roatia led Germany
1-0 at halftime in their Euro 2008 Group B match in Klagenfurt's Woerthersee
stadium on Thursday thanks to a well-struck goal by Darijo Srna in the 24th
minute, Reuters reported.
With both teams giving little space in
midfield and playing tight defences, Croatia tried to break the deadlock with
crosses.
They succeeded when Danijel Pranjic curled
in a cross from the left and Srna managed to get in front of defender Marcell
Jansen to stab home from close range, leaving Germany keeper Jens Lehmann no
chance.
Croatia, who also
had Srna booked for a foul, came close to a second in the 30th minute but Niko
Kranjcar's close-range effort flew over the bar.