Dinamo Zagreb easily skated their way to a big victory in Pula on Sunday when they faced NK Istra at Aldo Drosina. The Modri’s 4-0 victory started early with a goal from Marko Pjaca in the second minute. The goal came from a quick pass to Pjaca from Soudani, who scored a goal for himself in the 50th minute. Istra showed no real challenge to Dinamo and let … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva Liga HNL Week 17
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Torcida vs. HNS
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More than 30,000 members of Torcida, citizens of Split and supporters of other Croatian clubs gathered on the Splitska Riva Saturday afternoon in protest of the HNS (Croatian Soccer Federation). Maybe the Croatian flare throwing in Milan was just the beginning of having their voices heard. We've known for years how bad the HNL and HNS have been run, but now Croatian … [Read more...] about Torcida vs. HNS
HNL Week 16
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Croatia’s marquee match was scheduled for this Saturday, but was called off due to HNK Hajduk Split’s refusal to take the field. After many conflicting reports, it has been officially stated that the police submitted a list of 92 members of Torcida to the Dinamo Zagreb management stating they have been “black listed” due to behavioral concerns. These fans had no prior … [Read more...] about HNL Week 16
HNL Week 15 – Kramarić Has Historical Night
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Dinamo Zagreb played to a lack luster scoreless draw on Sunday when the visited NK Zagreb at Kranjčevićeva. Coach Zoran Mamić shifted the line up a little by benching regular starter Duje Čop and instead, starting Angelo Henriquez in his place. Henriquez was the lone goal scorer in Dinamo’s embarrassing 5-1 Europa League loss against Salzburg on Thursday, but was … [Read more...] about HNL Week 15 – Kramarić Has Historical Night
True Life: I Watch the HNL
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They say writing falls somewhere between pleasure and torture. Well, luckily, watching Croatia’s professional soccer league, the HNL falls there as well. For nearly six seasons, I have woken up every Saturday morning, and while most fans of the sport would immediately turn on their flat screen TVs to the HD channel showing English Premier matches, I was turning on my … [Read more...] about True Life: I Watch the HNL
MaxTV Prva League – Week 11
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Dinamo put on a scoring clinic against a woefully bad Osijek at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb on Sunday, winning 5-0 with four different players scoring a goal. The scoring spectacle started with Dinamo’s leading goal scorer, Duje Čop. Čop took advantage of a blunderous defensive error from Saša Novaković and placed the ball just out of reach of Zvonimir … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva League – Week 11
MaxTV Prva League Week 12
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Dinamo Zagreb inched out NK Zadar at Stadion Stanovi in Zadar this weekend with a score of 3-1. The field conditions lived up to Stanovi’s reputation of being abysmal, and provided an added challenge to Dinamo’s cause, but possibly aided Zadar in the match. The home team kept the Croatian champions close in the match until late in the game in the 86th … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva League Week 12
Fines, Punishments, Sanctions – HNL Cracks down
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There was no HNL action this week due to international play, but that didn’t mean officials weren’t busy handing down disciplinary sanctions to teams around the league. On the heels of the fan disruptions during the match featuring Croatia in Bulgaria, league officials passed down punishments for actions of fans, coaches, and players during the match between Hajduk Split … [Read more...] about Fines, Punishments, Sanctions – HNL Cracks down
MaxTV Prva League – Week 11
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Dinamo Zagreb is back on track with a 3-0 win against Lokomotiva on Sunday thanks to a hat trick by Angelio Henriquez. Dinamo was coming off a loss against Slaven Belupo last week and a a tough loss on the road to Celtic in the Europa League. It was important for the team to get back to winning ways. Zoran Mamić made a few changes to the line up compared to the … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva League – Week 11
