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Scotland

  • Miller 30’

Croatia

  • Kranjcar 10’
  1. Scotland hold Croatia

    Scotland hold Croatia

    Premier League duo Kenny Miller and Niko Krancjar were both on target as Scotland held Croatia to a 1-1 friendly draw in poor weather conditions at Hampden. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Scotland
    • Croatia
    • 90+3 Final whistle, George Burley gets a draw against England's conquerors in his first match as Scotland boss. Kenny Miller's 11th goal for Scotland.
    • 90+3 Corner to Scotland, which McManus heads wide.
    • 90+1 Scotland howl for a handball off Prancjic after they'd broken down the right, Rae swinging the cross in. A yellow is shown too for something in the build-up.
    • 90' Late sub for Scotland as Fletcher limps off, worryingly for Manchester United, Graham Alexander on in his place.
    • 87' Vukojevic booked for a foul on Fletcher.
    • 83' Break for Scotland as it's played wide to Boyd who's in and has a crack but saved by the keeper, corner Scotland.
    • 79' Ball over the top from Rae in for Boyd, who pulls the shirt of the defender as he tries to meet the cross. The defender inadvertently gets Boyd's boot in the head as he tried to head it away low down.
    • 78' Hutton is angry with Leko after being fouled, to be honest it was a nothing foul and he's over-reacting.
    • 77' Klasnic to Krancjar, who finds Pranjic on the left but his cross is terrible.
    • 72' Boyd on for Miller.
    • 70' Anderson on for Caldwell.
    • 67' Great pass in for Budan who is clear of the Scotland defence and hammers the shot on goal but a great save by Gordon! Corner...
    • 64' Scotland fail to clear a corner and Krancjar gets it back on the right to drill a superb low ball far post but the flag is up.
    • 63' Srna cannot continue after the Naysmith foul and is taken off for Leko.
    • 59' Klasnic to take this one... but he sends it high, wide and no especially handsome.
    • 59' Naysmith booked for sliding in late on Srna about 25 yards out. Poor tackle.
    • 58' A gaggle of subs with Budan and - after his extended kidney nightmare - Ivan Klasnic.
    • 57' Srna with the corner, hit away clear and the shot comes in from Krancjar and Gordon sees it late after a deflection but he parries it away and Croatia must score but superb defending by Gary Caldwell to bicycle-kick it clear on the line with Olic flying in to finish!
    • 56' Petric over the ball then, to go left-footed... but he sends it through the wall and wide for a corner.
    • 55' Petric with a superb touch to skin McManus who brings him down and sees yellow. Free kick on the edge of the D...
    • 53' Kovac gives away a free kick around 32 yards out which Maloney will swing in... but a bit too much on it and out for a goal kick.
    • 51' Swung to the edge of the six yard box and MILLER WITH THE HEADER but off the line by Pranjic on the post.
    • 50' Fletcher switches it wide for Hutton, Rae winning the corner which Maloney will take...
    • 48' Petric almost wriggles into the box but Hartley gets it away... Miller with a superb through ball to Maloney to play him in but the flag is up! Poor decision, he was level.
    • 47' Scotland forward now and Miller has a pop from the edge of the box but well wide.
    • 45' Half-time sub for Scotland as Steven Fletcher comes off for Gavin Rae; also Croatia make a change with Vukojevic on for Kovac.
    • 45' Niko Kovac is booked after the whistle as, just as the half was finishing, he left his foot in on Scott Brown, who needs treatment to a leg injury.
    • 45' And that's the break, 1-1 in a pretty exciting 45 minutes of football in Glasgow.
    • 44' Srna will take this, standing over the ball with Modric... but straight at Gordon, good positioning and he holds on too.
    • 43' Brown fouls on the edge of the box after Hutton gives it away...
    • 40' Scotland break, neat bit of play but put out by Kovac for a throw on the left... a bit scrappy now but Darren Fletcher wins a free kick.
    • 35' Good run inside from Krancjar who beats one and another and hammers in a shot but low into Gordon who gets down to claim.
    • 32' Great play by Hutton who plays in a brilliant cross which Fletcher does really well to rise and nod back for Miller but just to his left and Croatia clear! A more confident Scotland since the goal.
    • 30' Miller latches onto a loose ball on the left after Kovac slips making the clearance and Simunic closes him down but the shot takes a touch off his leg and goes past Pletikosa for 1-1!
    • 29' Slaven Bilic is wearing a thugg-life esque suit and beanie hat combo. I can't work out whether it's gangsta or nu metal.
    • 27' Hartley trips Srna well after the ball was gone, no yellow as it's a friendly but possibly should have been.
    • 26' Hutton is played free on the right and with Miller free they could be in! But the flag is up - he didn't hold his run properly and was just offside.
    • 25' Miller and Hutton almost sneak past Pranjic but he recovers, finds Modric who plays a superb crossfield pass for Olic but out comes Gordon to claim.
    • 22' The ball is played through to Olic who is through but too wide and the shot is low and past Gordon but it's flat and easily cleared.
    • 20' Almost another defensive crise for Scotland, a short backpass to Gordon playing him into trouble but he gets it clear.
    • 18' Long into the right channel with new Spurs man Hutton chasing but he can't quite get there.
    • 17' Another corner to Scotland on the left this time, but again it breaks down and Croatia clear...
    • 13' Scotland win a free kick with Maloney brought down around 30 yards out... spread quickly wide to Miller who wins a corner.
    • 11' Well looking at that again, the shot - which was at head-height and straight at Gordon - took some kind of bizarre swerve en route to goal which befuddled Gordon. Not entirely clear if it took a deflection, was diverted by the windy conditions or quite simply just curled oddly.
    • 10' Throw in to Croatia, sent to Krancjar who turns and digs out a shot AND IT'S GONE IN! What on earth happened there? Gordon fell to his knees as a quite straightforward shot flew over his head and into the back of the net!
    • 6' Decent move by Croatia as Modric, Krancjar and Petric combine around the halfway line but the ball is back with Scotland.
    • 4' It all goes a bit scrappy as Scotland try to impose their style on the game...
    • 2' Almost a bit of confusion in the Scotland box as McManus sends a stray back header away from Gordon, but he claims easily enough.
    • 1' Match underway at Hampden.
    • - CROATIA TEAM: Pletikosa, R, Kovac, Corluka, Simunic, Srna, N, Kovac, Modric, Kranjcar, Pranjic, Petric, Olic; Subs: Galinovic, Knezevic, Leko, Klasnic, Budan, Vukojevic, Simic
    • - SCOTLAND TEAM: Gordon, Hutton, Naysmith, Caldwell, McManus, D, Fletcher, Hartley, Brown, Maloney, Miller, S, Fletcher; Subs: Marshall, Rae, Anderson, Berra, Boyd, Teale, McEveley, Alexander, O'Connor
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.com's LIVE coverage of Scotland v Croatia tonight from 20:00 GMT. The Auld enemy no doubt feeling closer to Slaven Bilic's men after they ensured England would not qualify for Euro 2008.

