Croatia put three past Malta

Malta started the match with a lot of confidence as they tried for goal. However on the 18^thminute Croatia took the lead when Niko Kranjcar beat Andrew Hogg with a shot from the edge of the area.

Croatia started to gain momentum when on the 42^ndminute Eduardo passed to Niko Kranjcar who concluded to get his second goal of the match.

It was all Croatia again in the second half and the match was sealed when substitute Nikola Kalinic made it 3-0 on the 81^stminute when he headed the ball past Andrew Hogg.

With this result Malta remain at the bottom of Group F without any points from four matches.

Croatia: Runje, Srna, Schildenfeld, Rakitic, Modric, Corluka, Eduardo (Manzikic 78’), Krancjar, Pranjic, Lakic (Dujmovic 68’), Petric (Kalinic 60’)

Malta: Hogg, Caruana, Sciberras (Fenech 87’), Pace, Bajada, Hutchinson, Grima, Mifsud, Bogdanovic (Sammut 83’), Schembri (Fenech 69’), Briffa

Referee: Joao Mendez (Portugal)

Yellow cards: Srna, Grima