COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – An opportunist second-half purpose from Mario Pasalic gave Croatia a 1-0 away win in Denmark of their Nations League Group A1 on Friday as playmaker Luka Modric got here off the bench to flip the sport round for the guests.
The greatest likelihood of the primary half fell to Denmark’s Andreas Cornelius who had a purpose dominated out simply earlier than the break when fullback Joakim Maehle was deemed to have dedicated a foul within the build-up.
Following the halftime introduction of Modric, he took the nook that was labored into the field for Pasalic to pounce on for the one purpose of the sport, slotting the ball by the legs of keeper Kasper Schmeichel.
Denmark, who had a Jonas Wind purpose dominated out for offside within the 87th minute, nonetheless lead the group with six factors from three video games and can host second-placed Austria on Monday, whereas Croatia, who’re third, journey to Paris to tackle backside facet France.
(Reporting by Philip O’Connor, enhancing by Pritha Sarkar)
