Euro 2008 - Day 10: Croatia's Reserves Edge Out Poland 1-0
June 17th 2008 18:45
His team's qualification already assured, Slaven Bilic brought nine changes to his starting eleven for their final group match while Poland's coach brought three changes to his line-up. Like Portugal against Switzerland, the Croats had no playmaker in the middle, forcing them to use high crosses in their attacks. The match wasn't very intense as the first half ended 0-0 with some nice goalkeeping by Artur Boruc. Most of Poland's offensive rushes posed no threat to Croatia's defense as their shots were often high and wide.
The second half was much of the same with Croatia attacking and Poland barely holding on. The Croats finally scored at the 53rd minute when Pranjic crossed the ball back to Klasnic who struck it to the second post, beating a helpless Boruc. Nothing much happened after that since the game was meaningless anyway. So, Croatia goes on to face Turkey and I've got the feeling that, just like in 1998, they might finish third (that is if they don't reach the final).
My man of the match: Artur Boruc. Like in Poland's previous game, he was their best player on the pitch, preventing the match from turning into a rout.
The second half was much of the same with Croatia attacking and Poland barely holding on. The Croats finally scored at the 53rd minute when Pranjic crossed the ball back to Klasnic who struck it to the second post, beating a helpless Boruc. Nothing much happened after that since the game was meaningless anyway. So, Croatia goes on to face Turkey and I've got the feeling that, just like in 1998, they might finish third (that is if they don't reach the final).
My man of the match: Artur Boruc. Like in Poland's previous game, he was their best player on the pitch, preventing the match from turning into a rout.
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