Portugal U21 vs Croatia U21, 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Portugal U21
  • 2': Pedro Santos
  • 11': Pedro Santos
  • 22': Pedro Santos
  • 25': Paulo Bernardo
  • 63': Fábio Silva (P)
FT
5 - 1
Croatia U21
  • 15': Marin Ljubicic (P)

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Portugal U21 are hosting Croatia U21 at Estádio de São Luís, Faro, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Goal! Portugal U21 1, Croatia U21 0. Pedro Santos (Portugal U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes.
  • 11': Goal! Portugal U21 2, Croatia U21 0. Pedro Santos (Portugal U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 13': Samuel Soares (Portugal U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Goal! Portugal U21 2, Croatia U21 1. Marin Ljubicic (Croatia U21) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 22': Goal! Portugal U21 3, Croatia U21 1. Pedro Santos (Portugal U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 25': Goal! Portugal U21 4, Croatia U21 1. Paulo Bernardo (Portugal U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 30': Dominik Prpic (Croatia U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Portugal U21 4, Croatia U21 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portugal U21 4, Croatia U21 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Croatia U21. Marin Soticek replaces Stipe Biuk.
  • 45': Substitution, Croatia U21. Moris Valincic replaces Dino Grozdanic.
  • 58': Mauro Perkovic (Croatia U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Goal! Portugal U21 5, Croatia U21 1. Fábio Silva (Portugal U21) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 70': Substitution, Croatia U21. Igor Matanovic replaces Marin Ljubicic.
  • 70': Substitution, Croatia U21. Lovro Zvonarek replaces Antonio Mauric.
  • 70': Substitution, Portugal U21. João Marques replaces Pedro Santos.
  • 70': Substitution, Portugal U21. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Tiago Tomás.
  • 70': Substitution, Portugal U21. Youssef Chermiti replaces Fábio Silva.
  • 78': Substitution, Portugal U21. Martim Neto replaces Paulo Bernardo.
  • 78': Substitution, Portugal U21. Tomás Esteves replaces Rafael Rodrigues.
  • 88': Substitution, Croatia U21. Ante Crnac replaces Moreno Zivkovic.
  • 89': Youssef Chermiti (Portugal U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Portugal U21 5, Croatia U21 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Portugal U21 5, Croatia U21 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying

Venue: Estádio de São Luís
Location: Faro, Portugal
Attendance: 1,523

EURO U-21 Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 0 0 0
2 Israel U21 0 0 0
3 Netherlands U21 0 0 0
4 Norway U21 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

POR Portugal U21 (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Samuel Soares (GK) Yellow Card
3 Renato Veiga
4 Tomás Araújo
5 Rafael Rodrigues
16 Tiago Santos
15 Bernardo Folha
8 Paulo Bernardo
6 Mateus Fernandes
10 Pedro Santos
9 Fábio Silva
11 Tiago Tomas
Portugal U21 Substitutes:
João Marques, Tomás Esteves, Eduardo Quaresma, João Carvalho, Youssef Chermiti, Martim Neto, Rodrigo Gomes, Gustavo Sá, Carlos Forbs.

CRO Croatia U21 (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Nikola Cavlina (GK)
13 Dominik Prpic Yellow Card
18 Moreno Zivkovic
4 Mauro Perkovic Yellow Card
2 Dino Grozdanic
6 Veldin Hodza
14 Antonio Mauric
8 Niko Sigur
9 Marin Ljubicic
11 Domagoj Bukvic
7 Stipe Biuk
Croatia U21 Substitutes:
Igor Matanovic, Ante Crnac, Marin Soticek, Matija Frigan, Gabriel Vidovic, Lovro Zvonarek, Toni Silic, Leon Belcar, Moris Valincic.

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