CROATIA - ARMENIA 1:1 (1:0)
International friendly.
Gradski stadion, Velika Gorica.
Referee: L. Bilbija (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Goals: 1:0 - Perišić (24'), 1:1 - Wbeymar (72')
Cautions: Terteryan (39'), Rebić (53')
Croatia: Livaković, Barišić, Ćaleta-Car, Vida (46' Škorić), Vrsaljko (46' Juranović), Brozović, Vlašić (46' Petković), Modrić (46' Rebić), Perišić (61' Badelj), Brekalo (26' Pašalić), Kramarić. Head coach: Z. Dalić.
Armenia: Yurchenko, Hovhannisyan, Calisir, Voskanyan, Terteryan (62' Monroy), Bayramyan (62' Shagoyan), Spertsyan (46' Wbeymar), Grigoryan (79' Muradyan), Babayan (46' Melkonyan), Adamyan (46' Bichakhchyan), Barsegyan. Head coach: J. Caparros.
foto: Drago Sopta/HNS
Croatia national team host Armenia in its first appearance in Velika Gorica, in the international friendly just ten days before the opening of the upcoming EURO 2020.
Following a quiet beginning, Croatia took the lead on 24 minutes, when Modrić crossed from a corner kick, and Perišić headed it in, in his 100 th international cap.
foto: Drago Sopta/HNS
Before the break, Perišić had two more promising opportunities, while Modrić and Pašalić also tried to score, but a one-goal lead still stood when the second half begun - with four substitutions made by head coach Dalić.
foto: Drago Sopta/HNS
A couple of further chances were missed - Rebić, Kramarić, and Perišić couldn't find the target - and Armenia responded with an equalizer, to continue its nine-match unbeaten streak. Wbeymar produced a screamer to make it 1:1.
On 6 June, Croatia visits Belgium in Brussels, and faces England in the first EURO 2020 challenge, on 13 June in London.
