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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nikola Vlašić took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tivadar Demeter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Emil Cvitanović made a huge save. Emil Cvitanović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tivadar Demeter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Áron Bódog got free with Emil Cvitanović in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emil Cvitanović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tivadar Demeter in the 11th minute of the match. Croatia's Emil Cvitanović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richárd Nyilasi in the 14th minute of play. Croatia's Emil Cvitanović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tivadar Demeter in the 20th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Tivadar Demeter came free, but Emil Cvitanović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Croatia's Emil Cvitanović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tivadar Demeter in the 28th minute of play. Arnold Szuper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miran Tudor in the 31st minute of play. Emil Cvitanović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zsolt Székely, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emil Cvitanović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tivadar Demeter in the 34th minute of the match. Emil Cvitanović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tivadar Demeter, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. With a little luck, Croatia's Emil Cvitanović got control of the ball when Richárd Nyilasi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 42nd minute, John Terry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Hungary's Emil Cvitanović threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tivadar Demeter, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Hungary's Richárd Nyilasi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Emil Cvitanović in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tivadar Demeter recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Croatia's Joško Poklepović was substituted for Nikola Vlašić. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Emil Cvitanović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tivadar Demeter, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Emil Cvitanović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tivadar Demeter, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Emil Cvitanović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tivadar Demeter, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tivadar Demeter in the 65th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Emil Cvitanović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Croatia's Nikola Haramina was substituted for Miran Tudor. If Joško Poklepović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute Csongor Tálas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Cvitanović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joško Poklepović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Arnold Szuper made a huge save. Arnold Szuper was a little too slow when Joško Poklepović got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 0-2. 84 minutes into the match, Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Joško Poklepović came free, but Arnold Szuper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristóf Bakó in the 85th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Emil Cvitanović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dániel Mayer in the 88th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Emil Cvitanović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emil Cvitanović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dániel Mayer in the 92nd minute of play. Balázs Sass made in the 96th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Croatia's Antonio Perišić. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Croatia walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.