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Half-time: Modric stunner gives Croatia edge

Published: 12 Jun 2016 - 04:58 pm | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 03:57 am
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Croatia's Luka Modric celebrates after scoring their first goal as a fan invades the pitch. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann


Paris: Real Madrid's Luka Modric scored a thumping 41st-minute volley to put Croatia 1-0 up against Turkey at half-time of their Euro 2016 Group D opener in Paris on Sunday.

As a scrappy half drew to a close, Modric advanced to the edge of the Turkey box and met a headed clearance with an emphatic right-foot volley that dipped into the bottom-left corner.

AFP