National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nikola Vlašić made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Belgium booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vedran Ćesić didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vedran Ćesić to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute Mbaka Mbolu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nebojša Jerić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8thth minute of the game Mbaka Mbolu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Croatia's Nebojša Jerić was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joško Poklepović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Mbaka Mbolu came free, but Nebojša Jerić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mbaka Mbolu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nebojša Jerić read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Croatia's Nebojša Jerić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mbaka Mbolu in the 17th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Mbaka Mbolu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nebojša Jerić. Croatia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mbaka Mbolu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Croatia's Nebojša Jerić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mbaka Mbolu in the 25th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Nikola Vlašić got a free kick in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Mbaka Mbolu came free, but Nebojša Jerić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, Belgium's Wolf De Hond nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nebojša Jerić made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 31st minute Nikola Vlašić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Lovro Majer came free, but Manuel Campens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Mbaka Mbolu got a free kick in the 33rd minute. The audience was convinced that Joško Poklepović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Campens was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Belgium's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leopold Van den Paenhuysen in the 40th minute. The corner led to Belgium's Joel Wigghers getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. With a little luck, Croatia's Nebojša Jerić got control of the ball when Joel Wigghers tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 46 minutes, Wolf De Hond mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Belgium and the Croatia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Wolf De Hond kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mbaka Mbolu was the one to do the kick off. Manuel Campens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luka Mata, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. When Marko Livaja fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Croatia's protests and gave Marko Livaja a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Belgium booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marko Livaja didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute Mbaka Mbolu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nebojša Jerić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Giles De Wortelaers kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nebojša Jerić. The Croatia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nebojša Jerić should have stopped the shot. Croatia's Miran Tudor was substituted for Joško Poklepović. Belgium's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luka Mata in the 71st minute of play. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Marko Livaja hit a great ball. Belgium's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luka Mata in the 84th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mbaka Mbolu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nebojša Jerić was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Manuel Campens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marko Livaja, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The supporters of Belgium booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luka Mata didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Belgium's Mbaka Mbolu in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Croatia's goalie prevented a goal. Manuel Campens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valter Malekin in the 96th minute. Vedran Ćesić kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match.
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