Croatia claim second Nations League win

Scotland’s last-minute goal disallowed for offside; Croatians remain second behind Portugal

Summary

Croatia defeated Scotland 2-1 this Saturday. The match in the third round of the Nations League saw two goals in the first half. The visiting team opened the scoring after a mistake by Luka Sucic, the ball fell to Christie, who crossed the ball. Caleta-Car tried to clear it, but ended up sending it into his own goal. Three minutes later, the Croatian team tied the game with Matanovic. The Croatian team turned the game around in the second half with Kramaric, with a header. In the last play of the match, Scotland had a goal disallowed for offside after a VAR review. Croatia achieved their second victory in the competition and remain in second place in Group 1 of League A, with six points. Scotland, on the other hand, finished the round in last place, with no points won.

THE GAME

The first half was quite eventful. Scotland opened the scoring after a mistake by Croatia in defense. Luka Sucic tried to clear the ball, but it fell to Christie, who crossed it, and Caleta-Car, when trying to clear it, ended up pushing it into his own goal. Then, in the 35th minute, Croatia equalized. Gvardiol passed the ball to Perisic and Matanovic sent it into the goal. 1-1.

The second half began with Croatia trying to find space. Matanovic and Modric had chances, but Gordon saved them. However, in the 24th minute, the Scottish goalkeeper was unable to find the ball. A cross from Perisic was hit by Sosa and Gordon ended up giving the rebound to Kramaric, who headed it in. In the last play of the game, Croatia’s defense made a mistake. After a scramble inside the area, the ball fell to Adams to score. However, after a VAR review, the play was ruled offside, which would have been Scotland’s equalizer.