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  • Croatia's 9th consecutive match without defeat
  • Davor Šuker set the goal scoring record for Croatia (18 goals)
  • Record for most Croatia caps: Dražen Ladić's 23rd appearance
  • Ian Harte is the latest born international footballer of Republic of Ireland

Rep. of Ireland vs Croatia international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Sunday, 2 June 1996, 15:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Rep. of Ireland
2-2
Croatia
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
Philippe Leduc, Toulon /
France
Attendance, venue:
29 100, Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Goals:
0-1 (14') Davor Šuker, 1-1 (24') Keith O'Neill, 1-2 (45') Zvonimir Boban, 2-2 (87') Niall Quinn
Rep. of Ireland national team line-up in match Nr.322
Managed by team manager Mick McCarthy
Player
Caps
Age
Club
4
20
Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn
3
24
Wimbledon FC, London
61' Curtis Fleming  
3
27
Middlesbrough FC, Middlesbrough
Jeff Kenna   66' 
10
25
Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn
66' Alan Kernaghan  
19
29
Manchester City FC, Manchester
4
27
Coventry City FC, Coventry
20
29
Portsmouth FC, Portsmouth
72' Dave Savage  
2
22
Millwall FC, London
Keith O'Neill   46' 
2
20
Norwich City FC, Norwich
46' Alan Moore  
2
21
Middlesbrough FC, Middlesbrough
Liam O'Brien   78'
12
31
Tranmere Rovers FC, Birkenhead
Terry Phelan   46' 
31
29
Chelsea FC, London
46' Ian Harte  
1
18
Leeds United AFC, Leeds
58
29
Manchester City FC, Manchester
6
20
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Gary Breen   76' 
2
22
Birmingham City FC, Birmingham
76' Tony Cascarino  
62
33
Olympique de Marseille, Marseille
Croatia national team line-up in match Nr.49
Managed by team manager Miroslav Blažević
Player
Caps
Age
Club
5
31
NK Varteks, Varaždin
46' Dražen Ladić  
23
33
NK Croatia, Zagreb
Mario Stanić   78' 
8
24
Club Brugge KV, Brugge
78' Zvonimir Soldo  
11
28
NK Croatia, Zagreb
20
27
Real Betis Balompié, Sevilla
17
28
Derby County FC, Derby
20
31
Real Oviedo, Oviedo
21
27
West Ham United FC, London
19
30
HNK Hajduk, Split
13
26
SS Lazio SpA, Roma
19
28
Sevilla FC, Sevilla
17
27
Milan AC, Milano
9
23
Calcio Padova, Padova
14
29
SC Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau
Historical data sources
Irish Independent (Dublin), №132, 03 Jun 1996; Irish Newspaper Archives
Comments

forevert - posted on 5 October 2011 at 00:36:48

1:2 (45.) and not 1:2 (46.).
It’s figuring out that the goal has been scored before half-time... (link: )
Rep. of Ireland vs Croatia post-match head-to-head
WP
50.0
P
1
W
0
D
1
L
0
GF
2
GA
2
GF/P
2.000
GA/P
2.000
Av attendance
29 100
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Match stats
Rep. of Ireland:
players - 17 (from 14 clubs)
goals - 2 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 25.569 (born 1962-1977)
average caps - 14.176
cautions - 1, expulsions - 0
Croatia:
players - 14 (from 13 clubs)
goals - 2 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 28.514 (born 1963-1972)
average caps - 15.429
cautions - 0, expulsions - 0
Rep. of Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Rep. of Ireland vs Portugal 0-1
Dublin, Wednesday 29 May 1996
Next match:
Friendly International
Netherlands vs Rep. of Ireland 3-1
Rotterdam, Tuesday 4 June 1996
Croatia national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
England vs Croatia 0-0
London, Wednesday 24 April 1996
Next match:
1996 UEFA European Championship
Croatia vs Turkey 1-0
West Bridgford, Tuesday 11 June 1996
Top Rep. of Ireland goal scorers
1. Frank Stapleton (1976 - 1990) - 20 goals
2. Don Givens (1969 - 1980) - 19 goals
3. John Aldridge (1988 - 1995) - 19 goals
... Niall Quinn (1987 - 1996) - 14 goals
... Keith O'Neill (1996) - 1 goal
(correct as of June 2, 1996)
Top Croatia goal scorers
1. Davor Šuker (1992 - 1996) - 18 goals
2. Franjo Wölfl (1941 - 1944) - 12 goals
3. Zvonko Cimermančić (1940 - 1944) - 8 goals
... Zvonimir Boban (1995 - 1996) - 3 goals
(correct as of June 2, 1996)
Brief match report
Sun. 02 Jun 1996
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Rep. of Ireland 2-2 Croatia
Goals: Šuker 14, O'Neill 24, Boban 45, Quinn 87

Rep. of Ireland: Given, Cunningham (Fleming 61), Kenna (Kernaghan 66), Daish, McLoughlin (Savage 72), O'Neill (Moore 46), O'Brien, Phelan (Harte 46), Quinn (c), Kennedy, Breen (Cascarino 76). Managed by McCarthy.
Booked: O'Brien 78.

Croatia: Mrmić (Ladić 46), Stanić (Soldo 78), Jarni, Štimac, Jerkan, Bilić, Asanović, Bokšić, Šuker, Boban (c), Vlaović (Jurčević 71). Managed by Blažević.

Att: 29 100,
Ref: Leduc (France)

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