After a tight first quarter, Croatia pulled away and never looked back Thursday night in Slovenia, defeating Ukraine 84-72 in the Eurobasket quarterfinals. Croatia will now play one of the pre-tournament favorites, Lithuania in the semifinals. This is Croatia's first appearance in the semis since 1995 and with the berth comes automatic qualification into the World Championships … [Read more...] about Croatia defeat Ukraine, make Euro semis
Archives for September 2013
Tuesday Night Funnies: Torcida vs. HNS
By 131 CommentsA picture is worth 1,000 words. The domovina knew it. The dijaspora knew it. And now, Torcida has shared it with the rest of world this past weekend as Hajduk hosted Dinamo at Poljud. They hung a banner with Dinamo Zagreb general manager and Croatian kingpin Zdravko Mamić being "sucked off" by Croatian national coach Igor Štimac. The below captain read, "HNS Pederi" showing … [Read more...] about Tuesday Night Funnies: Torcida vs. HNS
**FAN ZONE** Hajduk vs. Dinamo in Split
By 43 CommentsDerbi Hajduk -Dinamo 14.09.2013. Split. Gradski stadion u Poljudu. Gledatelja oko 28.000 tisuca!! sastavi : Hajduk : Kalinić, Mikanović, Maloča, Milović , Jozinović , Sušić, Pašalić, Kouassi (od 86. Maloku ) Iluridze (od 73. Anđelković ), Bukva , Maglica(od 93. Milić ). Dinamo : Sandomierski, Pinto, Šimunović , Šimunić, Lima, Pamić (od 66. Halilović , Ademi … [Read more...] about **FAN ZONE** Hajduk vs. Dinamo in Split
Croatia beats Greece in 2 OT’s, Tops Group
By 16 CommentsIt took two overtimes, but Croatia came out victorious over a determined Greek side 92-88 on Monday to win their 7th in a row and finish atop their group. The win knocks Greece out of the tournament and sets Croatia up to play Ukraine on Thursday in the quarterfinals. Ukraine are 5-3 thus far in the competition, including an impressive win over … [Read more...] about Croatia beats Greece in 2 OT’s, Tops Group
HNL Week Nine
By 39 CommentsResults for Sept. 13-16, 2013 HNK HAJDUK SPLIT 2 - 0 GNK DINAMO ZAGREB The Eternal Derby never ends. Saturday was no exception. Dinamo traveled to Split to play in what consistently is the biggest and most entertaining match of the season. Dinamo entered the game with a four-point lead on the league table, and the upper hand in the head-to-head … [Read more...] about HNL Week Nine
Croatians Around Europe *V*
By 120 CommentsGermany Photo: Reuters: MICHAEL DALDER Bayern Munich took the first half off then scored two second half goals to beat Hannover 2-0. Former Dinamo Zagreb striker, "Super Mario Mandžukić" capitalized on Bayern's 68% possession and scored the opening goal just six minutes after the break. Mario seemed to be in the right place at the right time as he calmly left … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *V*
Croatia Book Spot in Eurobasket Quarterfinals
By 25 CommentsCroatia overcame a slow start against Italy to win and ensure qualification for the quarterfinals of Eurobasket 2013 with one game remaining in the 2nd round. Bojan Bogdanovic Fired Up After falling behind early and only scoring eight points in the first quarter, Croatia rebounded and came storming back at the start of the 2nd half, scoring 18 in the first five … [Read more...] about Croatia Book Spot in Eurobasket Quarterfinals
Pokrajac gets shot at ex-champ, Miocic moving up?
By 11 CommentsThe Croatian slugger Igor Pokrajac is the latest addition to November's recently announced UFC Fight Night 32 event in Brazil. The Croatian Light Heavyweight will face a very tough opponent in Rafael 'Feijao' Cavalcante. The Brazilian is an ex Strikeforce World Champion but he is still looking for his first victory inside the Octagon since his debut KO loss to Thiago … [Read more...] about Pokrajac gets shot at ex-champ, Miocic moving up?