Football
Croatia vs Latvia. European Championship Qualifying Group D.
7:45pm, Friday 8th September 2023.
Stadion HNK RijekaAttendance: Attendance8,152.
Match ends, Croatia 5, Latvia 0.
Second Half ends, Croatia 5, Latvia 0.
Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Antonijs Cernomordijs.
Attempt missed. Davis Ikaunieks (Latvia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nils Purins.
Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
Attempt missed. Domagoj Vida (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Ivanusec with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Aleksejs Saveljevs.
Attempt blocked. Josip Juranovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Latvia. Aleksejs Saveljevs replaces Kristers Tobers.
Substitution, Latvia. Davis Ikaunieks replaces Alvis Jaunzems.
Foul by Petar Musa (Croatia).
Eduards Emsis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Josip Sutalo (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
Attempt missed. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vladislavs Sorokins with a cross.
Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
Raimonds Krollis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Croatia 5, Latvia 0. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
Substitution, Latvia. Eduards Daskevics replaces Janis Ikaunieks.
Attempt missed. Josip Juranovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Croatia 4, Latvia 0. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross following a set piece situation.
Substitution, Croatia. Borna Barisic replaces Borna Sosa.
Substitution, Croatia. Petar Musa replaces Bruno Petkovic.
Mario Pasalic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia).
Attempt saved. Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduards Emsis.
Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Luka Modric.
Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
Offside, Latvia. Roberts Uldrikis tries a through ball, but Raimonds Krollis is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
Attempt saved. Raimonds Krollis (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alvis Jaunzems with a cross.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Eduards Emsis.
Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Latvia. Raimonds Krollis replaces Roberts Savalnieks because of an injury.
Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
Kristers Tobers (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
Offside, Latvia. Roberts Savalnieks tries a through ball, but Antonijs Cernomordijs is caught offside.
Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
Eduards Emsis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domagoj Vida.
Substitution, Croatia. Domagoj Vida replaces Josko Gvardiol.
Second Half begins Croatia 3, Latvia 0.
First Half ends, Croatia 3, Latvia 0.
Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).
Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
Goal! Croatia 3, Latvia 0. Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric.
Foul by Josip Juranovic (Croatia).
Vladislavs Sorokins (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Bruno Petkovic (Croatia).
Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alvis Jaunzems.
Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric.
Attempt saved. Josip Juranovic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric.
Offside, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric tries a through ball, but Josip Juranovic is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
Foul by Vladislavs Sorokins (Latvia).
Goal! Croatia 2, Latvia 0. Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Borna Sosa (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross.
Goal! Croatia 1, Latvia 0. Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
