Croatia showcased an amazing performance in the match against Scotland and named the night for themselves. Croatia scored three goals in the match and qualified to the last round of the tournament and it is worth mentioning that this is the third time the team has scored three goals in a Euro game after 1996 and 2012. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match between Croatia and Scotland.
Both the teams came out with a positive attitude and the game started with good energy as well. Croatia got a lead in the early stage of the game, as the first goal was scored at the 17th minute from the boot of Nikola Vlašić, and that gave positive energy to the squad.
However, Scotland came back strongly with an equalizer at the 42nd as Callum McGregor netted the ball. After that, Croatia came back strongly in the second half and played very well.
The team scored two goals in the second half and Luka Modrić started the goal count in the second half at the 62nd minute. Having said that, he is now the young and oldest player to score a goal in the Euro tournament as scored a goal when he was 22 years old versus Austria in 2008 and now he is 35 years old player and scored a goal vs Scotland. The final goal of the match was netted at the 77th minutes from the boot of Ivan Perišić and the match was ended with a score line of 3-1. Croatia will now face the Group E runners-up in Copenhagen on 28 June.
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