Football
Italy vs Croatia. FIFA World Cup Group G.
6:00pm, Saturday 8th June 2002.
IBARAKIAttendance: Attendance36,472.
Match ends, Italy 1, Croatia 2.
Second Half ends, Italy 1, Croatia 2.
Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Dangerous play by Robert Jarni (Croatia).
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jurica Vranjes.
Foul by Filippo Inzaghi (Italy).
Dario Simic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Christian Panucci (Italy) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Francesco Totti with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Robert Jarni.
Niko Kovac (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Damiano Tommasi (Italy).
Attempt saved. Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Niko Kovac (Croatia).
Christian Panucci (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ivica Olic (Croatia).
Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Francesco Totti (Italy) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Foul by Dario Simic (Croatia).
Filippo Inzaghi (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jurica Vranjes (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Francesco Totti (Italy).
Foul by Danijel Saric (Croatia).
Francesco Totti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Croatia. Dario Simic replaces Milan Rapaic.
Substitution, Italy. Filippo Inzaghi replaces Cristiano Doni.
Ivica Olic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Marco Materazzi (Italy).
Goal! Italy 1, Croatia 2. Milan Rapaic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niko Kovac with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Paolo Maldini (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Goal! Italy 1, Croatia 1. Ivica Olic (Croatia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Jarni with a cross.
Attempt missed. Christian Vieri (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
Robert Jarni (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Fabio Cannavaro (Italy).
Foul by Cristiano Zanetti (Italy).
Josip Simunic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Christian Vieri (Italy).
Robert Kovac (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Francesco Totti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Italy. Christian Vieri is caught offside.
Substitution, Croatia. Jurica Vranjes replaces Zvonimir Soldo.
Foul by Zvonimir Soldo (Croatia).
Foul by Cristiano Doni (Italy).
Danijel Saric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Robert Jarni (Croatia).
Attempt blocked. Milan Rapaic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Jarni.
Attempt blocked. Ivica Olic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alen Boksic.
Substitution, Croatia. Ivica Olic replaces Davor Vugrinec.
Goal! Italy 1, Croatia 0. Christian Vieri (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Doni with a cross.
Francesco Totti (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Robert Kovac (Croatia).
Attempt saved. Milan Rapaic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davor Vugrinec.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Marco Materazzi.
Niko Kovac (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Christian Vieri (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Italy. Gianluca Zambrotta is caught offside.
Cristiano Doni (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Cristiano Doni (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paolo Maldini.
Stjepan Tomas (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Italy 0, Croatia 0.
First Half ends, Italy 0, Croatia 0.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Josip Simunic.
Attempt saved. Milan Rapaic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alen Boksic.
Delay in match because of an injury Cristiano Doni (Italy).
Foul by Josip Simunic (Croatia).
Cristiano Doni (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Robert Kovac (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Danijel Saric.
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Zanetti (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Danijel Saric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Damiano Tommasi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Christian Vieri (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Milan Rapaic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Milan Rapaic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davor Vugrinec.
Attempt missed. Niko Kovac (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Robert Jarni with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Gianluca Zambrotta.
Attempt saved. Davor Vugrinec (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan Rapaic.
Attempt missed. Zvonimir Soldo (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Davor Vugrinec.
Attempt blocked. Francesco Totti (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Italy. Marco Materazzi replaces Alessandro Nesta because of an injury.
Cristiano Zanetti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Nesta (Italy).
Attempt saved. Davor Vugrinec (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niko Kovac.
Foul by Davor Vugrinec (Croatia).
Cristiano Zanetti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Davor Vugrinec (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alessandro Nesta (Italy).
Delay in match because of an injury Niko Kovac (Croatia).
Attempt saved. Cristiano Doni (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Robert Jarni (Croatia) left footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Robert Kovac following a corner.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Cristiano Zanetti.
Davor Vugrinec (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Paolo Maldini (Italy).
Attempt missed. Christian Vieri (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Panucci with a cross.
Damiano Tommasi (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Milan Rapaic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Robert Jarni (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Doni.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Niko Kovac.
Foul by Stjepan Tomas (Croatia).
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Alessandro Nesta.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
