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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Nebojša Jerić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calum McKechnie in the 5th minute of play. Dado Kuna hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Nebojša Jerić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Devlin in the 10th minute of play. Calum McKechnie's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nebojša Jerić read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Scotland's Adrian McKinning played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damjan Petričević in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute of the match, Tonko Urban tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Adrian McKinning saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Eduardo da Silva's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Adrian McKinning firmly grabbed it by the left post. Eduardo da Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian McKinning having to interfere. Croatia's Nebojša Jerić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evan McLiver in the 22nd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Damjan Petričević came free, but Adrian McKinning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Calum McKechnie came free, but Nebojša Jerić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo da Silva came free, but Adrian McKinning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Scotland's Adrian McKinning played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tonko Urban in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evan McLiver in the 33rd minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Nebojša Jerić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eduardo da Silva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Adrian McKinning made a huge save. Nebojša Jerić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evan McLiver in the 36th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Croatia's Adrian McKinning threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tonko Urban, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Adrian McKinning successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 40 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Tonko Urban came free, but Adrian McKinning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Darius Colson kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexander McCuag to make the kick off. Adrian McKinning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damjan Petričević in the 61st minute of play. When Croatia's Damjan Petričević in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Scotland's goalie prevented a goal. 63 minutes into the match, Croatia's goalkeeper Nebojša Jerić had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexander McCuag. The supporters of Croatia booed when Scotland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vincent Devlin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Croatia made a substitution. Mate Zahora replaced Tihomir Antić. Croatia made a substitution. Duško Zambata replaced Tonko Urban. The supporters of Croatia booed when Scotland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vincent Devlin didn't get a good kick on the ball. A throw-in in the 68th minute of the game was made by Evan McLiver with Eddie Norie as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 69th minute Vincent Devlin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nebojša Jerić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nebojša Jerić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Devlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexander McCuag got free with Nebojša Jerić in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Calum McKechnie got free with Nebojša Jerić in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 81 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Vladan Jelovica came free, but Adrian McKinning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrian McKinning took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladan Jelovica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladan Jelovica in the 88th minute of play forced Scotland's goalkeeper Adrian McKinning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eddie Norie kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After 90 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Duško Zambata. Nebojša Jerić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darius Colson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Duško Zambata sped through Scotland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Adrian McKinning. Vladan Jelovica hit a great freekick 99 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Scotland players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Croatia.
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