Portugal had been already assured of top role in the pool earlier than kickoff and left Cristiano Ronaldo out of their match-day squad. Croatia safe in second role with eight aspects from their six games.
Reuters
19 November, 2024, 11:35 am
Ultimate modified: 19 November, 2024, 06:07 pm
Josko Gvardiol scored his first international aim in two years to rescue a degree for Croatia of their 1-1 Worldwide locations League A Neighborhood 1 plot with Portugal in Destroy up on Monday as every teams come to March’s quarter-finals.
Portugal had been already assured of top role in the pool earlier than kickoff and left Cristiano Ronaldo out of their match-day squad. Croatia safe in second role with eight aspects from their six games.
The company led attributable to a astonishing safe from Joao Felix, who expertly managed Vitinha’s excellent pass into his direction and lashed the ball low previous Dominik Livakovic in the house aim.
Croatia came terminate to the equaliser when Gvardiol cushioned a header in direction of Andrej Kramaric and the latter’s shot crashed into the put up and away to security.
Kristijan Jakic’s not so good as the lend a hand put up was once excellent for Gvardiol to beat Portugal goalkeeper Jose Sa from terminate differ and stage the safe, his third international aim and first for the reason that 2022 World Cup.
Livakovic produced a colorful point-easy put to disclaim Nuno Mendes a winner, whereas on the loads of cease Sa made a fingertip cease as Ante Budimir gave the impact certain to safe from six yards and the latter also hit the put up unimaginative on.
