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  1. Klasnic ends Poland's involvement

    Klasnic ends Poland's involvement

    Ivan Klasnic brought the curtain down on Poland's Euro 2008 campaign after his second-half strike gave group winners Croatia a 1-0 win. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Poland
    • Croatia
    • 90'+3 There it is! All over in Klagenfurt! And Croatia end the gorup stage with three wins out of three... Poland go home, but where now for Slaven Bilic's side?
    • 89' Three minutes of added time to be played.
    • 87' Zahorski's through here! Must be! No! He deliberates too long and allows Runje to come out and make the save at the substitute's feet!
    • 86' That looks like a booking for Vukojevic... needless at this stage of proceedings.
    • 85' Smolarek again troubling the Croat defence! But his effort flies over the bar!
    • 84' Zahorski is the next to go into the book for a wild lunge... that's not exactly what Slaven Bilic wants from this game.
    • 81' The ball comes to Smolarek, who dances inside and unleashes a super effort on goal! Oooh! Inches wide with Runje beaten all ends up!
    • 80' Super feet from Kranjar in the middle of the park now... he releases Pranjic... but nothing comes of the move and Poland can break now with Guerreiro.
    • 77' Poland have come back into this one a little since going a goal down. But Croatia still seem to be in complete control of the game...
    • 74' It's time for Klasnic to depart, Kalinic coming on to replace him. And Niko Kranjcar comes on for Petric.
    • 71' Smolarek heads goalwards! Oooh! Over the bar. And offside. That's all Poland seem to be able to muster at the moment.
    • 69' And that proves to be Saganowski's last action of the game, and probably the tournament, as he is replaced by Zahorski.
    • 68' Oooh! Decent header from Saganowski at the far post! Runje makes the save though and still Poland can't find a way through.
    • 66' Pranjic gets forward well again... he fancies his chances here! Boruc to the rescue once again!
    • 64' Oooh! Guerreiro takes the ball in the box, turns and lets fly! Inches wide of the far post! Super effort, perhaps Poland's best all game!
    • 59' Pranjic sends in a difficult cross to deal with... Boruc is backpeddling... and the ball bounces off the top of the bar!
    • 57' Poland need to score three times and Austria to score twice against Germany... it's all over.
    • 56' Krzynowek looks to hit back straight away... but his shot is dragged wide of the upright!
    • 55' Poland make a change now... off goes Lobodzinski and on comes Smolorek...
    • 52' GOAL! Klasnic swoops to give Croatia the lead! It's a great first time finish from Pranjic's ball into the centre! And it looks like it's all over for Poland...
    • 49' News is filtering through to, and it would be easy for Poland's heads to go down now.
    • 48' Scoreflash from Vienna.... Michael Ballack has given Germany the lead! And that's not good news for Poland...
    • 47' Guerreiro turns and lets fly with a speculative effort! Runje is forced to make the save! That's better from the Poles!
    • 46' Just one change to tell you about... Lewandowski has been replaced by Kokoszka.
    • 46' Underway again in Klagenfurt!
    • 45'+3 There goes the half-time whistle! And time is running out for Poland as the teams head in locked at 0-0!
    • 45'+2 Another chance for Klasnic! Denied by Boruc again! The ball falls for Rakitic! Over the bar! And Poland breathe again... but that was very poor defending... Klasnic turned his man far too easily then.
    • 45' Vejic slides through the back of Guerreiro and he gets booked for his indiscretion.
    • 45' Leko looks to make a breakthrough late on in the first half... but he drags his effort wide of the mark and Boruc isn't troubled.
    • 44' News from Vienna is that both coaches have been sent off! Click on the link to the right to read what's going on!
    • 43' Krzynowek takes the corner himself, but it's headed out at the far post.
    • 42' Krzynowek over it... into the wall, but behind for a corner!
    • 41' Free kick now to Poland in a dangerous position... what can they do just before half time.
    • 39' Lewandowski quickly follows Pokrivac into the book... and he'll miss the next match, should Poland go through.
    • 38' Pokrivac becomes the first to go into the book, for a swipe at Guerreiro.
    • 37' Boruc saves again, this time from Rakitic! This one is a bit easier, but he needed to be alert then!
    • 36' Poland's final ball has become wayward, to say the least... that's another poor cross from Kryznowek, and they're not going to score like that...
    • 35' The resulting corner is well delivered but it's just over Corluka's head at the far post.
    • 34' Pranjic and Rakitic link up well once again on the left hand side... but again Boruc is out quickly to block the cross!
    • 33' Vukojevic hits the deck in midfield, but Poland refuse to put the ball out... that's not gone down too well with the Croatia faithful in Klagenfurt.
    • 32' Klasnic is in here! But Boruc comes to Poland's rescue with a fine save with his legs! Super stop from the Celtic man!
    • 31' In marked contrast, at the other end Krzynowek spoons a free kick over everyone and out of play.
    • 30' What a ball in from Pranjic! He whips in a teasing cross for Petric to hurl himself at! Inches too long, but the offside flag is up anyway... but what a stunning cross into the so-called 'corridor of uncertainty' between keeper and striker.
