Recommendations Shakhtar draw no bet 2pts 11-10 general D
Srna first goalscorer 0.5pt each-way 20-1 Ladbrokes
Following a good run by Mateo Kovacic,
Srna's bobbling angled drive eluded Halldorsson's weak dive and found the net.
The striker was denied after diverting
Srna's mis-hit shot towards goal and then saw his involvement ended after 37 minutes.
Shakhtar Brandao 3-0, Fernandinho 2-0, Seleznov 2-0,
Srna 1-0
But
Srna says a near calamity in Cardiff earlier in this campaign will dispel any notions of overconfidence which may linger within the hosts.
But the rest of Di Matteo's team were almost paralysed by fear when Willian, Fernandinho and flying full-back Darijo
Srna - terrorising Ashley Cole's deputy Ryan Bertrand - cantered forward.
Kawaguchi, who spent a brief spell at Portsmouth and with Danish club FC Nordsjaelland before returning to play in the J League 18 months ago, saved a 22nd-minute penalty from Darijo
Srna to keep Japan's slim hopes of progressing to the knock-out phase of the World Cup alive.
CROATIA: Pletikosa; Simunic, Robert Kovac, Corluka, Pranjic, Rakitic, Petric (Knezevic 56), Nico Kovac (Pokrivac 62),
Srna, Modric, Olic (Mandzukic 73).
That means most of those who dazzled in Thursday's 2-1 win over Germany will understandably be left out, including the likes of midfield general Luka Modric and goalscorers Darijo
Srna and Ivica Olic.
Kawaguchi, who spent a brief spell at Portsmouth before returning to play in the J League 18 months ago, saved a 22nd-minute penalty from Darijo
Srna to keep Japan's slim hopes of progressing to the knock-out phase of the World Cup alive.
Srna, 30, said: "We're preparing for this match just aswe would for games against Scotland or Wales.
For long periods Chelsea were played off the park, not able to get close to the brilliant movement of Fernandinho and Willian, the two rarest beans in Donetsk's Brazilian blend, run ragged by the rapier pace of Darijo
Srna.