Rijeka handled business at home Thursday night against Aberdeen in the opening leg of their Europa League 3rd qualifying round affair. After a scoreless first half, Antonio-Mirko Čolak converted a penalty in the 62nd to get Rijeka on the board before substitute Robert Muric blasted home a 20-yard rocket insurance goal into the bottom left corner of the net to secure the 2-0 … [Read more...] about Rijeka Take Down Aberdeen 2-0 In Europa League Opener
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Dinamo Disappointed In 1-1 Draw vs. Ferencvaros
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Did David Siger's goal go completely over the line Tuesday night at Maksimir? In Dinamo Zagreb's 1st leg Champions League Third Round qualifying match against Hungarian champions Ferencvaros, the reigning Croatian champs opened up the scoring in the seventh minute of play through a Daniel Olmo strike. Olmo 'nutmegged' his defender in the box and then sent a beautiful … [Read more...] about Dinamo Disappointed In 1-1 Draw vs. Ferencvaros
HNL Week 3
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The status quo prevailed this weekend with all of the top four clubs earning convincing victories. The interesting connection being five out of six matches this weekend ended with final scores of 3-1. The exception being Hajduk's 3-0 victory over Lokomotiva. All winning clubs scored three goals this weekend, but only one team saw all three goals scored by one player. … [Read more...] about HNL Week 3
Bilić Starts West Brom Career With A ‘W’
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One of Croatia's most revered former managers - Slaven Bilić - is at it again. This time, in the English 2nd division, with West Bromwich Albion. Bilić was sacked by West Ham United in 2017 for a subpar season and then coached in Saudi Arabia for five months at Al-Ittihad. After another unsuccessful stint, Bilić was let go from his post in the Middle … [Read more...] about Bilić Starts West Brom Career With A ‘W’
Osijek Go Down in PKs, Only Dinamo And Rijeka Remain In Europe
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Osijek were knocked out of Europe in a thriller Thursday night at Gradski Vrt in Croatia. After a 1-0 first leg loss to Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia, Osijek leveled the aggregate score in the second leg through a 28' Ante Majstorović goal which would force extra time. After 30 minutes of scoreless extra time play, both teams would head into a penalty kick shootout with a Europa … [Read more...] about Osijek Go Down in PKs, Only Dinamo And Rijeka Remain In Europe
Dinamo Thrash Saburtalo, Get Hungarian Champs Next
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Dinamo Zagreb took care of business Tuesday night; defeating Georgian champions Saburtalo 3-0 (5-0 agg) to move onto the Champions League third qualifying round. The reigning Croatian champs will now take on Hungarian side Ferencvaros in the next round with the 1st leg at Maksimir August 7th or 8th. Ferencvaros defeated Valletta - a club from Malta - which isn't saying much - … [Read more...] about Dinamo Thrash Saburtalo, Get Hungarian Champs Next
2019/2020 Fantasy Premiership Registration
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Fantasy Premiership returns for yet another season. CroatianSports has hosted it's own fantasy league for 10 seasons and we're at it again. Pick your best XI English Premier League players for the weekend and let the bragging begin. Eddy Blažina of NK Vrlovka won it with 2340 points last season, edging out Zach Gilfix's Crottenham FC by a measly two … [Read more...] about 2019/2020 Fantasy Premiership Registration
HNL Weeks 1 and 2
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It was a brief hiatus, I know, but the Prva Liga has made its return not only for the season, but to CroatianSports as well. As expected, Dinamo is already on pace to clinch another Prva Liga title, but Hajduk, Osijek and Rijeka will all try to keep up with the current champions through the next 36 matches. Dinamo routinely took care of its younger … [Read more...] about HNL Weeks 1 and 2
CroatianSports 1 Russian Hackers 0
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It was a tenacious week for the CroatianSports.com team as the website was hacked - most likely by Russians. As you may have noticed - the site became inoperable - not letting you fine folks leave comments, compare notes and most importantly banter with each other. But do not worry - just as Ivan Rakitić faced the Russians with ice in his veins - we defeated the … [Read more...] about CroatianSports 1 Russian Hackers 0
