Schick’s face was still stained red as he dusted himself down to take the kick but coolly fired past Dominik Livakovic for the opener.Ĭroatia – who were still without injured Rangers ace Borna Barisic – had struggled to get off the back foot but almost hit back immediately as Josip Brekalo sent Ante Rebic through on goal, but the AC Milan star skewed horribly wide. The VAR officials watching the screens back at Uefa’s Nyon headquarters decided Lovren was the guilty party as they advised Spanish referee Carlos del Cerro Grande to award the spot-kick. □□ Well played, Luka Modrić □□□ #EUROSOTM | | #EURO2020 /SLZxwyNzJs Lovren only had eyes for the ball as he headed away Jankto’s cross to the back post.īut Schick ended up on the deck with blood pouring from his nose after heading the former Liverpool defender’s elbow. Jakub Jankto then blazed a decent opportunity over while the deadly Schick even made a mess of his connection as he fluffed wide.īut the tournament’s first taste of VAR controversy ensured they grabbed the lead seven minutes before the break. West Ham’s Vladimir Coufal had a shot blocked by Domagoj Vida before his Hammers team-mate Tomas Soucek headed over from a corner. Were it not for some blunt finishing the Czechs could have killed this game inside the opening 20 minutes. Schick has certainly enjoyed his two visits to Scotland this week, with his clinical double deflating soaring Scottish optimism like a knife through a balloon on Monday. Who will qualify? □ #EURO2020 | #CRO | #CZE The Czechs now have one foot in the second round but Croatia must beat Scotland on Tuesday to stand any chance of progressing.Ĭroatia & Czech Republic share the points after Ivan Perišić’s second-half leveller. However, the spot-kick was not enough to claim a second successive victory for Jaroslav Silhavy’s team as Inter Milan star Ivan Perisic levelled just after half-time for the 2018 World Cup runners-up. The Bayer Leverkusen ace lit up the Euros with two goals – including a 50-yard stunner – in Monday’s win over Scotland.īut it was a controversial penalty which saw him net again in Glasgow after Dejan Lovren was harshly penalised for catching the tournament’s top scorer with a high elbow.
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