Mario Mandzukic’s goal saw Croatia come from behind to force a 1-1 draw with Italy in Group C of Euro 2012 on Thursday.
Italy opened the scoring in
Poznan through an excellent free-kick from Juventus midfielder Andrea
Pirlo, who beat Stipe Pletikosa at the goalkeeper’s near post six
minutes before half-time.
It took Slaven Bilic’s side
until the 71st minute to force the equaliser, when Mandzukic collected
Ivan Strinic’s cross at the back post, before netting via a deflection
off the upright.
Italy showed their intent
early on by looking to attack their opponents on the break – Christian
Maggio, Pirlo and Antonio Cassano all proving important outlets.
Mario Balotelli enjoyed the
first sight of goal inside the opening three minutes, with his shot
from the edge of the box whistling just wide of the target.
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