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Scotland 1-1 Croatia

Friendly match between Scotland and Croatia finished with fiendly 1-1.Croatia took lead in 10th minute when Kranjčar scored and equalising goal scored Miller in 31st minute.

Line-ups:

Scotland: Gordon, Hutton, Caldwell, McManus, Naysmith, Hartley, D. Fletcher, Hartley, Brown, Miller, S. Fletcher

substitutes: Rae, Alexander, McEveley, O’Connor, Teale, Boyd

Croatia: Pletikosa, Ćorluka, R.Kovač, Šimunić, Pranjić, Srna, N.Kovač, Modrić, Kranjčar, Petrić, Olić

substitutes: Klasnić, Šimić, Budan, Leko, Galinović, Vukojević, Knežević

Niko Kovač

5 – Olić was alone against six Scots and his attempt to pass to Kranjčar finished in the hands of goalkeeper Craig Gordon
10
– Great combination for a bit lucky goal! Danijel Pranjić passed to Luka Modrić who found Kranjčar on some 17 metres from goal. Kranjčar’s shot from turn with his right overcame powerless Gordon. The ball finished in the top right corner of the goal.
17 – Free-kick for Scots on about 30 metres finished with corner-kick from which they’ve done nothing
23 – Dario Srna sent excelent long ball on the right side for Olić who entered penalty box,embroiled himself and failed to shot towards goal
26 – Modrić made a good pass to Olić, but Gordon was faster and he took the ball
31
– String of errors, and a bit of misfortune, cost us a draw.Robert Kovač made a mistake.Miller took advantage of it, came to the ball, ran into the penalty box from the left side where was only Šimunić. Miller took a shot from about six metres,ball bounced from Šimunić to the grass and deceived Pletikosa, who let it through the hands, and finished behind the line.
35 – Kranjčar took a powerful shot from 20 meters,but straight to Gordon
44 – Scott Brown made foul on Petrić 25 metres from goal.He cut him down from the back and earned yellow card.Srna took a poerful free-kick to the right side of the goal,but Gordon was also there
45 – Niko Kovač got a yellow card for foul on Brown.
47 – Brown took a shot 25 metres from goal.Went by right post.
51 – After corner,Miller took a shot,but Pranjić throw it to another corner with a head
55 – Petrić turned Stephen McManus 20 meters from goal on the left side. McManus pulled his shirt and earned yellow card.
56 – Petrić shot from a free-kick,somebody of home players touched the ball and it went to a corner.
56 – Srna throw in from corner, ball came to Kranjčara who shot, but Gordon succeed to knock the ball on 5 meters. Olić was close,but not enough.
59 – Gary Naysmith made violent foul on Srna and all he got was a yellow card.Srna got slightly injured.
63 – Srna couldn’t continue.Jerko Leko substituted him.
64 – Kranjčar sent a “ball with eyes” into five meters which Budan i Klasnić failed to catch,but even if they did,they were caught off-side
67 – Budan was close to goal and took a powerful shot into the near corner,but there was Gordon again.
79 – Kris Boyd tried to perform a volley in five meters,but instead of ball,he kicked the head of Vedran Ćorluka. Luckily,without harder consequences
82 – Budan tried to pass to Klasnić ,but it ended only as a corner,which was performed badly.
84 – Huge danger in front of Stipe Pletikosa! Steven Fletcher passed to the right to Kris Boyd, who took a powerful shot,but Pletikosa reacted great.
90+4 – After corner Å imunić made a foul in Croatia’s penalty area,but the referee haven’t noticed.

Niko Kranjčar

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