Croatia managed to score all three of their goals between the 10th and 24th minute, with two goals by Kosović (10’, 16’) and a goal by Babić (24’) earning Croatia three points.
Belarus beat Macedonia in the second Group A match of the day (4:2), while Bosnia and Herzegovina was beaten by Russia (3:0), and Lithuania and Albania tied (2:2) in Group B.
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CROATIA - BULGARIA 3:0
KARLOVAC - Branko Čavlović Čavlek Stadium. Referee: Darko Jurčević. Assistant referees: Bučar i Delač. Goals.: 1:0 Kosović (10’), 2:0 Kosović (16’), 3:0 Babić (24’).
CROATIA: Hlapčić, Hodak, Krstanović (41’ Lukadinović), Sopić, Ivković (61’ Šop), Babić (41’ Kardum), Kujundžić (61’ Levak), Kosović (53’ Reić), Majić (53’ Dabić), Perić (41’ Lazar), Vušković.
BULGARIA: Gerginov, I. Dimitrov, Mihalev, Šiškov (54’ Sulev), Pavlov (41’ Uzunov), Aršev (77’ Tančev), K. Dimitrov (54’ Kokov), Čačev (41’ Petrov), Bačev (54’ Kazaldžiev), Ivanov (41’ Stefanov), Gigov (54’ Kolev).
Group A, Matchday 1: Hrvatska - Bugarska 3:0, Bjelorusija - S. Makedonija 4:2. Standings: Hrvatska 3, Bjelorusija 3, S. Makedonija 0, Bugarska 0. Matchday 2 schedule: S. Makedonija - Hrvatska (12.15, Karlovac), Bugarska - Bjelorusija (17.30, Lučko).
Skupina B, Matchday 1: Rusija - BiH 3:0, Litva - Albanija 2:2. Standings: Rusija 3, Albanija 1, Litva 1, BiH 0. Matchday 2 schedule: BiH - Litva (10.30, Gorica br. 2), Albanija - Rusija (15.45, Sesvete).
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