Croatia – Russia 8-4
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Croatia has won the duel of winless teams at the European Championship. They prevailed 8-4 against Russia. They took the lead in the bottom of the second inning, after Russia had opened the contest with two runs. Chris Beck finally was able to make an impact, driving in three runs. Ivan Racic and Manoljov had three hits apiece and combined for three doubles. Maksiakov had three hits and two RBI for Russia. Veteran Jimmy Summers struck out nine in a complete game win. Denis Leonov was charged with the loss.