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4 - 0
 
  Croatia (FT)' Anguilla  
 
Match ID : 85169
Date : 10/01/2025 (14:00 UTC)
Venue : Croatia Stadium
Weather Forecast : Wet
Attendance : 74773
Competition : WorldCup Qualifying
   
Starting Elevens
Match reports

Welcome to the match between Croatia and Anguilla

2' The referee reached into his pocket and showed a yellow card to Braxton Jordan .
  Poor corner kick by Vukosav Marušić. He sent the corner straight to the opposition.

3'   Vukosav Marušić aimed the corner for the near post.
  Diving header at goal from Predrag Franić but Jaron Rogerson headed the ball to safety.

4'   Vukosav Marušić aimed the corner at the far post.
  Rudolf Petrović won the ball in the air from Jaron Rogerson , then hit the ball with his head toward the goal.
  Titus Cowden had no chance to save it ... Rudolf Petrović scored a great goal !!! ... He ran over to the fans in celebration !

Croatia 1 - 0 Anguilla

5'   Zdenko Vlasić showed Diggory Sappington a clean set of heels.
  Zdenko Vlasić crossed the ball low , Mervyn Brasher failed to intercept the pass.
  Rudolf Petrović ran onto the ball and hurriedly shot for the top corner, Jaron Rogerson approached too late to tackle him.
  Titus Cowden couldn't save it ... Vintage strike from Rudolf Petrović !!! GOAL!!! ... He was delighted !

Croatia 2 - 0 Anguilla

6'   Vukosav Marušić aimed the corner for the near post.
  Rudolf Petrović out-jumped Braxton Jordan , then made an attacking header.
  The ball went high into the stand behind the goal ... It was a poor miss from Rudolf Petrović. He looked like he was short of match practice.

9'   Mervyn Brasher surged past Novko Filipović!.
  Mervyn Brasher had a great opportunity to score from medium range but Zdenko Vlasić had done enough to put him off.

12'   Marko Tomčić delivered the ball to Rudolf Petrović, Rudolf Petrović took it in his stride before Aydan Haden could intercept.
  Rudolf Petrović tried to dart past Merlin Green but Merlin Green succesfully won the ball from Rudolf Petrović.

13'   Marko Tomčić tried to skip past Aydan Haden but Aydan Haden didn't allow.

14'   Don Traylor tried to play a long ball forward but Dobroslav Mihailović did well to pick out and intercept that pass.

16'   Aydan Haden made good use of the scissors dribble. As Nikica Juriša lost his balance, Aydan Haden dribbled past Nikica Juriša.
  Aydan Haden had shrugged off the challenge of Marko Tomčić and shot a hopeful chance from 20 yards.
  Zlatan Bogdanić got himself in front of the shot.

18'   Geordie Abel stepped up and drifted the corner in.
  Jaron Rogerson jumped above Dobroslav Mihailović, then headed the ball upfield.
  Gabriel Beckham played a lovely ball for Wallace Clawson , Wallace Clawson picked up on the ball before Stjepan Franić could intercept.
  Wallace Clawson got free in the penalty area and attempted a thunderous drive. Vukosav Marušić approached too late to block it.
  However, Wallace Clawson put it well over the bar ... It was a poor effort from Wallace Clawson . He was lacking match sharpness.

20'   Zdenko Vlasić tried to play it past Diggory Sappington but it failed.

22'   Merlin Green tried to twist past Nikica Juriša but Merlin Green lost out to Nikica Juriša.

23'   Merlin Green directed the ball nicely to Geordie Abel , Geordie Abel took possession of the ball before Predrag Franić could cut it out.
  Geordie Abel tried to skip past Nikica Juriša but Geordie Abel lost the ball to Nikica Juriša.

25'   Merlin Green turned with the ball past Marko Tomčić.
  Merlin Green hit the ball forward to Wallace Clawson , Wallace Clawson took it in his stride before Nikica Juriša could reach it.
  Wallace Clawson drove the ball at goal but Stjepan Franić hoofed the ball clear.