    • 28' Oh dear, that's a terrible effort from Lewandowski... the ball flies well over the bar from 30 yards out.
    • 27' There's a problem here for Knezevic... he lands awkwardly and is forced to hobble off the pitch.... Vedran Corluka comes on to replace him.
    • 25' With 25 minutes gone, it's time for a scoreflash from Vienna... Austria 0-0 Germany. Apparently Austria aren't doing too badly, but the Germans are in control. Oh, and Mario Gomez has conspired to miss from one yard out.
    • 24' Guerreiro hits a long ball looking for Saganowski... but it's overhit and Runje collects... Poland will have to be a little more cute than that to unlock the Croat defence tonight.
    • 23' Second time around, Rakitic whips the ball into the box... but none of his team-mates attack the ball and Borus is allowed to claim.
    • 22' Here's another free kick to Croatia now... Rakitic puts it in, but the referee doesn't like a bit of pushing in the box and it will have to be re-taken...
    • 20' Petric with a chance to chase after a long ball... but Boruc is off his line quickly and the Celtic keeper hacks into the safety of the stands.
    • 19' Free kick to Croatia now... Rakitic to take it from the right hand side... oooh! Vejic gets there at the near post but his header flashes inches wide of the far upright! Real chance gone begging!
    • 16' The game is swinging each way at the moment - it's all quite open so far.
    • 15' Guerreiro has a slight whiff of goal at the other end... but he can't make anything of it and Croatia come out with the ball.
    • 14' Croatia with a chance to break here... Rakitic links up well with Pokrivac before the ball finds Pranjic overlapping on the left... but his attempt at goal is poor - it's half chip at goal, half cross and just ends up running out of play. Should have done better.
    • 13' Guerreiro shows off with a few lollipops in midfield... but his final ball is awful and runs all the way through for a Croatia goal kick.
    • 11' Poland have started brightly tonight... but the bare facts remain - they need to score at least twice to stand any chance of progressing.
    • 10' Poland win a corner nonetheless... the first effort is headed behind for another... the second attempt is better! Dudka gets there with a towering leap, but his header flashes wide of the mark!
    • 8' Here comes Lobodzinski down the Poland right! Super ball into the box! But that's a great punch clear from Runje under pressure from Krzynowek!
    • 7' Krzynowek makes progress now on the Poland left... but his eventual shot is well blocked by the Croatian defence.
    • 6' Pokrivac lets fly after Poland fail to clear their lines... it's wide of the mark, but that's slack defending from the Poles.
    • 5' Corner to Poland! Lewandowski gets his head to it! But it goes the wrong way and the danger passes!
    • 4' Pranjic re-enters the fray and heads off on a characteristic burst down the left hand side.... nothing comes of it this time.
    • 3' Pranjic is down after an iffy challenge from Saganowski... he hobbles off the pitch for a bit of that magic spray.
    • 3' There's a real party atmosphere in Klagenfurt - the Croatian fans are still celebrating that win over Germany.
    • 2' Croatia are in all blue tonight, Poland in their traditional white shirts and socks, with red shorts.
    • 1' Croatia get the action underway!
    • - The teams are out... Simic and Zewlakow are contesting the toss in the centre circle and we'll be underway very soon...
    • - Things in Klagenfurt could get very complicated in the event of a Poland win and a German defeat... but we'll explain all that should we have to later on.
    • - For Poland, Marek Saganowski plays on his own up front and Ebi Smolorek has been dropped Ebi Smolarek, their top scorer in qualifying with nine goals, in favour of right winger Wojciech Lobodzinksi.
    • - So, Bilic has rested a total of nine first choice players, including those on a yellow card and those with minor knocks.
    • - Misses next game if booked: Robert Kovac (Croatia), Jerko Leko (Croatia), Luka Modric (Croatia), Josip Simunic (Croatia), Darijo Srna (Croatia), Jacek Bak (Poland), Jacek Krzynowek (Poland), Mariusz Lewandowski (Poland), Ebi Smolarek (Poland), Marcin Wasilewski (Poland)
    • - Tonight's referee is Kyros Vassaras of Greece.
    • - TEAM NEWS - Croatia: Runje, Simic, Vejic, Knezevic, Pranjic, Leko, Vukojevic, Pokrivac, Rakitic, Klasnic, Petric - Subs: Pletikosa, Galinovic, Simunic, Robert Kovac, Corluka, Nico Kovac, Kalinic, Srna, Modric, Olic, Kranjcar, Budan
    • - TEAM NEWS - Poland: Boruc, Wasilewski, Zewlakow, Dudka, Wawrzyniak, Lobodzinski, Murawski, Roger, Lewandowski, Krzynowek, Saganowski - Subs: Kowalewski, Fabianski, Jop, Golanski, Bak, Smolarek, Gargula, Pazdan, Zahorski, Kokoszka
    • - It's an unlikely scenario, but then again, anything seems possible this tournament.
    • - But things could not be more different for Leo Beenhakker's Poland, who still retain an outside chance of going through. For that to happen, they must win by two goals and hope Austria defeat Germany in Vienna by a more slender margin.
    • - Croatia have already qualified for the quarter-finals - where they will meet Turkey - so boss Slaven Bilic is likely to rest a number of players for what to his nation is a dead rubber
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage tonight's Group B game in Klagenfurt between Poland and Croatia.

