Ecuador 1 vs. Croatia 0 in the 2002 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group G game played in the 2002 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Croatia and Ecuador with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 2002 World Cup, 1st Round Group G

Date: Thursday, June 13, 2002

Ecuador

1 - 0

Croatia

Goals:

48'

Edison Mendez

Players

Ecuador
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Jose Cevallos
DF	2.	Augusto Poroso
DF	3.	Ivan Hurtado (C)
DF	4.	Ulises De La Cruz
DF	6.	Raul Guerron
DF	15.	Marlon Ayovi
MF	5.	Alfonso Obregon 40'
MF	16.	Clever Chala
MF	19.	Edison Mendez
FW	11.	Agustin Delgado
FW	18.	Carlos Tenorio 76'
		Entered
MF	10.	Alex Aguinaga 40'
FW	9.	Ivan Kaviedes 76'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Giovanni Ibarra
GK	22.	Daniel Viteri
DF	8.	Luis Gomez
DF	17.	Giovanny Espinoza
DF	23.	Walter Ayovi
MF	7.	Nicolas Asencio
MF	14.	Juan Carlos Burbano
MF	20.	Edwin Tenorio
MF	21.	Wellington Sanchez
FW	13.	Angel Fernandez
	Coach: Hernan Gomez

Croatia
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Stipe Pletikosa
DF	3.	Josip Simunic
DF	4.	Stjepan Tomas
DF	15.	Daniel Saric 68'
DF	17.	Robert Jarni (C)
DF	20.	Dario Simic 52'
DF	21.	Robert Kovac
MF	5.	Milan Rapaic
MF	10.	Niko Kovac 59'
FW	11.	Alen Boksic
FW	18.	Ivica Olic
		Entered
MF	7.	Davor Vugrinec 52'
MF	13.	Mario Stanic 68'
MF	16.	Jurica Vranjes 59'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Tomislav Butina
GK	23.	Vladimir Vasilj
DF	2.	Anthony Seric
DF	6.	Boris Zivkovic
MF	8.	Robert Prosinecki
MF	14.	Zvonimir Soldo
FW	9.	Davor Suker
FW	19.	Goran Vlaovic
FW	22.	Bosko Balaban
	Coach: Mirko Jozic

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Croatia	Stjepan Tomas	72' yellow card
Ecuador	Clever Chala	86' yellow card
Croatia	Josip Simunic	90'+2' yellow card

Substitutions

Ecuador
Minute 40		Alex Aguinaga	replaced	Alfonso Obregon
Minute 76		Ivan Kaviedes	replaced	Carlos Tenorio
Croatia
Minute 52		Davor Vugrinec	replaced	Dario Simic
Minute 59		Jurica Vranjes	replaced	Niko Kovac
Minute 68		Mario Stanic	replaced	Daniel Saric