International Friendly

Portugal vs Croatia, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

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  • 32': Pepe
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1 - 1
  • 18': Ivan Perisic

Pepe nets equaliser for Portugal against Croatia in 100th appearance

Portugal defender Pepe celebrated his 100th cap by heading the equaliser to give his side a 1-1 draw against World Cup runners-up Croatia.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 4': Foul by Pizzi (Portugal).
  • 4': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Borna Barisic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 7': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
  • 7': Pizzi (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Portugal) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Pizzi following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Milan Badelj (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruma.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marko Pjaca.
  • 11': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Milan Badelj (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic following a corner.
  • 13': Offside, Croatia. Domagoj Vida tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
  • 13': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
  • 15': Bruma (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Milan Badelj (Croatia).
  • 16': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 18': Goal! Portugal 0, Croatia 1. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 20': Foul by Marko Pjaca (Croatia).
  • 20': Mário Rui (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
  • 21': Delay in match (Croatia).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Delay in match Domagoj Vida (Croatia) because of an injury.
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
  • 30': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 31': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Borna Barisic.
  • 32': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Sime Vrsaljko.
  • 32': Goal! Portugal 1, Croatia 1. Pepe (Portugal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Delay in match Domagoj Vida (Croatia) because of an injury.
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Substitution, Croatia. Tin Jedvaj replaces Domagoj Vida because of an injury.
  • 38': Bruma (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Mário Rui (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a headed pass.
  • 40': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Sime Vrsaljko.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
  • 41': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Marko Pjaca (Croatia).
  • 41': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 42': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Tin Jedvaj.
  • 43': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Borna Barisic.
  • 44': Offside, Portugal. Bernardo Silva tries a through ball, but João Cancelo is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by William Carvalho.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Portugal 1, Croatia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 1, Croatia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Antonio Milic replaces Sime Vrsaljko.
  • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Gelson Martins replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 46': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Pepe.
  • 47': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Pepe.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
  • 53': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
  • 53': Marko Livaja (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Offside, Portugal. Bruma tries a through ball, but João Cancelo is caught offside.
  • 55': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Luka Modric.
  • 56': Offside, Portugal. Pizzi tries a through ball, but Bruma is caught offside.
  • 57': Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Santini replaces Marko Livaja.
  • 58': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Antonio Milic.
  • 60': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Borna Barisic.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by João Cancelo following a corner.
  • 61': Substitution, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes replaces Pizzi.
  • 63': Substitution, Croatia. Duje Cop replaces Ivan Perisic.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 66': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
  • 66': Ivan Santini (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Portugal. Rony Lopes replaces Bruma.
  • 72': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
  • 72': Ivan Santini (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': William Carvalho (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Rog replaces Marko Pjaca.
  • 75': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by João Cancelo.
  • 80': Offside, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Tin Jedvaj is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Portugal. Sérgio Oliveira replaces William Carvalho.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gelson Martins.
  • 84': Attempt missed. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 85': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Matej Mitrovic.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gelson Martins following a corner.
  • 86': Substitution, Portugal. Renato Sanches replaces Rúben Neves.
  • 89': Substitution, Portugal. Gedson Fernandes replaces André Silva.
  • 90': Foul by Ivan Santini (Croatia).
  • 90': Mário Rui (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Duje Cop (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
  • 90'+1': Delay in match Duje Cop (Croatia) because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Rony Lopes (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gedson Fernandes.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Gelson Martins (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gedson Fernandes.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Sérgio Oliveira (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
  • 90'+4': Ivan Santini (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Portugal 1, Croatia 1.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Portugal 1, Croatia 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 2
47.7 Possession 52.3
5 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
428 Accurate Passes 466
481 Passes 524
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.1
56 Long Balls 53
36 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 8
10 Effective Tackles 12
17 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 12
18 Effective Clearances 10
18 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Estádio Algarve
Location: Almancil, Portugal
Attendance: 26,356

Line-Ups

POR Portugal (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Rui Patrício (GK)
6 Rúben Dias
3 Pepe
13 Rúben Neves
19 Mário Rui
2 João Cancelo
14 William Carvalho Yellow Card
20 Pizzi
7 Bruma
11 Bernardo Silva
9 André Silva

CRO Croatia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Lovre Kalinic (GK)
21 Domagoj Vida
5 Matej Mitrovic
3 Borna Barisic
2 Sime Vrsaljko
10 Luka Modric
8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
19 Milan Badelj
13 Marko Livaja
4 Ivan Perisic
20 Marko Pjaca

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