Croatia beats Ireland 3-1 in Group C at the European Championship. 2244: This match had a make-or-break feel to it for these two teams and it's gone the Croatians' way. They have Italy next in Poznan on Thursday. Ireland meets Spain in Gdansk and will need to sort things out very quickly if it is going to get out of a very tough group. 2233: We're into the first of five minutes of stoppage time. 2228: Ireland nearly pulls one back to make the last few minutes interesting. Duff turns down the right and gets the ball onto his left foot. He delivers quickly and Keith Andrews gets away a header that is comfortably saved by Pletikose. Pretty route-one stuff from Trapattoni's men tonight. Their two remaining matches? Spain and Italy. Enough said. 2222: Keane is off for Ireland, replaced by Shane Long. 15 minutes left and Ireland looks a beaten side. Croatia goes close to increasing its lead, with Rakitic's curler nearly making it 4-1. Given wouldn't have stopped that it had gone inside the far post. Ireland's Sean St. Ledger, (2), scores a goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between the Republic of Ireland and Croatia in Poznan, Poland, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Close 2215: Bilic looks very unmanagerlike in his woolly hat there on the sidelines. He won't care - his team's about to go top of Group C. Croatia is holding off a limited Ireland side quite comfortably at the moment. 2208: Robbie Keane is livid at not being given a penalty there. And with some justification. His legs get taken away by Croatia defender Gordon Schildenfeld just inside the area but the referee turns away the Ireland captain's appeals. A penalty decision there would have made the final quarter of the game interesting. Mandzukic grabs his second of the game and it is another unfortunate goal for Ireland to let in. The Croat rises and sends a towering header header goalwards from a cross. The ball hits the post before striking Given on the head and going in. Given knew nothing about it, having thrown himself down to his left to try and save it but Croatia now lead by two goals.