Poland vs Croatia, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeaguePoland fight back to draw with Croatia in 6-goal affair
Poland fought back from two goals down to snatch a dramatic 3-3 draw with visitors Croatia in the Nations League on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5': Foul by Jakub Moder (Poland).
- 5': Igor Matanovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Goal! Poland 1, Croatia 0. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kacper Urbanski.
- 7': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
- 7': Petar Sucic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 14': Foul by Martin Erlic (Croatia).
- 14': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Jakub Moder (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 15': Foul by Martin Baturina (Croatia).
- 15': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Delay in match (Poland).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
- 17': Igor Matanovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
- 19': Goal! Poland 1, Croatia 1. Borna Sosa (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 20': Foul by Karol Swiderski (Poland).
- 20': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Delay in match (Poland).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 24': Goal! Poland 1, Croatia 2. Petar Sucic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Baturina.
- 26': Goal! Poland 1, Croatia 3. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Petar Sucic.
- 28': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nicola Zalewski.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Erlic.
- 29': Attempt missed. Martin Erlic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Jan Bednarek (Poland).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
- 32': Pawel Dawidowicz (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.
- 36': Foul by Jakub Moder (Poland).
- 36': Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Substitution, Poland. Kamil Piatkowski replaces Pawel Dawidowicz because of an injury.
- 42': Foul by Kacper Urbanski (Poland).
- 42': Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Kamil Piatkowski (Poland).
- 43': Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Goal! Poland 2, Croatia 3. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Poland 2, Croatia 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Poland 2, Croatia 3.
- 47': Attempt missed. Kacper Urbanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
- 48': Attempt saved. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 49': Foul by Martin Erlic (Croatia).
- 49': Karol Swiderski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 53': Foul by Petar Sucic (Croatia).
- 53': Jakub Moder (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 55': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Marcin Bulka.
- 56': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Livakovic.
- 57': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a headed pass.
- 57': Attempt missed. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross.
- 60': Attempt saved. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Petar Sucic.
- 60': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Marcin Bulka.
- 61': Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Igor Matanovic.
- 61': Attempt saved. Ante Budimir (Croatia) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
- 61': Attempt missed. Petar Sucic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 61': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 61': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Poland. Robert Lewandowski replaces Karol Swiderski.
- 62': Substitution, Poland. Maxi Oyedele replaces Jakub Moder.
- 62': Substitution, Poland. Michael Ameyaw replaces Jakub Kaminski.
- 66': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
- 67': Offside, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
- 68': Goal! Poland 3, Croatia 3. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 69': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 70': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
- 70': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Foul by Kacper Urbanski (Poland).
- 71': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Martin Erlic (Croatia).
- 72': Kacper Urbanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Maxi Oyedele (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Petar Sucic.
- 74': Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Kapustka replaces Piotr Zielinski because of an injury.
- 74': Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (Poland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 76': Foul by Dominik Livakovic (Croatia).
- 76': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) is shown the red card.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
- 78': Martin Baturina (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Martin Baturina.
- 81': Substitution, Croatia. Nediljko Labrovic replaces Martin Erlic.
- 81': Attempt missed. Kacper Urbanski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 83': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 90': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90': Petar Sucic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
- 90'+2': Michael Ameyaw (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Ante Budimir (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
- 90'+3': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kacper Urbanski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Foul by Michael Ameyaw (Poland).
- 90'+5': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Poland 3, Croatia 3.
- 0': Match ends, Poland 3, Croatia 3.
Statistics
 CRO |
POL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 413 | Accurate Passes | 358 |
| 480 | Passes | 419 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 15 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 19 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: PGE Narodowy
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 56,103
Venue: PGE Narodowy
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 56,103
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 6 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 | Croatia | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Scotland | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Poland | 6 | -7 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Poland (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Marcin Bulka (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Bednarek |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 3 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 10 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 20 | Sebastian Szymanski |
| 8 | Jakub Moder |
| 21 | Nicola Zalewski |
| 13 | Jakub Kaminski |
| 7 | Kacper Urbanski |
| 11 | Karol Swiderski |
Croatia (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK)  |
| 5 | Martin Erlic |
| 4 | Josko Gvardiol  |
| 6 | Josip Sutalo |
| 13 | Petar Sucic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 19 | Borna Sosa |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 22 | Igor Matanovic |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
| 16 | Martin Baturina |
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