Date: 19-06-2024
Stage: first round
Place: HAMBURG
Running time: 111 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 25fps (10)
Commentary: italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 19 June 2024, 15:00
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 46,784
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 22 °C
CROATIA
Dominik Livaković
Joško Gvardiol
Josip Šutalo
Josip Juranović
Ivan Perišić
Marcelo Brozović
Mateo Kovačić
Lovro Majer
Luka Modrić (c)
Andrej Kramarić
Bruno Petković
Coach: Zlatko Dalić (CRO)
46′ ↓Marcelo Brozović ↑Mario Pašalić
46′ ↓Lovro Majer ↑Luka Sučić
69′ ↓Bruno Petković ↑Ante Budimir
84′ ↓Andrej Kramarić ↑Martin Baturina
84′ ↓Ivan Perišić ↑Borna Sosa
ALBANIA
Thomas Strakosha
Arlind Ajeti
Berat Gjimsiti (c)
Elseid Hysaj
Mario Mitaj
Kristjan Asllani
Nedim Bajrami
Qazim Laci
Ylber Ramadani
Jasir Asani
Rey Manaj
Coach: Sylvinho (BRA)
77′ Elseid Hysaj
90+3′ Mirland Daku
90+7′ Klaus Gjasula
64′ ↓Jasir Asani ↑Tauljant Seferi
72′ ↓Qazim Laci ↑Klaus Gjasula
85′ ↓Rey Manaj ↑Mirland Daku
85′ ↓Ylber Ramadani ↑Arbër Hoxha
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Goals:
11′ Qazim Laci ALB
74′ Andrej Kramarić CRO
76′ Klaus Gjasula (own goal) CRO
90+5′ Klaus Gjasula ALB
Match overview
Albania’s early enterprise paid off through Laci and they defended stoutly until Croatia’s late surge saw Kramarić equalise and Gjasula divert into his own net. Yet the substitute atoned in stoppage time, slotting home amid a scramble to earn a spirited point that kept Group B finely poised.
Trivia
Gjasula became the first player in Euro history to score for both sides after coming on, doing so in just twenty minutes. Modrić, meanwhile, collected his twenty-fifth European Championship appearance, equalling Gianluigi Buffon’s record for midfielders.
