Germany Photo: Hoffenheim Andrej Kramarić started off the season with a bang for 1899 Hoffenheim by registering a hat trick on his DFB Cup debut in Barsinghausen on Sunday. The former Dinamo Zagreb striker has now scored eight goals in 16 career matched with Hoffenheim. Photo: Bayer Tin Jedvaj started and played the full 90 minutes at … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *I*
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Croatia Lose 11-7 To Serbia In Gold Medal Game
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If you were upset the other night when Croatia lost to Serbia in the basketball quarterfinal. Don't worry. Retribution may be around the corner. And on a much larger stage. Saturday afternoon in Rio, Croatia will face hated rivals Serbia in the much anticipated men's gold medal water polo match. The Croatian Barracudas looked comfortable in both knockout round wins … [Read more...] about Croatia Lose 11-7 To Serbia In Gold Medal Game
Barracudas Going To Gold Medal Match With 12-8 Win Over Montenegro, Will Face Serbia
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The Croatian water polo team is headed to the gold medal match! After conceding three unanswered goals to Montenegro midway through the first quarter to level out the match at 3-3, the Barracudas took control of the match and never looked back with four goals from leading scorer Andro Buslje from five shots. Goalie Marko Bijac was solid in goal for Croatia making three … [Read more...] about Barracudas Going To Gold Medal Match With 12-8 Win Over Montenegro, Will Face Serbia
Disastrous 3rd Quarter Sees Croatia Fall To Serbia 86-83
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Croatia was up on the Serbs by six at halftime and looked in control of the game; then the wheels fell off the wagon. Even with 28 points from 7 of 15 shooting from Brooklyn Net Bojan Bogdanović, Croatia's disastrous 3rd quarter, which saw Serbia outscore the Croatians 34-14, was too much to match a strong fourth quarter comeback. Croatia got within one of Serbia late in the … [Read more...] about Disastrous 3rd Quarter Sees Croatia Fall To Serbia 86-83
Barracudas Cruise By Brazil, Set Up Montenegro Semifinal
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After conceding the first goal of the game to hosts Brazil on a breakaway Tuesday night in Rio, the Croatian water polo team put their foot on the gas and never let off in a 10-6 quarterfinal victory. The first quarter would end 3-2 in favor of the Croatians with the Barracudas adding more fuel to the fire in the second; winning the quarter 4-1. The 4-goal lead gave Croatia … [Read more...] about Barracudas Cruise By Brazil, Set Up Montenegro Semifinal
HNL Week 5: Is Osijek For Real?
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Another routine win for Dinamo puts them back on top of the table after Junior Fernandes and Soudani each knotted goals for the Modri. The 2-1 win on Saturday came on the heels of a massive victory over Hajduk at Poljud on Wednesday. Two goals from Marko Rog and two from Junior Fernandes solidified a 4-0 thrashing of Hajduk by Dinamo. Dinamo took that momentum back to … [Read more...] about HNL Week 5: Is Osijek For Real?
It’s Gold! Josip Glasnovic Delivers Croatia’s First Rio Gold in Men’s Trap
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For the second consecutive Olympic Games, Croatia has finished atop the medal stand in the Men's Trap competition. Josip Glasnovic followed in London 2012 winner Giovanni Cernogoraz's footsteps to take home medal #1 for Croatia on Day 3 of the Rio Games. Glasnovic placed third in the preliminary round to advance to the semifinals later in the day, where he was the only … [Read more...] about It’s Gold! Josip Glasnovic Delivers Croatia’s First Rio Gold in Men’s Trap
HNL Week 4
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Dinamo Zagreb traveled to Vinkovci Saturday and took all three points with a routine 2-0 shutout. El Arbi Hillel Soudani scored the first goal in the 18th minute. Dinamo played with the 1-0 lead until Cibalia captain Frane Vitaić mistakenly put the ball in his own net to make it 2-0. Apparently, no real harm was done by Vitaić, as he officially extended his contract with … [Read more...] about HNL Week 4
Croatians Come Back To Stun Spain In Rio
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The Croatian national basketball squad came back from a 7-point 4th quarter deficit Sunday night in Brazil to defeat European powerhouse Spain 72-70 behind a solid night from Brooklyn Net Bojan Bogdanović. Bogdanović had 23 points and shot 53% from the field; draining 3 of 8 shots from beyond the arc. After a 21-13 1st quarter for Spain, it looked as if it would be a … [Read more...] about Croatians Come Back To Stun Spain In Rio
