Croatia 2-1 Denmark: Zlatko Dalic’s side move to the top of Group A1 with hard-fought victory

Croatia 2-1 Denmark: Christian Eriksen STUNNER in vain Zlatko Dalic’s side move top of Group A1 with hard-fought victory as Borna Sosa and Lovro Majer net either side of Man United star’s long-range effort

  • Croatia moved to the top of Nations League group A1 with a 2-1 win this evening
  • Borna Sosa and Lovro Majer’s strikes helped Zlatko Dalic’s side beat Denmark
  • Christian Eriksen had equalised for the Danes but Croatia proved too much
  • Croatia are now one point clear of Denmark with one round of games remaining 

Borna Sosa and Lovro Majer ensured Croatia to secured 2-1 win over Denmark this evening.

In hard-fought game game, the Stuttgart man opened the scoring just after the break with a near finish to put his side into a deserving lead.

Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen equalised for the visitors on 77 minutes, but two minutes later Majer was on hand to restore his side’s lead.

His goal was the difference which allowed Zlatko Dalic’s side to move to the top of Nations League Group A1 with one round of fixtures remaining.

The Croatians leapfrog Denmark into first place and will face Austria this weekend, while Denmark will travel to France to take on a side who beat Austria 2-0 to win their first game of the competition tonight.

New Group A1 leaders Croatia defeated Denmark 2-1 in a close affair in Zagreb this evening

Man United midfielder Christian Eriksen had equalised for Denmark but efforts were in vain

Man United midfielder Christian Eriksen had equalised for Denmark but efforts were in vain

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