Football
Croatia vs Nigeria. FIFA World Cup Group D.
8:00pm, Saturday 16th June 2018.
Kaliningrad StadiumAttendance: Attendance31,136.
Match ends, Croatia 2, Nigeria 0.
Second Half ends, Croatia 2, Nigeria 0.
Hand ball by Simy (Nigeria).
Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marko Pjaca.
Marko Pjaca (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria).
Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Simy (Nigeria).
Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
Peter Etebo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Nigeria. Simy replaces John Obi Mikel.
Attempt blocked. Victor Moses (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
Attempt missed. Peter Etebo (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Musa.
Substitution, Croatia. Marko Pjaca replaces Mario Mandzukic.
Hand ball by Mario Mandzukic (Croatia).
Ivan Perisic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Abdullahi Shehu (Nigeria).
Offside, Nigeria. Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Leon Balogun (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Peter Etebo.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Ivan Strinic (Croatia).
Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Musa (Nigeria).
Foul by Peter Etebo (Nigeria).
Substitution, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic replaces Ante Rebic.
Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Obi Mikel.
Attempt blocked. Dejan Lovren (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a headed pass.
Substitution, Nigeria. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Odion Ighalo.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
Goal! Croatia 2, Nigeria 0. Luka Modric (Croatia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty Croatia. Mario Mandzukic draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) after a foul in the penalty area.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Abdullahi Shehu.
Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
Foul by Ante Rebic (Croatia).
Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Peter Etebo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ahmed Musa (Nigeria).
Attempt missed. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Nigeria. Ahmed Musa replaces Alex Iwobi.
Hand ball by Victor Moses (Nigeria).
Substitution, Croatia. Marcelo Brozovic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
Attempt saved. Odion Ighalo (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Idowu with a cross.
Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Croatia).
Offside, Croatia. Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
Ivan Strinic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Odion Ighalo (Nigeria).
Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Victor Moses (Nigeria).
Attempt missed. Victor Moses (Nigeria) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Peter Etebo.
Abdullahi Shehu (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Mario Mandzukic.
Attempt blocked. Leon Balogun (Nigeria) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Moses with a cross.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Ivan Strinic.
Second Half begins Croatia 1, Nigeria 0.
First Half ends, Croatia 1, Nigeria 0.
Attempt missed. Victor Moses (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Victor Moses (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mario Mandzukic.
Delay in match because of an injury Ante Rebic (Croatia).
Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross.
Domagoj Vida (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Odion Ighalo (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Obi Mikel.
Own Goal by Peter Etebo, Nigeria. Croatia 1, Nigeria 0.
Attempt missed. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ante Rebic with a headed pass following a corner.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Leon Balogun.
Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Mandzukic.
Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Croatia).
Victor Moses (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Iwobi (Nigeria).
Brian Idowu (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Peter Etebo (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
Attempt missed. Odion Ighalo (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Moses.
Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Leon Balogun (Nigeria).
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Victor Moses.
Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
Hand ball by Odion Ighalo (Nigeria).
Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mario Mandzukic.
Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Ivan Strinic (Croatia).
Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria).
Offside, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
Odion Ighalo (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
