Uchrashuvning 13-daqiqasida Luka Modrich penaltidan hisobni ochgan bo'lsa, 19-daqiqada Kalinich oradagi farqni ikkitaga oshirdi. 30-daqiqada Papastopulos greklarga umid uyg'otuvchi golni kiritdi-2:1. Ammo maydon egalari 33-daqiqada Perishich va 49-daqiqada Kramarichning gollari evaziga yirik g'alabani tantana qilishdi hamda JCH-2018 sari ilk qadamlarini tashlashdi.
Mazkur jamoalar o'rtasida javob uchrashuvi 12 noyabr kuni Greciyada bo'lib o'tadi.

Xorvatiya – Greciya 4:1 (3:1, 1:0)

Gollar: 1:0 – 13, penalti Modrich, 2:0 – 19 Kalinich, 2:1 – 30 Papastatopulos, 3:1 – 33 Perishich, 4:1 – 49 Kramarich.

Xorvatiya – Subashich, Vida, Lovren, Strinich, Vrsalko, Modrich (Pashalich, 89), Perishich, Brozovich, Rakitich, Kramarich (Vlashich, 83), Kalinich (Rebich, 76).

Greciya –Karnezis, Papastatopulos, Cavelas, Papadopulos, Stafilidis (Bakasetas, 72), Ciolis, Manyatis (Recos, 46), Zeka, Fortunis, Samaris (Taxcidis, 62), Mitroglu.

Ogohlantirish: Karnezis (11), Zeka (21), Bakasetas (79).

Xorvatiya JCH-2018 sari dadil qadam tashladi