National Team Friendly

Match date: 28-03-2015 09:00

Match length: 98 Minutes

Australia
vs.
Croatia

Match date: 28-03-2015 09:00

Match length: 98 Minutes

Australia vs. Croatia: 2-1

Australia

 
No Po Pl R
2 1 Gk E. Devere       6.89
5 2 De C. Hess       4.97
28 3 De J. Alves       7.08
29 4 De M. Callaghan       3.92
32 5 De K. Shorten       8.40
12 6 Mf 50' E. Didlock       5.05
20 7 Mf B. Aliendi       6.60
16 8 Mf 50' S. Barling       5.47
9 9 St M. Rizzardo     1 7.33
11 10 St 51' R. Pincini       3.97
10 11 St B. Minne     1 11.74
15 12 Su R. Beattie       0.00
13 13 Mf 50' Z. Mundine       2.14
23 14 Mf 50' R. Miller       3.37
1 15 Su R. Duncan       0.00
21 16 St 51' B. Fordham       4.86
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Facts AU HR
Goals 2 1
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Free kicks 3 4
Penalty kicks 0 0
Corners 2 0
Shots on target 25 6
Possession 56% 44%
 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk M. Kresić       10.51
4 2 De R. Šimić       2.01
5 3 De T. Lešina       3.06
2 4 De J. Vujčić       1.59
3 5 De Đ. Fiolić       4.18
6 6 Mf M. Drenovac       4.82
7 7 Mf L. Nestorović       5.45
14 8 Mf M. Alpeza       4.12
13 9 St H. Matoš     1 6.11
12 10 St I. Čuvalo       4.04
10 11 St 74' V. Hrvatinić       5.18
22 12 St 74' J. Jadrešić       0.50
16 13 Su K. Mihanović       0.00
8 14 Su R. Tkalić       0.00
20 15 Su I. Radmanović       0.00
9 16 Su A. Mičeta       0.00
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206)
Boyde Minne made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd minute, Murdock Rizzardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Australia's Keefe Shorten got a free kick in the 4th minute. Edwardo Devere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hrvoje Matoš, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Australia's Boyde Minne slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mijat Kresić. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. Keefe Shorten kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Edwardo Devere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hrvoje Matoš, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Mijat Kresić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Murdock Rizzardo in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, Đuro Fiolić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mijat Kresić made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Boyde Minne sent off a good shot on target. In the 27th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Đuro Fiolić to maneuver through the defense. If Murdock Rizzardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mijat Kresić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murdock Rizzardo in the 32nd minute of the match. Mijat Kresić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boyde Minne in the 37th minute of play. The supporters of Australia booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hrvoje Matoš didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boyde Minne might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mijat Kresić. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boyde Minne ran back to his position shaking his head. Mijat Kresić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boyde Minne in the 41st minute of play. Hrvoje Matoš recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 46 minutes of play, Croatia's Hrvoje Matoš made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edwardo Devere was left in no man's land by his defense there! The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Australia's Belton Fordham was substituted for Ryan Pincini. The wind increased when Višeslav Hrvatinić made the kick off in the second half. Australia were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Croatia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Carson Hess took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Belton Fordham heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The audience was convinced that Hrvoje Matoš's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edwardo Devere was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boyde Minne in the 64th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Mijat Kresić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edwardo Devere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Višeslav Hrvatinić in the 67th minute of play. After 71 minutes Croatia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Carson Hess who took care of the corner kick. Croatia's Mijat Kresić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Miller in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Keefe Shorten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Croatia made a substitution. Jadranko Jadrešić replaced Višeslav Hrvatinić. Keefe Shorten kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Mijat Kresić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boyde Minne in the 76th minute of play. Croatia's Jadranko Jadrešić got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boyde Minne in the 85th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Mijat Kresić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes in the game Đuro Fiolić did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Hrvoje Matoš. Edwardo Devere made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hrvoje Matoš in the 93rd minute. Mijat Kresić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boyde Minne in the 95th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Boyde Minne came free, but Mijat Kresić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Boyde Minne in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mijat Kresić saved Croatia from getting behind. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Australia fully deserved thier win.

