With the help of Soudani, the referee, and a last-second penalty, Dinamo Zagreb squeezed three points out of bottom-dwelling HNK Cibalia to maintain second place. Dinamo led 1-0 in the 72nd minute when Amir Hodzic broke the long-standing scoreless match, but Cibalia stunned the crowd in Vinkovci with a goal in the 87th minute. All looked to end in a 1-1 draw until El … [Read more...] about HNL Week 22
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HNL Spring Season Begins: Sammir Returns to Dinamo, Rijeka Remain on Top
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Spring has returned ... at least here in Florida, and that means the HNL is back in action. Today marked the restart of the league after a long bleak winter and it kicked off with a match featuring NK Istra 1961 defeating NK Lokomotiva 1-0. Goran Roce scored the lone goal via the penalty spot in the 29th minute. Istra just returned home after a warm … [Read more...] about HNL Spring Season Begins: Sammir Returns to Dinamo, Rijeka Remain on Top
HNL Says So-Long to 2016
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The 2016 half of this installment of the HNL is in the books and has ended with some unprecedented results. Rijeka remains on top of the table with 52 points from 20 matches played and remain the only undefeated team in the league. Dinamo remain in second place with 46 points, after stealing away a crucial three points at Poljud during their last match of 2015 on December … [Read more...] about HNL Says So-Long to 2016
HNL Week 19, Hrvatski Kup, and a Regional League?
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El Arbi Hillel Soudani struck a wundergol on Sunday suitable for any league, level or country of play during Dinamo’s 3-1 win over NK Lokomotiva. The goal was properly assisted by youngster Borna Soša, who showed quite a bit of skill on his own in order to send the cross to Soudani. Soudani also scored the opening goal of the match while Ivan Fiolić scored his first goal … [Read more...] about HNL Week 19, Hrvatski Kup, and a Regional League?
HNL Week 17: Rijeka and Dinamo Battle for First, Torcida Throws Flowers, RNK Split has fans?
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Dinamo dashed the hopes and dreams of NK Osijek on Saturday with a 2-0 defeat that dropped the surging team back to fourth place. Osijek have been on the up-and-up all season, signing prominent names along the way, but without top scorer Muzafer Eupi, who was out with an ankle injury, Osijek couldn’t find a goal to counter Dinamo’s offense. It took until first-half … [Read more...] about HNL Week 17: Rijeka and Dinamo Battle for First, Torcida Throws Flowers, RNK Split has fans?
HNL Week 16: Dinamo Disappoints, Rijeka Can’t Capitalize
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For those who follow 1.HNL, no one is sure what is more disappointing, Dinamo’s 1-1 draw against NK Istra 1961 on Friday afternoon or Rijeka’s inability to capitalize on Dinamo’s draw and played to a scoreless draw themselves against Slaven Belupo on Sunday. Rijeka remains six points ahead of Dinamo, but failed to make it an insurmountable eight-point lead after an … [Read more...] about HNL Week 16: Dinamo Disappoints, Rijeka Can’t Capitalize
HNL Week 14
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For the fourth time in the last five meetings, Dinamo Zagreb has defeated Inter Zaprešić with the score of 1-0. Ante Čorić scored the game’s only goal in the ninth minute and his second of the season. Čorić will also be part Ante Čaćić’s squad to face Northern Ireland and Iceland in November. Čorić’s goal came from a clever free kick that let the Inter defense … [Read more...] about HNL Week 14
Dinamo Fall To Sevilla In Zagreb
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Champions League isn't easy. It's the best of the best across Europe. That we already know. And although the 11-time reigning Croatian champions get to play with the big boys again this season; it hasn't been pretty. (In their defense, Dinamo was given an incredibly cruel draw with Juventus, Sevilla and Lyon. This would be a different conversation if they were drawn … [Read more...] about Dinamo Fall To Sevilla In Zagreb
HNL Week 11 Update
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The Boys are back at Maksimir. After six years of boycotting, the Bad Blue Boys returned to the north stand for the Dinamo-Juventes Champions League match last week and made their first league appearance, bringing back a true atmosphere to the grounds during the Eternal Derby. Hajduk Split brought along an impressive contingency of Torcida, who were … [Read more...] about HNL Week 11 Update