26'   Marko Tomčić tried to hit the ball forward to a team-mate but The ball bounced off Merlin Green .

28'   Vukosav Marušić went by the challenge of Wallace Clawson .
  Vukosav Marušić tried to send in a low cross but Don Traylor came close and blocked it.

29'   Don Traylor fired in the freekick. But Don Traylor couldn't get it on target.

30' Nikica Juriša made his way to the bench and was replaced by Dmitar Tomčić.
changed their tactics.
Vukosav Marušić made his way to the bench and was replaced by Borko Radić.
  Novko Filipović knocked a lovely ball for Marko Tomčić, Aydan Haden missed his interception.
  Marko Tomčić played a perfect pass for Novko Filipović, Novko Filipović picked up on the ball before Merlin Green could cut it out.
  Novko Filipović made an attempt to move the ball forward but Braxton Jordan got in the way of the ball.

31'   Marko Tomčić dribbled confidently past Aydan Haden .
  Marko Tomčić tried to hit the ball forward to a team-mate but Merlin Green came close and blocked it.

32'   Borko Radić received the ball which was passed wonderfully by Predrag Franić, Borko Radić took possession of the ball before Wallace Clawson could reach it.
  Borko Radić centred the ball, Don Traylor failed to intercept the pass.
  Dobroslav Mihailović passed instantly to his right. Braxton Jordan couldn't reach it.

34' The referee reached into his pocket and showed a yellow card to Miroljub Mihajlović.

35'   Diggory Sappington sent the corner kick straight to the opposition.

36'   Miroljub Mihajlović received the ball which was passed wonderfully by Borko Radić, Miroljub Mihajlović latched onto the ball before Wallace Clawson could intercept.
  Miroljub Mihajlović tried to dart past Don Traylor but Don Traylor didn't allow.

37'   Miroljub Mihajlović surged past Wallace Clawson !.
  Miroljub Mihajlović crossed the ball low and hard, Don Traylor stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.
  Predrag Franić ran onto the ball and immediately drove the ball low towards the goal but Jaron Rogerson cleared the ball to safety.

38'   Borko Radić tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but Aydan Haden blocked it.

40'   Novko Filipović moved the ball forward for Stjepan Franić, Mervyn Brasher missed his interception.
  Stjepan Franić squared the ball from the wing, Diggory Sappington couldn't cut it.
  On the volley, Rudolf Petrović shot towards goal, Jaron Rogerson couldn't reach it.
  Titus Cowden tipped the ball over the bar.

42'   Miroljub Mihajlović took the ball past Wallace Clawson .
  Miroljub Mihajlović centred the ball, Don Traylor stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.
  Rudolf Petrović ran onto the ball and quickly blasted the ball towards the goal but the shot cannoned off Braxton Jordan .

43'   Miroljub Mihajlović hit the ball forward to Borko Radić, the ball was picked up by Borko Radić before Wallace Clawson could reach it.
  Borko Radić tried to send in a low cross but Don Traylor blocked it.

44' Yellow card shown to Mervyn Brasher .
  Don Traylor tried to feed the high ball but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Dobroslav Mihailović.


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The teams went in for their half-time break which Croatia took the lead.Croatia maintained 57% of possession and 43% for Anguilla.
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46'   Miroljub Mihajlović tried to play it past Diggory Sappington but Diggory Sappington didn't allow.

48'   Marko Tomčić made a good pass to Dmitar Tomčić, Dmitar Tomčić latched onto the ball before Aydan Haden could intercept.
  Dmitar Tomčić played a wonderful ball for Predrag Franić, Merlin Green couldn't cut out the pass.
  Predrag Franić tried to lob the ball at goal but the shot clattered off Braxton Jordan .

49'   Wallace Clawson picked up Don Traylor 's superb pass, Miroljub Mihajlović tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.
  Wallace Clawson hit a crashing drive from a distance. Dobroslav Mihailović failed to block the shot.
  Zlatan Bogdanić saved and held onto the ball.

