UEFA Nations League

Poland vs Croatia, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Poland
  • 5': Piotr Zielinski
  • 45': Nicola Zalewski
  • 68': Sebastian Szymanski
FT
3 - 3
Croatia
  • 19': Borna Sosa
  • 24': Petar Sucic
  • 26': Martin Baturina
  • Red Card 76': Dominik Livakovic

Poland 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 Commentary

  • 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

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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

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 France 4 +5 10
2 Italy 4 +3 7
3 Belgium 4 +1 6
4 Türkiye 4 -9 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

POL 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
Poland Substitutes:
Robert Lewandowski, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Lukasz Skorupski, Krzysztof Piatek, Kamil Piatkowski, Bartosz Kapustka, Bartosz Bereszynski, Michael Ameyaw, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Maximillian Oyedele, Bartosz Mrozek.

CRO Croatia (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Dominik Livakovic (GK) Red Card
5 Martin Erlic
4 Josko Gvardiol Yellow Card
6 Josip Sutalo
13 Petar Sucic
10 Luka Modric
19 Borna Sosa
14 Ivan Perisic
22 Igor Matanovic
9 Andrej Kramaric
16 Martin Baturina
Croatia Substitutes:
Nediljko Labrovic, Kristijan Jakic, Luka Ivanusec, Marko Pjaca, Mario Pasalic, Luka Sucic, Mislav Orsic, Bruno Petkovic, Marco Pasalic, Duje Caleta-Car, Ivica Ivusic, Ante Budimir.

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