  • Team Stats

    Poland Stats Croatia
    53% Possession 46%
    20 Shots 15
    3 Shots on target 5
    3 Saves 2
    5 Corners 1
    16 Fouls 23
    5 Offsides 2
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    25 Tackles 20
    319 Accurate passes 278
    47 Bad passes 68

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Poland
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Artur Boruc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
      14 Michal Zewlakow 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 43 1 2
      3 Jakub Wawrzyniak 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 29 8 3
      13 Marcin Wasilewski 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 45 0 5
      5 Dariusz Dudka 0 5 0 3 1 0 0 51 10 1
      20 Roger Guerreiro 0 3 1 0 5 0 0 17 6 2
      19 Rafal Murawski 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 34 3 3
      18 Mariusz Lewandowski 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18 4 2
      8 Jacek Krzynowek 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 16 9 0
      11 Marek Saganowski 0 2 1 2 5 2 0 8 1 3
      17 Wojciech Lobodzinski 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 1
      21 Tomasz Zahorski 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 8 0 2
      6 Jacek Bak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Michal Pazdan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Pawel Golanski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Wojciech Kowalewski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Mariusz Jop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Adam Kokoszka 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 4 1
      10 Lukasz Gargula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Ebi Smolarek 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 7 1 0
    • Croatia
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      23 Vedran Runje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
      6 Hrvoje Vejic 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 18 0 2
      22 Danijel Pranjic 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 39 18 3
      2 Dario Simic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 2 2
      15 Dario Knezevic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 2 0
      8 Ognjen Vukojevic 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 26 2 3
      13 Nikola Pokrivac 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 36 7 4
      16 Jerko Leko 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 19 1 0
      7 Ivan Rakitic 0 3 0 1 5 0 0 36 16 1
      17 Ivan Klasnic 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 19 9 1
      21 Mladen Petric 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 14 2 1
      12 Mario Galinovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Robert Kovac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Igor Budan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Darijo Srna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Josip Simunic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Niko Kranjcar 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0
      10 Niko Kovac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Stipe Pletikosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Ivica Olic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Nikola Kalinic 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
      14 Luka Modric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Vedran Corluka 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 6 3