  • Summary

    • 83' Break for Scotland as it's played wide to Boyd who's in and has a crack but saved by the keeper, corner Scotland.
    • 67' Great pass in for Budan who is clear of the Scotland defence and hammers the shot on goal but a great save by Gordon! Corner...
    • 57' Srna with the corner, hit away clear and the shot comes in from Krancjar and Gordon sees it late after a deflection but he parries it away and Croatia must score but superb defending by Gary Caldwell to bicycle-kick it clear on the line with Olic flying in to finish!
    • 51' Swung to the edge of the six yard box and MILLER WITH THE HEADER but off the line by Pranjic on the post.
    • 48' Petric almost wriggles into the box but Hartley gets it away... Miller with a superb through ball to Maloney to play him in but the flag is up! Poor decision, he was level.
    • 44' Srna will take this, standing over the ball with Modric... but straight at Gordon, good positioning and he holds on too.
    • 30' Miller latches onto a loose ball on the left after Kovac slips making the clearance and Simunic closes him down but the shot takes a touch off his leg and goes past Pletikosa for 1-1!
    • 22' The ball is played through to Olic who is through but too wide and the shot is low and past Gordon but it's flat and easily cleared.
    • 10' Throw in to Croatia, sent to Krancjar who turns and digs out a shot AND IT'S GONE IN! What on earth happened there? Gordon fell to his knees as a quite straightforward shot flew over his head and into the back of the net!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Terje Hague

  • Scotland

    Manager: George Burley

    Captain: Stephen McManus

    On the Field

    • Gordon
    • Hutton
    • Caldwell Substitution Out (70′)
    • McManus Yellow Card
    • Naysmith Yellow Card Substitution Out (62′)
    • Hartley
    • Fletcher Substitution Out (90′)
    • Brown Yellow Card
    • Maloney
    • Fletcher Substitution Out (45′)
    • Miller Goal Substitution Out (72′)

    Subs

    • Rae Substitution In (45′)
    • Alexander
    • McEveley Substitution In (62′)
    • Marshall
    • Berra
    • O'Connor
    • Teale
    • Boyd Substitution In (72′)
    • Anderson Substitution In (70′)

    Injured

    • Ferguson
    • Dailly
    • McFadden
    • Pearson
    • McCulloch
    • McGregor
    • Robson

    Suspended

    None

  • Croatia

    Manager: Slaven Bilic

    Captain: Niko Kovac

    On the Field

    • Pletikosa
    • Corluka
    • Kovac Yellow Card Substitution Out (72′)
    • Simunic
    • Pranjic
    • Kovac Yellow Card Substitution Out (45′)
    • Srna Substitution Out (63′)
    • Modric
    • Kranjcar Goal
    • Petric Substitution Out (58′)
    • Olic Substitution Out (58′)

    Subs

    • Klasnic Substitution In (58′)
    • Simic
    • Budan Substitution In (58′)
    • Leko
    • Galinovic
    • Vukojevic Substitution In (45′) Yellow Card
    • Knezevic Substitution In (72′)

    Injured

    • Eduardo

    Suspended

    None