50'   Corner taken by Rudolf Petrović.
  Predrag Franić connected with a looping header for the goal but Jaron Rogerson headed clear the danger.

53'   Borko Radić directed the ball nicely to Miroljub Mihajlović, Miroljub Mihajlović trapped the ball nicely before Wallace Clawson could reach it.
  Miroljub Mihajlović shielded the ball from Don Traylor and hit it hard with the outside of his foot from 30 yards.
  But Miroljub Mihajlović sent the ball high into the stands ... It was an unbelievable miss.

54'   Dmitar Tomčić tried to dribble past Diggory Sappington but Diggory Sappington denied.

56'   Dobroslav Mihailović made a good pass to Marko Tomčić, Marko Tomčić trapped the ball nicely before Aydan Haden could cut it out.
  Marko Tomčić hit the ball forward to Rudolf Petrović, Rudolf Petrović took possession of the ball before Merlin Green could intercept.
  Rudolf Petrović lost his man and found himself with plenty of room and blasted the ball towards the top corner. Braxton Jordan approached too late to block it.
  Titus Cowden need faster reflex to save it ... Rudolf Petrović scored a great goal !!! ... The fans were dancing in jubilation !

Croatia 3 - 0 Anguilla

58'   Don Traylor played the ball to Wallace Clawson 's feet, Wallace Clawson picked up on the ball before Dobroslav Mihailović could cut it out.
  Wallace Clawson curled the ball in at goal from distance but Miroljub Mihajlović managed to block the shot.

59'   Novko Filipović tried to dart past Mervyn Brasher but failed.

60' Predrag Franić came off to be replaced by Miomir Marušić.
tried a tactical change.

61'   Borko Radić tried an in-swinging corner.
  Miomir Marušić got to the ball ahead of Jaron Rogerson , then got his head to the ball and sent it across the goalmouth.
  But Miomir Marušić scooped it well over the crossbar ... He was disappointed with that glaring miss.

63'   Borko Radić made an attempt to direct the ball to a team-mate but he misjudged the pass as he was under too much pressure from Diggory Sappington .

65'   Novko Filipović dribbled past Don Traylor .
  Novko Filipović crossed the ball low , Diggory Sappington stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.
  Miomir Marušić moved onto the ball and immediately shot for the top corner but Jaron Rogerson cleared the ball.

66'   Borko Radić played a pinpoint pass to Miroljub Mihajlović, Miroljub Mihajlović latched onto the ball before Wallace Clawson could cut it out.
  Miroljub Mihajlović tried to cross the ball low but he overhit the cross as he was under pressure from Don Traylor .

67' The referee reached into his pocket and pulled out a yellow card for Aydan Haden .
  Don Traylor tried to float the ball over into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

68'   Miomir Marušić tried to play it past Wallace Clawson but Wallace Clawson cleanly tackled the ball.

70'   Marko Tomčić received the ball which was passed wonderfully by Novko Filipović, Aydan Haden stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.
  Marko Tomčić dribbled past Merlin Green .
  Marko Tomčić tried to deliver the ball to a team-mate but Jaron Rogerson found himself in the way of the ball.

72'   Zdenko Vlasić tried to play a long ball forward but The ball cannoned off Geordie Abel .

73'   Miroljub Mihajlović picked up Borko Radić's excellent ball, Wallace Clawson stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.
  Miroljub Mihajlović made a pass to Borko Radić, Don Traylor couldn't cut out the pass.
  Borko Radić tried to send in a low cross but Wallace Clawson read the game well to intercept the ball.

75' changed their tactics.
  Novko Filipović dribbled past Diggory Sappington .
  Novko Filipović turned with the ball past Mervyn Brasher .
  Novko Filipović found a gap and tried an audacious shot on goal. Jaron Rogerson couldn't reach it.
  Titus Cowden managed to get himself between the ball and the goal.

76'   Dmitar Tomčić could not stop a confident Merlin Green going past him.
  Merlin Green tried to skip past the challenge of Marko Tomčić but it failed.

