(2-2)| 20¹ | A corner fell to GARCÍA McNULTY who touched an effort inches over. |
| 31¹ | VIDA rattled an easy chance past the righthand post. |
| 35¹ | JOHNSTON brought the ball round KOVACIC and rattled a weak shot well wide. |
| 39¹ | An outswinging corner was nodded into the arms of KOTARSKI by JOHNSTON. |
| 41¹ | A tame shot from KOVACIC trickled agonisingly wide. |
| 43¹ | SUTALO clipped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left. |
| 44¹ | A penalty box meleé resulted in PARROTT tapping the ball over. |
| 3² | A useful ball from PASALIC on the right fell to MUSA who sliced his shot inches over. |
| 9² | The hapless Irish 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from COLLINS fell just wide. |
| 11² | MUSA's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Irish crossbar. |
| 15² | CULLEN chipped the ball to JOHNSTON who touched it inches wide. |
| 19² | GOAL!! PASALIC drove a fierce shot against the woodwork with LIVAJA knocking in the rebound. (3-2 Croatia)| 21² | KOVACIC was put clear by VIDA and he dummied the 'keeper but drilled his shot just beyond the near post. | | 23² | GOAL!! A delightful shot from VIDA was pushed away by the 'keeper only as far as MUSA who nudged the ball past the stranded 'keeper. (4-2 Croatia)| 24² | PARROTT hit a looping shot wide from thirty yards out. | | 35² | KOVACIC headed over. | | 40² | A mix up in the Irish defence enabled BRADARIC to fire an effort just beyond the near post. | | |