The Croatian domination of the footballing world continues in style. Dinamo Zagreb displayed a different class of football against an unsuspecting Hapoel Beer-Sheva on Tuesday evening, who left Zagreb after a five-goal thumping. The second leg of the second leg of the Champions Leg qualifiers will take place on Tuesday, July 31 Goals scorers ranged from … [Read more...] about Dinamo Impress in Champions League Opener; Europa League Heats Up
Back To Business As Usual
By 135 CommentsHidden in the shadow of Croatia's successful summer in Russia, the Europa and Champions League qualifiers have begun and have showed no club, player, or supporter is jaded from the emotionally-draining month experienced by us all. On the contrary; players seemed eager to kick off the summer domestic play and have begun training for the start of the 2018/19 Prva Liga … [Read more...] about Back To Business As Usual
Dinamo: Return of the Champions; Relegation Goes to Wire; Gorica Promoted
By 18 CommentsFor the 19th time in Prva Liga history, Dinamo Zagreb have been crowned kings of Croatian football. After a one-year absence, Dinamo regained their title, leaving the former champs, Rijeka, in second place, three points behind. Dinamo's winning season was not as prolific as in previous years; no, the Modri found themselves seven losses (They lost to Rudes … [Read more...] about Dinamo: Return of the Champions; Relegation Goes to Wire; Gorica Promoted
HNL Week 34 – Dinamo Loss Keeps Title Close
By 4 CommentsDinamo Zagreb dropped a crucial match against Lokomotiva for the second time this season. The Modri fell 3-1 at Kranjceviceva on Tuesday, which postponed the clinching of the title while giving Rijeka and Hajduk Split glimmers of hope. Dinamo has achieved only one win in their last five matches. Both Hajduk and Rijeka earned 5-1 victories against their respective … [Read more...] about HNL Week 34 – Dinamo Loss Keeps Title Close
HNL Title Race Remains Hot
By 5 CommentsJust when you thought it was over, Rijeka overtook Dinamo on Saturday at Maksimir, closing the gap between the clubs to six points with four matches to go. Dinamo passed a tough test at Poljud last week, greatly increasing their odds of being once again crowned champions of Croatia, but they had one last difficult hill to climb when they hosted Rijeka this past … [Read more...] about HNL Title Race Remains Hot
HNL Week 25: Dinamo Collapse With Historic Loss, Hajduk Wins With Goalkeeper Goal
By 10 CommentsDinamo Zagreb have allowed eight goals in the past two matches. I didn't even bother looking up hen they last time that happened; surely not since the Prva HNL has been implemented. The disastrous week began on Wednesday during a make up match at Rujevica against Rijeka. A blunder by goalkeeper Dominik Livaković opened up the scoring for Rijeka after Livaković passed … [Read more...] about HNL Week 25: Dinamo Collapse With Historic Loss, Hajduk Wins With Goalkeeper Goal
HNL Week 24
By Leave a CommentAnother abbreviated match week has been completed thanks to unseasonably cold and snowy weather. A match between NK Osijek and NK Inter Zaprešić was postponed to a later date due to heavy snow fall, but the remaining matches went on as scheduled. Friday kicked off the weekend with a scoreless draw between NK Istra 1961 and HNK Cibalia. The lone point did very little … [Read more...] about HNL Week 24
Hrvatski Dragovoljac Presents New Kits
By 1 CommentNK Hrvavtski Dragovoljac may be a small club sitting near the bottom of the Druga Liga, but they win the top prize for style. The club announced Monday their new kits provided by English sports apparel company, Alpas. The kit will be available on March 12. What do you think of the new kit? … [Read more...] about Hrvatski Dragovoljac Presents New Kits
HNL Week 23 – Slaven Secure First-Ever Win at Poljud
By 2 CommentsOnly one match was played this weekend, which ended in a historic upset featuring Hajduk Split and Slaven Belupo. Slaven was up against a tough task: Facing Hajduk at Poljud, a venue never conquered by the small club from Koprivnica. Since 1997, Slaven Belupo has defeated Hajduk Split in seven meetings of the 81 times the two sides face faced each other in … [Read more...] about HNL Week 23 – Slaven Secure First-Ever Win at Poljud