80'   Zdenko Vlasić hit the freekick into the back of the net. Titus Cowden was too slow in reaction. ... GOAL!!!

Croatia 4 - 0 Anguilla

81'   Marko Tomčić tried to sprint past Aydan Haden but Aydan Haden block tackled Marko Tomčić.

82'   Borko Radić skipped past the challenge of Don Traylor .
  Borko Radić hit the ball forward to Miroljub Mihajlović, Miroljub Mihajlović picked up on the ball before Wallace Clawson could intercept.
  Miroljub Mihajlović failed in his attempt to play it past Don Traylor .

86'   Marko Tomčić made an attempt to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he had been pressured by Wallace Clawson .

87'   Poor corner kick delivered by Marko Tomčić that went straight to the opposition.

88'   Don Traylor twisted past Dobroslav Mihailović.
  Don Traylor tried to send in a float cross but Miroljub Mihajlović intercepted but couldn't control.

89'   Miroljub Mihajlović tried to pass it long to a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he was under pressure from Wallace Clawson .

90'   Don Traylor fired off a long shot but the shot was blocked by Miroljub Mihajlović.


End Match Croatia 4 - 0 Anguilla
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Home-team Instructions
 General Strategies
 Philosophy   Standing
 Strategy   More Attack
 Playing Style
 Passing Style   Shorter
 Creative Freedom   More Disciplined
 Closing Down   Press More
 Tackling   Easy
 Marking   Zone Marking
 Crossing   Drill Crosses
 Roaming   Stick to Position
 Specific Instructions
 Defensive Line   Normal
 Focus Passing   Mixed
 Long shots   Rarely
 Counter Attack   No
 Play Offside   No
Away-team Instructions
 General Strategies
 Philosophy   Balanced
 Strategy   Normal
 Playing Style
 Passing Style   Default
 Creative Freedom   Default
 Closing Down   Default
 Tackling   Normal
 Marking   Default
 Crossing   Default
 Roaming   Default
 Specific Instructions
 Defensive Line   Normal
 Focus Passing   Mixed
 Long shots   Default
 Counter Attack   No
 Play Offside   No
Match stats
Statistics      Croatia Anguilla     
Shots 9
4
Shots on target 6
2
Long shots 1
2
Possession 60%
40%
Corners 7
3
Offside 0
0

Goals      Croatia Anguilla     
from Heading
(include goals from corner)
1
0
from Long shots 0
0
from Free Kicks 1
0
from Corners 1
0
from Penalty 0
0
Efficiency in selected tactics
     Croatia   Anguilla     
 
Philosophy
Nothing
Nothing
Creative Freedom
Nothing
   
Closing Down
Nothing
 
Marking
Nothing
Nothing
Roaming
Nothing
Average performance of players
(in this tactics)
Home-player stats
Pos Name min shot Goals Asists yel red drib-w drib-l pass-w pass-l Rating
GK Zlatan Bogdanić 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DR Dobroslav Mihailović 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6
DC Stjepan Franić 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7
DL Zdenko Vlasić 94 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 8
MR Miroljub Mihajlović 94 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 4 2 7
MC Nikica Juriša 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
AMC Marko Tomčić 94 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 5 7
AML Novko Filipović (C) 94 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 7
FR Vukosav Marušić 30 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 7
FC Predrag Franić 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
FC Rudolf Petrović * 94 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10
SUB Miomir Marušić 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
SUB Dmitar Tomčić 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
SUB Borko Radić 64 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 8
Away-player stats
Pos Name min shot Goals Asists yel red drib-w drib-l pass-w pass-l Rating
GK Titus Cowden 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DR Diggory Sappington 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
DC Jaron Rogerson 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
DC Braxton Jordan 94 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
DL Wallace Clawson 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MR Mervyn Brasher 94 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
MC Merlin Green 94 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 5
MC Aydan Haden 94 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
ML Don Traylor 94 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 5
FC Gabriel Beckham 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
FC Geordie Abel 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
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