  • Summary

    • 87' Zahorski's through here! Must be! No! He deliberates too long and allows Runje to come out and make the save at the substitute's feet!
    • 85' Smolarek again troubling the Croat defence! But his effort flies over the bar!
    • 81' The ball comes to Smolarek, who dances inside and unleashes a super effort on goal! Oooh! Inches wide with Runje beaten all ends up!
    • 71' Smolarek heads goalwards! Oooh! Over the bar. And offside. That's all Poland seem to be able to muster at the moment.
    • 68' Oooh! Decent header from Saganowski at the far post! Runje makes the save though and still Poland can't find a way through.
    • 66' Pranjic gets forward well again... he fancies his chances here! Boruc to the rescue once again!
    • 64' Oooh! Guerreiro takes the ball in the box, turns and lets fly! Inches wide of the far post! Super effort, perhaps Poland's best all game!
    • 52' GOAL! Klasnic swoops to give Croatia the lead! It's a great first time finish from Pranjic's ball into the centre! And it looks like it's all over for Poland...
    • 47' Guerreiro turns and lets fly with a speculative effort! Runje is forced to make the save! That's better from the Poles!
    • 45'+2 Another chance for Klasnic! Denied by Boruc again! The ball falls for Rakitic! Over the bar! And Poland breathe again... but that was very poor defending... Klasnic turned his man far too easily then.
    • 37' Boruc saves again, this time from Rakitic! This one is a bit easier, but he needed to be alert then!
    • 32' Klasnic is in here! But Boruc comes to Poland's rescue with a fine save with his legs! Super stop from the Celtic man!
    • 19' Free kick to Croatia now... Rakitic to take it from the right hand side... oooh! Vejic gets there at the near post but his header flashes inches wide of the far upright! Real chance gone begging!
    • 14' Croatia with a chance to break here... Rakitic links up well with Pokrivac before the ball finds Pranjic overlapping on the left... but his attempt at goal is poor - it's half chip at goal, half cross and just ends up running out of play. Should have done better.
    • 10' Poland win a corner nonetheless... the first effort is headed behind for another... the second attempt is better! Dudka gets there with a towering leap, but his header flashes wide of the mark!
    • 8' Here comes Lobodzinski down the Poland right! Super ball into the box! But that's a great punch clear from Runje under pressure from Krzynowek!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Kyros Vassaras

  • Poland

    Manager: Leo Beenhakker

    Captain: Jacek Bak

    Starting line-up

    • A. Boruc
    • M. Wasilewski
    • D. Dudka
    • M. Zewlakow
    • J. Wawryzniyak
    • M. Lewandowski Yellow Card Substitution Out (46′)
    • R. Murawski
    • W. Lobodzinski Substitution Out (55′)
    • J. Krzynowek
    • .. Roger
    • M. Saganowski Substitution Out (69′)

    Subs

    • J. Bak
    • E. Smolarek Substitution In55′
    • W. Kowalewski
    • M. Jop
    • L. Fabianski
    • L. Piszczek
    • P. Golański
    • T. Zahorski Substitution In69′ Yellow Card
    • A. Kokoszka Substitution In46′
    • L. Gargula
    • M. Pazdan

    Injured

    • M. Zurawski

    Suspended

    None

  • Croatia

    Manager: Slaven Bilic

    Captain: 10. Niko Kovac

    Starting line-up

    • V. Runje
    • D. Simic
    • H. Vejic Yellow Card
    • D. Knezevic Substitution Out (27′)
    • D. Pranjic
    • J. Leko
    • O. Vukojevic Yellow Card
    • N. Pokrivac
    • I. Rakitic
    • I. Klasnic Goal Substitution Out (74′)
    • M. Petric Substitution Out (75′)

    Subs

    • 4. R. Kovac
    • 10. N. Kovac
    • 3. J. Simunic
    • 22. I. Budan
    • 1. S. Pletikosa
    • 18. I. Olic
    • 19. N. Kranjcar Substitution In75′
    • 11. D. Srna
    • 12. M. Galinovic
    • 14. L. Modric
    • 5. V. Corluka Substitution In27′
    • 9. N. Kalinic Substitution In74′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None