Croatia rose to first place in Group F qualifying for the UEFA EURO 2012 thanks to their 3-1 win against an Israel that was left with ten men and the draw of Greece to Latvia in Riga.
Despite its dominance in the first half, Croatia was placed back on the scoreboard with a goal from Tomer Hemed before the break. The hosts responded immediately to start the second half. Luka Modric has signed a tie in the 47th minute before substitute Eduardo scored twice after the expulsion of Tal Ben Haim.
Now Croatia is the new leader of the group and has a point advantage over the combined Hellenic before the crucial meeting between the two to be held next month. However, it was Israel that placed land through before the break. The team led by Luis Fernandez surprised the locals with a counterattack led by Yossi Benayoun, who gave the ball to Hemed to send the ball into the net.
After the break the coach Slaven Bilić given the choice Eduardo and Tomislav Dujmovic detriment of Vedran Corluka and Ognjen Vukojević, movements which took immediate effect. Modric, the Tottenham Hotspur FC midfielder, made a play mate Niko Kranjcar and let out a whip with which the goalkeeper could do nothing Guy Haimov. Things got worse for the visitors with the expulsion of Ben Haim (as distinct from the front of the same name that was on the bench but did not play) in the 51 'after an action with Eduardo.
Shortly after Modrić emerged as one of the figures of the meeting when he attended Edward to put the home side ahead in the 55 '. Two minutes later the striker himself headed to FC Shakhtar Donetsk back of the net center Darja Srna. The Croats will qualify if they beat Greece on October 7, while Israel will face against Malta on 11 October.
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