on what is a glorious night for football perfect playing conditions I'm Derek Ray and sharing commentary with me as usual is Stuart Robson and today it's the opening game in this particular group at the Euros it's Croatia up against Poland well it's vital that you don't have an off day in these group games consistency is key to progressing further in the tournament I'm looking forward to a hardfought contest here today Derek karich danger here as he runs at them look at Modric now will the cross work out for them and a goal not bad for starters they take an early [Applause] lead well here's the replay and it all starts off with that cross into the box just begging for a teammate to get on the end of it and it's a comfortable finish in the end which is made to look so easy it's a lovely [Applause] goal so the match has restarted 1 n here levandowski shimi bua succeeded and keeping it in play options in the middle and defending as a [Applause] unit now they stopped them in their tracks Andre karic on the ball Meer that was a move of great promise they could easily have been [Applause] in zalinski and now zalinski yakob Kor zesi they need to get tighter well that's how to keep the opposition at Bay levandowski and clears the danger [Applause] levandowski zalinski he has time to play it over Mario pasalich an inability to keep hold with the ball there Sebastian shim manusi and karic on the ball and so it is the first half story has been [Applause] written this man will get most of the plaudits for his contribution up to this point Stuart well Derek he took his goal well and was a constant threat throughout that so the two teams have switched around and the second half is [Applause] underway very good challenge and players waiting in the center taking care of business defensively [Applause] here davidovic zalinski poosi on the ball the timing was perfect ball [Applause] one and into the last 30 minutes now can he find the right pass setting off perhaps a little bit too much here just wasn't going to give that ball away patience and persist on the passing front in the name of finding an equalizer plenty of players waiting in the middle it's looking promising and cleared [Applause] away and a good challenge to bring that attack to an end well the attacking options appear plentiful is this the moment superb stop well they certainly haven't been at their best today but that save by shz might just be the Turning Point the vender doing his job F well that's a foul and it sets up a free kick in a dangerous position here it is now a [Applause] substitution long way out this a goal sheer excitement level again here well what can you say about this it's hit so cleanly with exactly the right amount of bend on it and he does so well to get it back down in time once it goes over the wall excellent [Applause] Strike Back onway level pegging one goal a piece in this game gadiol it's with pasaric and they're on the front foot looking for a winner near the end of this game claric and drawing it back superbly read and executed oh moving it nicely being egged on by the crowd and continues his [Applause] Run Mario [Applause] pasalich can he do it really sound defending oh blocked it well no winners no losers it ends in a draw and how about all of this from a Croatian angle Stuart well Derek it's a horrible feeling when you con seeed so late in the game they thought they had the game one but a lack of concentration has cost them dear here all in all he did plenty of good things in the game