Results for August 18-20, 2012 NK ZADAR 1 - 3 GNK DINAMO ZAGREB photo: gnkdinamo.hr Dinamo took sole possession of first place in the HNL for the first time this season after getting their first win in Zadar on Saturday since 2008. To put that in perspective, Boško Balaban and Mario Mandžukić were responsible for the goals during their last win … [Read more...] about HNL Week 5
Archives for August 2012
Weekend Soccer Talk (Updated)
By 173 CommentsThe European football season has returned! Use this post throughout the weekend to comment on all football happenings around the continent. Croatians Around Europe will begin its fifth season here on CroatianSports.com when the German Bundesliga kicks off on August 24th. Headlines Mladen Petrić bags two goals in his Premiership debut as Fulham crush Norwich City … [Read more...] about Weekend Soccer Talk (Updated)
Last Call for Fantasy!
By 25 CommentsThe English Premier League season begins in less than 48 hours with matches kicking off on August 18th. As always, Team CroatianSports.com has decided to start it's own Fantasy League for the third year running. We currently only have 49 entries compared to over 125 last year. You can always enter a team after week one, but that will put you at a disadvantage if you plan … [Read more...] about Last Call for Fantasy!
Štimac loses 4-2 to Swiss in debut
By 260 CommentsPhoto: Tino Juric/PIXSELL Starting XI: Pletikosa - Srna, Maloča, Ćorluka, Pranjić - Rakitić, Badelj, Kranjčar - Mandžukić, Olić, Eduardo It was a rough night in Split for the Vatreni as Igor Štimac's debut as national coach did not go as planned. The Croatian defense, which featured first-time Hajduk defender Mario Maloča into the senior squad looked more like Swiss … [Read more...] about Štimac loses 4-2 to Swiss in debut
Croatia ends Olympics with record 6 medals
By 51 CommentsGolden day for Croatian water polo! Croatia secured two medals on the final day of competition in the 2012 Olympics, giving them six total, one over their record. They finished 34th out of the 204 nations in total medals and 16th in medals per person. Croatia earned 1.33 medals per million people, versus the U.S who received .33 per million. After the … [Read more...] about Croatia ends Olympics with record 6 medals
HNL Week 4
By 25 CommentsResults for August 10-12, 2012 DINAMO ZAGREB 4 - 2 RNK SPLIT gnkdinamo.hr Dinamo players walked off the field in shock after the first half, as they were down 2-0 to a formidable Split side after the first 45 minutes. They maintained their cool, though and fought back with character, scoring four unanswered goals in the second half. Split entered the game … [Read more...] about HNL Week 4
2012 London Olympics: Day 13 + 14
By 155 CommentsCroatians had plenty to cheer about at the Water Polo Arena Men's Water Polo: Croatia continued their dominance in the pool as they rolled over Montenegro to set up a gold medal game against Italy, after they stunned Serbia. Montenegro scored the first goal of the game, but it was all Croatia after that. They outscored Montenegro 5-0 for the rest of … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 13 + 14
Dinamo Draw Slovenian Champions
By 41 CommentsDinamo Zagreb draw Slovenian champions, NK Maribor, to face in the play off round of the Champions League. Maribor has just recently won its nation’s double, taking their 10th Slovenian first league title and their seventh Slovenian Cup this past season. The club topped the league table, sitting 20 points ahead of the runner up. They are also one of three Slovenian clubs … [Read more...] about Dinamo Draw Slovenian Champions
Fantasy Premier League is Here
By 11 CommentsAnother amazing EPL season is about to begin. Teams will take the pitch on August 18th, and another year of trash talking starts. As always, Team Croatiansports has decided to start it's own Fantasy League. Go to http://fantasy.premierleague.com/ to get signed up, make your team, and join our league using the code below: Group Code: 771553-193371 Since we had … [Read more...] about Fantasy Premier League is Here