COPENHAGEN – Mario Pasalic scored an opportunistic second-half goal for Croatia in their Nations League Group A1 match against Denmark on Friday,
as playmaker Luka Modric came off the bench to turn the game around for the visitors.
Andreas Cornelius of Denmark had the finest chance of the first half,
but his goal was disallowed just before halftime as fullback Joakim Maehle was adjudged to have committed a foul in the build-up.
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Modric came in at halftime and took the corner that was moved into the box for Pasalic to score the game’s sole goal,
slotting the ball between the legs of keeper Kasper Schmeichel.
Denmark, who had a goal by Jonas Wind called out for offside in the 87th minute,
still leads the group with six points from three games and will host Austria on Monday, while Croatia, who are third, will travel to Paris to face bottom-placed France.
(Reuters) – COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Croatia won 1-0 in Denmark in their Nations League Group A1 match on Friday,
thanks to an opportunistic second-half goal from Mario Pasalic, as playmaker Luka Modric came off the bench to turn the game around for the visitors.
Andreas Cornelius of Denmark had the finest chance of the first half,
but his goal was disallowed just before halftime as fullback Joakim Maehle was adjudged to have committed a foul in the build-up.
Modric came in at halftime and took the corner that was moved into the box for Pasalic to score the game’s sole goal
slotting the ball between the legs of keeper Kasper Schmeichel.
In a nutshell, Paali terminates Denmark’s winning streak.
Denmark had the better of the first half,
but Joakim Maehle’s shot into the side-netting and Andreas Cornelius’ effort both saved by Dominik Livakovi.
At halftime, Croatia made three substitutions in an attempt to enliven their play,
and one of the substitutes, Luka Modri, tested Kasper Schmeichel from outside the box.
Finally, Modri also involved in the evening’s lone goal, his ball setting up Brozovi to cross,
and after a couple of deflections, it fell to Paali to poke it home.
As their winning streak at home came to an end, Denmark pushed men forward but struggled to test Livakovi.
For the sold-out Parken crowd, this was not the best match.
It was a close race that could have gone any way,
but the visitors came out on top in the end. Denmark dominated the first half,
but Dali’s insertion of Modri at halftime turned the game around for Croatia,
who were the better team in the second half. In this group, nothing decided yet.
Figures of importance
Croatia had only three wins in 13 UEFA Nations League matches (D2 L8).
Only the second time in their past 17 international matches has Denmark failed to score.
Denmark has won each of their previous six games in the country.
In their previous five UEFA Nations League away games,
Croatia had surrendered a total of 18 goals (an average of 3.6 per game).
