1:1 in Cardiff
Croatia secures a draw at Wales, awaits Slovakia decider
13.10.2019.
Photo by: Drago Sopta/HNS
On Sunday, Wales and Croatia played out a 1:1 draw in EURO 2020 qualifying Group E.
WALES - CROATIA 1:1 (1:1)
EURO 2020 qualifying, Group E
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.
Referee: B. Kuipers (Netherlands)
Goals: 0:1 - Vlašić (9'), 1:1 - Bale (45+3')
Cautions: Vida (15'), Lovren (45+5'), Petković (46'), Moore (57'), Rakitić (85'), Allen (86'), Modrić (89'), James (90+6')
Wales: Hennessey, B. Davies, Lockyer, Rodon, C. Roberts, Ampadu (50' Morrell), Allen, James, J. Williams (68' Wilson), Bale, Moore (86' T. Roberts). Head coach: R. Giggs.
Croatia: Livaković, Barišić, Vida, Lovren, Jedvaj, Modrić (90' Badelj), Kovačić (46' Rakitić), Brekalo, Vlašić, Perišić, Petković (64' Rebić). Head coach: Z. Dalić.
Foto: Drago Sopta/HNS
In its penultimate encounter in EURO 2020 qualifying, Croatia visited Wales and shared the spoils.
Repeating previous away qualifiers, Croatia took an early lead. Nine minutes gone, Brekalo found a corridor on the left flank, and Petković served Vlašić, who slotted the ball home off the post, from the edge of the box.
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Soon afterwards, Petković brilliantly crossed to Perišić, whose header was saved by Hennessey, and Wales managed to equalized deep into added time of first half. It was Bale who beat Livaković to make it 1:1.
At the break, Rakitić replaced the injured Kovačić, and later on Rebić replaced Petković, with James and Jedvaj failing to convert the best opportunities of the second half.
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In the closing minutes, Croatia captain Modrić also had to be substituted due to injury, with Badelj coming on.
Today, Hungary managed to defeat Azerbaijan in Budapest (1:0), and Croatia awaits the November decider with Slovakia in Rijeka at the top of the group, needing a draw to secure EURO 2020 berth.
EURO 2020 qualifying, Group E:
1. Croatia 14 (7)
2. Hungary 12 (7)
3. Slovakia 10 (6)
4. Wales 8 (6)
5. Azerbaijan 1 (6)
Foto: Drago Sopta/HNS
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