Croatians Around Europe

Josip Brekalo scored the opening goal of the game in Fiorentina's 3-1 victory over reigning Serie A champions, Napoli, on Sunday. He was given "Man of the Match" honors and a 8.3 rating from FOTMOB for his 73 minutes on the pitch. In the opening 10 minutes, the ball took a sharp deflection off the post and rolled right to Brekalo, who slammed a low shot right between the Napoli … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 7: Brekalo MOTM w/ Goal vs. Napoli, Šimić Scores Again!

Croatian players take to the pitch for the 2nd round of the Champions League this week. Player performances will be updated here throughout the day. Let's see what our boys can do! Matches (10/3/23): Union Berlin vs Sporting Braga (12:45 ET) Josip Juranović plays the full 90 minutes Tuesday as Union Berlin blow a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 to Braga Red Bull Salzburg vs Real … [Read more...] about Croatians In Europe Round 2: Champions League Round-Up

Roko Šimić got another Austrian Bundesliga goal under his belt this weekend in a 4-0 RB Salzburg win over Austria Lustenau Saturday. (Can't find a highlight) Šimić now has three domestic goals in eight appearances to go with his Champions League penalty kick two weeks ago versus Benfica. It's the perfect start to the season for the 20 year-old striker. Andrej Kramarić … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 6: Šimić Stays Hot In Austria, Krama Converts Another PK

Andrej Kramarić converted a 22' penalty kick for Hoffenheim in a 2-0 victory over Union Berlin Saturday. This is now Krama's third goal in the first five matches of the young Bundesliga season. Hoffenheim have impressed to start their German campaign; grabbing 12 points from a possible 15 thus far. Josip Juranović got the start for Union Berlin and played the full 90 minutes. … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 5: Krama, Pašalić, Musa All Score

20 year-old Croatian striker prospect, Roko Šimić, is flying high to start his Champions League campaign with Red Bull Salzburg. Šimić earned MOTM honors with a penalty kick goal and assist in a 2-0 victory over Portuguese side Benfica. He did all this in 71 minutes as well. After a missed penalty kick attempt by teammate Karim Konate in the 3rd minute of the match, RB … [Read more...] about Roko Šimić MOTM With Goal, Assist In Champions League

Not much action Tuesday during Champions League night #1 for the Croatians. Vatreni winger Luka Ivanušec had to be carried off the field in the 89th minute after twisting his ankle badly in the turf. The grimace on his face looked bad, alluding to a serious injury. However, reports out of Rotterdam are saying otherwise. "A setback for the Feyenoord team was Luka Ivanušec's … [Read more...] about Champions League: Ivanušec Carried Off With Ankle Injury

Andrej Kramarić scored in the 1st minute of Hoffenheim's 3-1 win over Koln on Saturday, cleaning up the the trash in front of a busy penalty box following a corner kick. Krama received an 8.1 FOTMOB rating as Hoffenheim sit only one point behind Bundesliga leaders, Bayer Leverkusen, after four matches. Watch Kramarić goal here. Ivan Perišić came on for Spurs in the 80' … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 4: Krama, Ivanušec, Musa All Score; Perišić Saves Spurs At The Death