Match Report
In the standings it was Croatia 1st on 22 points, Faroe Islands 3rd on 12 — separated by 10. Faroe Islands ranked just 21st in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Croatia ran at 3.25 scored and 0.5 conceded, Faroe Islands at 1.38 and 1.13.
Croatia carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. Momentum sat with Faroe Islands, winners of their last three.
Stadion HNK Rijeka in Rijeka staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,279. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Croatia: Petar Musa (57'), Nikola Vlašić (70'), Josko Gvardiol (23') · Faroe Islands: Géza Dávid Turi (16')