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Australia

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
2  E. Devere
2.  E. Devere (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (67%)
Ta 0
SV 5
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 6 67% 0 5 0
5  C. Hess
5.  C. Hess (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 8   (100%)
Ta 5   (0%)
SV 0
In 5
De 0 0 0 8 100% 5 0% 0 5
28  J. Alves
28.  J. Alves (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (100%)
Ta 5   (80%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 10 100% 5 80% 0 4
29  M. Callaghan
29.  M. Callaghan (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32  K. Shorten
32.  K. Shorten (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 15   (47%)
Ta 18   (67%)
SV 0
In 16
De 0 0 0 15 47% 18 67% 0 16
12  E. Didlock
12.  E. Didlock (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 7   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 0 0 7 100% 0 0 0
20  B. Aliendi
20.  B. Aliendi (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 13   (69%)
Ta 3   (100%)
SV 0
In 7
Mf 0 0 0 13 69% 3 100% 0 7
16  S. Barling
16.  S. Barling (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (100%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 0 0 6 100% 1 100% 0 2
9  M. Rizzardo
9.  M. Rizzardo (St)
G 1
Sh 6
SOT 5
Pa 4   (75%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 6 5 4 75% 3 67% 0 0
11  R. Pincini
11.  R. Pincini (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (90%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 10 90% 0 0 0
10  B. Minne
10.  B. Minne (St)
G 1
Sh 19
SOT 19
Pa 6   (67%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 1
St 1 19 19 6 67% 1 100% 0 1
15  R. Beattie
15.  R. Beattie (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13  Z. Mundine
13.  Z. Mundine (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (67%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 0 0 3 67% 1 0% 0 2
23  R. Miller
23.  R. Miller (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 5   (60%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 1 1 5 60% 3 33% 0 1
1  R. Duncan
1.  R. Duncan (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21  B. Fordham
21.  B. Fordham (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 0
Pa 6   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 1 0 6 100% 1 0% 0 0
  Total
G 2
Sh 27
SOT 25
Pa 99 (79%)
Ta 41 (59%)
SV 5
In 38
Total   2 27 25 99 79% 41 59% 5 38
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

Croatia

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
1  M. Kresić
1.  M. Kresić (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 19   (53%)
Ta 0
SV 22
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 19 53% 0 22 0
4  R. Šimić
4.  R. Šimić (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (44%)
Ta 10   (30%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 9 44% 10 30% 0 2
5  T. Lešina
5.  T. Lešina (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 2   (50%)
Ta 10   (20%)
SV 0
In 7
De 0 0 0 2 50% 10 20% 0 7
2  J. Vujčić
2.  J. Vujčić (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (0%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0
3  Đ. Fiolić
3.  Đ. Fiolić (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (33%)
Ta 9   (56%)
SV 0
In 7
De 0 0 0 3 33% 9 56% 0 7
6  M. Drenovac
6.  M. Drenovac (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (83%)
Ta 8   (25%)
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 0 0 12 83% 8 25% 0 0
7  L. Nestorović
7.  L. Nestorović (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 21   (81%)
Ta 9   (56%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 21 81% 9 56% 0 3
14  M. Alpeza
14.  M. Alpeza (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 8   (75%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 0 0 8 75% 2 50% 0 1
13  H. Matoš
13.  H. Matoš (St)
G 1
Sh 6
SOT 5
Pa 4   (50%)
Ta 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 6 5 4 50% 4 50% 0 0
12  I. Čuvalo
12.  I. Čuvalo (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 16   (50%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 16 50% 1 100% 0 0
10  V. Hrvatinić
10.  V. Hrvatinić (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 5   (80%)
Ta 6   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 1 1 5 80% 6 0% 0 0
22  J. Jadrešić
22.  J. Jadrešić (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 0
Pa 2   (50%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 1 0 2 50% 2 50% 0 0
16  K. Mihanović
16.  K. Mihanović (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8  R. Tkalić
8.  R. Tkalić (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20  I. Radmanović
20.  I. Radmanović (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9  A. Mičeta
9.  A. Mičeta (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total
G 1
Sh 8
SOT 6
Pa 102 (63%)
Ta 61 (36%)
SV 22
In 20
Total   1 8 6 102 63% 61 36% 22 20
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions