Hajduk Split played an honorable match in Ukraine today, but succumbed to a defeat to the Ukrainian league runners up. Hajduk held the lead for a short moment in the 47th minute when Tino-Sven Šušić put away the rebound from close range to put the Bili up 1-0, and got Hajduk the all-important away goal. But former Hajduk Split striker, Nikola Kalinić quickly answered … [Read more...] about Despite Valiant Effort, Hajduk Fall 2-1
MaxTV Prva League – Week Five
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Dinamo Zagreb’s Duje Čop scored the lone goal of the match against RNK Split in the 45th minute to ensure his team remained on top of the league table in this young season. Čop’s sixth goal of the season was an impressive shot from 20 yards out. Josip Šimunić started the attack and sent the ball in the middle of the field where Čop wound up and curled the ball under the … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva League – Week Five
Max TV Prva Liga Week 4 – Dinamo, Rijeka Remain on Top
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Dinamo Zagreb remain at the top of the table this week after defeating a win less NK Osijek club on Saturday Two goals from Duje Čop helped the Modri come out with a 2-1 victory despite giving up a late penalty to Osijek scored by Josip Barišić. Čop is the third-highest scorer in the league so far this season, scoring his fourth and fifth goals in … [Read more...] about Max TV Prva Liga Week 4 – Dinamo, Rijeka Remain on Top
Croatian clubs learn fate of Europa League playoffs
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All four of Croatia’s clubs learned their fate for the play off round of the UEFA Europa league today and have all been given the chance to advance to the group stage. The stars aligned and were on Croatia’s side this morning as all four teams were given favorable draws. GNK Dinamo Zagreb, who’s disappointing result against Danish champions, … [Read more...] about Croatian clubs learn fate of Europa League playoffs
MaxTV Prva Liga Week Three – Ante Budimir Makes Move to Germany
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The 2014 HNL season is still heating up in its third week of action. Current champions, Dinamo Zagreb dominated NK Zadar on Friday with a score of 5-0 thanks to three goals from Duje Čop and two more from Soudani and Arijen Ademi. The champions are currently on top of the table, but are tied for first place on points with HNK Rijeka, who are continuing … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva Liga Week Three – Ante Budimir Makes Move to Germany
Rijeka take Supercup, Unveil possible Stadium plans
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Rijeka showed that they will be a formidable opponent in the HNL once again this upcoming season by defeating the reigning champions in this year’s Super Cup. The Super Cup is contested between the previous year’s league champions and the previous year’s Croatian Cup champions. Slovenian defender, Miral Samardžić, made his debut for Rijeka and capped … [Read more...] about Rijeka take Supercup, Unveil possible Stadium plans
Summer Transfers are Heating Up
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In the midst of the World Cup action, club teams from all over Europe are gearing up for their upcoming seasons by dealing some of the World’s top talent. The most notable of these deals is surely Barcelona’s acquiring of Croatian star, Ivan Rakitić. The Swiss-born Rakitić spent the past four seasons with La Liga’s Sevilla, scoring 25 goals for the club, … [Read more...] about Summer Transfers are Heating Up
HNL’ers in the World Cup
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Croatia’s top flight soccer league has produced numerous world-class footballers over the 12 years it has been in existence. Nearly every player on the current World Cup roster for Croatia has spent some time developing their skills in their home country. In fact, every player on Croatia's World Cup roster except Ivan Rakitić and and Ivan Perišić have payed their … [Read more...] about HNL’ers in the World Cup
MaxTV Prva Liga: The Final Week
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Hrvatski Dragovoljac have been eliminated from the Prva Liga on the final day of the season due to a goal from Osijek in the 83rd minute from Borna Barišić. The Volunteers needed to hang on to their one-goal lead over Osijek to send them down, but the pressure was too much for them, and Osijek were able to score in the dying minutes of the season to save themselves in … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva Liga: The Final Week
