NK Rijeka remain hot, winning their Europa League third qualifying first leg match against Zilina 2-1 Thursday night from Kantrida. Former Hajduk player, Anas Sharbini, got Rijeka on the board early, scoring in just the third minute of play against the Slovakian club. After poor defense from Zilina, Sharbini took the ball on the left side of the box and sent a curled shot just … [Read more...] about Rijeka win 2-1, Hajduk see red in loss
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HNL Week 3
By 106 CommentsResults for July 26-29, 2013 RIJEKA 0-0 DINAMO ZAGREB For a fourth straight match, Dinamo Zagreb will leave Kantrida without a victory. The 8-time consecutive champions of the Croatian Prva Liga had to chop the points in a scoreless draw in Rijeka going into their Champions League third qualifying match against Sheriff Tiraspol on Tuesday, July 30th. … [Read more...] about HNL Week 3
Hajduk, Rijeka through, Loko fall short
By 160 CommentsMijo Caktaš' 60th minute goal Thursday night was good enough for a 1-1 draw against Turnovo in Macedonia, earning Hajduk Split a spot in the third qualifying round with a 3-2 aggregate score. Caktaš dribbled the ball through multiple Turnovo players and fired from 10 yards out for the opening goal. Hajduk would concede late to make the game interesting in the waning minutes … [Read more...] about Hajduk, Rijeka through, Loko fall short
Hajduk, Dinamo in North America
By 97 CommentsCroatianTimes.com has reported that a group out of New Jersey, Garden State Croatia FC, is conducting a poll for Croatians who live in North America and Australia/New Zealand to gauge interest from fans on a possible Hajduk Split/Dinamo Zagreb tour. It doesn't appear that anything is set in stone, regarding matches and dates, but GSCFC is looking for numbers to see if it would … [Read more...] about Hajduk, Dinamo in North America
Croatians Around Europe: Summer Edition VI
By 16 CommentsIvo Karlović celebrates first title since 2010 SOCCER Dinamo Zagreb's Champions League qualification got off to a perfect start with a 5-0 win over Fola Esch. The return leg in Zagreb finished 1-0 in Dinamo's favor. Full Story Here: GNK Dinamo Zagreb 5 – 0 CS Fola Esch (Final) Croatia had three HNL teams in 2nd round Europa League qualification … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe: Summer Edition VI
HNL Week 2
By 47 CommentsResults for July 19-22, 2013 GNK DINAMO ZAGREB 3 - 0 NK ZADAR Dinamo Zagreb followed up their 5-0 Champions League qualifying win versus Fola Tuesday with another dominant performance in the Prva Liga Friday night against Zadar. However, just like the Fola match, the Croatian champions got off to a slow start, finishing the first half without a goal. … [Read more...] about HNL Week 2
Croatia Comes Out Victorious
By 270 CommentsThey can blame the pitch. They can blame the empty stadium. Hell, they can even blame the ravers that partied on Poljud's ground a week ago. But in the end, Hajduk dodged a huge bullet Thursday night in Split, skimming by a lesser talented Turnovo side in a 2-1 win. After an opening day Prva Liga win against Zadar on the weekend, Hajduk looked awful after Marko Bencum's … [Read more...] about Croatia Comes Out Victorious
HNL Is Back! Week 1 Report
By 18 CommentsResults for July 12-14, 2013 GNK DINAMO ZAGREB 3 - 1 NK OSIJEK Dinamo Zagreb have started the new season right where they left off. The Croatian Champions are coming off of their eighth consecutive league title, and took care of the opening game of the season at Maksimir against NK Osijek with a score of 3-1. El Arbi Hillel Soudani made his HNL … [Read more...] about HNL Is Back! Week 1 Report
2nd qualifying round fixtures set
By 66 CommentsWe already knew who Dinamo Zagreb was going to face in the Champions League second qualifying round; being given a dream draw against Luxembourg champions CS Fola Esch. But Croatia's other three teams discovered their Europa League roads on Thursday. Croatian Cup winners Hajduk Split will face Macedonian side FK Turnovo to open up their Europa League season. … [Read more...] about 2nd qualifying round fixtures set









