Football
Ecuador vs Croatia. FIFA World Cup Group G.
8:30pm, Thursday 13th June 2002.
YOKOHOMAAttendance: Attendance65,862.
Match ends, Ecuador 1, Croatia 0.
Second Half ends, Ecuador 1, Croatia 0.
Attempt missed. Raúl Guerrón (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Josip Simunic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
Iván Kaviedes (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Robert Kovac (Croatia).
Attempt saved. Mario Stanic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Jarni with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Ivica Olic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Rapaic with a cross.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kléber Chalá.
Kléber Chalá (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kléber Chalá (Ecuador).
Milan Rapaic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Agustín Delgado (Ecuador).
Robert Jarni (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Iván Kaviedes (Ecuador).
Robert Kovac (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Iván Hurtado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jurica Vranjes (Croatia).
Offside, Ecuador. Agustín Delgado is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Davor Vugrinec (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alen Boksic with a cross.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Édison Méndez.
Foul by Raúl Guerrón (Ecuador).
Ivica Olic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Augusto Poroso (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mario Stanic (Croatia).
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Marlon Ayoví.
Ulises de la Cruz (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josip Simunic (Croatia).
Foul by Édison Méndez (Ecuador).
Mario Stanic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Ecuador. Iván Kaviedes replaces Carlos Tenorio.
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Robert Kovac.
Kléber Chalá (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Kléber Chalá (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Tenorio.
Stjepan Tomas (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Álex Aguinaga (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Stjepan Tomas (Croatia).
Attempt blocked. Davor Vugrinec (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alen Boksic.
Foul by Álex Aguinaga (Ecuador).
Mario Stanic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Josip Simunic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Croatia. Alen Boksic is caught offside.
Substitution, Croatia. Mario Stanic replaces Danijel Saric.
Édison Méndez (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury José Cevallos (Ecuador).
Offside, Croatia. Jurica Vranjes is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Édison Méndez (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Agustín Delgado.
Substitution, Croatia. Jurica Vranjes replaces Niko Kovac.
Álex Aguinaga (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Josip Simunic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milan Rapaic with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Iván Hurtado.
Danijel Saric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Raúl Guerrón (Ecuador) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
Carlos Tenorio (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Robert Jarni (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Carlos Tenorio.
Attempt blocked. Milan Rapaic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Croatia. Davor Vugrinec replaces Dario Simic.
Foul by Marlon Ayoví (Ecuador).
Niko Kovac (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ulises de la Cruz (Ecuador).
Milan Rapaic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kléber Chalá (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Niko Kovac (Croatia).
Attempt missed. Stjepan Tomas (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Robert Jarni (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Ulises de la Cruz (Ecuador) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Édison Méndez.
Foul by Dario Simic (Croatia).
Goal! Ecuador 1, Croatia 0. Édison Méndez (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Agustín Delgado with a headed pass.
Second Half begins Ecuador 0, Croatia 0.
First Half ends, Ecuador 0, Croatia 0.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Augusto Poroso.
Attempt blocked. Alen Boksic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Rapaic with a through ball.
Carlos Tenorio (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Niko Kovac (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Ecuador. Álex Aguinaga replaces Alfonso Obregón because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Iván Hurtado (Ecuador).
Attempt blocked. Alen Boksic (Croatia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Robert Kovac with a headed pass.
Danijel Saric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Alen Boksic (Croatia) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Milan Rapaic.
Milan Rapaic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Raúl Guerrón (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kléber Chalá following a corner.
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Robert Jarni.
Agustín Delgado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Ivica Olic (Croatia) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Alen Boksic with a cross.
Stjepan Tomas (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Ivica Olic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Édison Méndez (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marlon Ayoví.
Attempt saved. Carlos Tenorio (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kléber Chalá.
Robert Jarni (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ivica Olic (Croatia).
Offside, Ecuador. Carlos Tenorio is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Ulises de la Cruz (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfonso Obregón.
Attempt missed. Milan Rapaic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Jarni.
Marlon Ayoví (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Milan Rapaic (Croatia).
Attempt missed. Marlon Ayoví (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ulises de la Cruz.
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Stjepan Tomas.
Hand ball by Kléber Chalá (Ecuador).
Dario Simic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
