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Croatia pluck a 2-1 victory when a visit to Israel. Two goals scored by Niko Kranjcar drove them into the top of Group F standings

Croatia gained three points from this match to make them now have a total of seven points, the result of two wins and a draw. This amount is sufficient to displace Georgia, which has also been diving three games and had a value of five, from the top spot.

While for Israel, this defeat made them stuck at four positions standings with four values. Israel has so far been picking one win, one draw and one defeat.

Undergoing away games to the Ramat Gan Stadium on Saturday (09/10/2010) , Croatia opened the advantage when entering minute 38. Kranjcar goalkeeper Vedran Runje break through the execution of the penalty.

Before the break the visitors' advantage grew to 2-0. Back Kranjcar who listed his name on the scoreboard when the game first half of the remaining three minutes.