves the field, Gökdeniz Karadeniz replaces him
119′ – GOOOAL! Modrić for Klasnić who scores with head for 1:0
122′ - Semih Åžentürk equalizes in non existing injury time after Bilić wanted to make a substitution but the fourth referee affects deaf. Bilić is protesting, but it won’t help. Penalty shootout is next
Modrić – miss                                     Arda – 0:1
Srna – 1:1 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Semih – 1:2
Rakitić – miss                    Altintop – 1:3
Petrić – Reçber saves

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