Photo: Josko Ponos / CROPIX
Inexperience caught up with Hajduk today as Inter took advantage of some sloppy defending from the hosts to coast to an easy 3-0 win in the first leg of the Europa League’s third qualifying round in Split.
Sell out at Poljud tonight
Porous defending put Hajduk on their heels early as an 18th-minute strike from Wesley Sneijder forced the bijeli to play from behind.
1-0 Inter (Sneijder)
Hajduk’s Mario Maloča had a day he’d prefer to forget. The defender, who received his first call up to the National team earlier this week, left Sneijder unmarked at the top of the penalty area. The Dutchman proceeded to collect a pass from Diego Milito, beat three Hajduk defenders and calmly slot past Goran Blažević to give the visitors a lead they would not relinquish.
2-0 Inter (Nagatomo)
Inter sealed the win in the 44th minute as Maloča appeared to deflect a harmless Yuto Nagatomo shot from the edge of the Hajduk penalty area past Blažević. Nagatomo was credited with the goal but two Hajduk defenders were culpable on the play as some casual defending allowed him to get his shot off.
Brazilian Coutinho put the nail in Hajduk’s coffin with Inter’s third goal in the 73rd minute.
Newly acquired forward Anton Maglica made his debut for Hajduk after. The 20-year-old came closest to scoring for the Splicani in the 80th minute but he was denied by Inter’s goalkeeper Samir Handanovič.
Livaja checks in
Former Hajduk junior Marko Livaja entered the game in the 76th minute.
The young Hajduk squad will look to salvage some pride in a week’s time when they travel to Milan to play the tie’s second leg.
Final Stats
Lineups:
HAJDUK: Blažević – Jozinović, Maloča, Andrijašević, Milović – Vršajević, Oremuš, Radošević, Caktaš, Ozobić – Vukušić
INTER: Handanović – Zanetti, Chivu, Nagatomo, Jonathan – Silvestre, Sneijder, Guarin, Cambiasso – Palacio, Milito
@jaimejivi
that forum is a good site – sort of like this site where its diaspora along with mainland Hrvati just shooting the breeze
@ARMADA87 I visit the forum sometimes to find good streaming links, but I don’t post.
@ Elvis
I just don’t like Italian football as much as I use to…
I’m a Udinese fan and they always play attractive, attacking football. Same goes with Napoli in recent years. I feel like most Inter, Juve and Milan games are snooze fests. Plus I just don’t like the cocky, brash attitude a lot of Italian ‘stars’ like Totti and Del Piero had…
I am also partial to Lazzio because of Boksic.
@Armada87
Whats wrong with Inter? I rather follow them than some premier league team.
FUCK INTER
How were the Inter fans?
@jaimejivi
Yeah, are you on there as well?
@ARMADA ¿you are forza fiume from xtratime?
Yes that one and please don’t call me Shirley
Ante,
Which big boys are you referring to? Surely not the Dinamo team that will be completely outclassed should they be fortunate enough to make it into the Championd League?
@ Ziva – I was at the Hajduk-Sampdoria game in Split that night (0-1) – only game I ever saw them play live.
Pretty cool having SAAN TV – switched over to the end of the Water Polo game at half-time of the Hajduk-Inter game.
I remember the days when we had to buy the monthly magazines that came over from Europe to catch up on all the results.
…and as for sports in the States, there was no ESPN or tickers. You had to watch the sport segment of your local news to catch highlights of the local team and buy a newspaper the next morning to catch the results of all the other matchups. As for highlights of other games, you had to week until the weekends to watch the wrap up shows…and making the half-time highlights on Monday night football was a big deal.
Wow, we’ve come a long way!
jebiga, that is all we have left with hajduk. The fans are great when they create the atmosphere like today….too bad the club’s leadership over the years has failed its fans.
Today is no different that when we played Roma and Sampdoria over the years. Outplayed on the pitch and all the players rave about the atmosphere.
Hajduk fans treated this as a celebration today. Sometimes it’s about the atmosphere and what the club means to the fans more than anything happening on the pitch.
Not one person left the stadium – great scenes after the game! Nice job by the Croatian woman interviewing Zanetti and the Inter coach (She spoke excellent Italian, btw) – both praising the fans.
Little brother had their way today. Let’s get ready next week for the big boys
Kudos to Hajduk and Slaven. And it is RARE for me to ever give props to Hajduk, but how could I not in this situation? They had a nice run and get one more “big” game next week in Italy. Now we can focus on Dinamo and them going to a real tournament. 🙂
Slaven is going to be a tough team in league play this year. I think they’re for real.
Ovo navijanje veće je i od nogometa, Javier Zanetti
@anthony
i hope you arent serious.
Ocemo pobjedu?
They are not Hercegovci, it’s “hocemo” pobjedu…
FT 3-1 Athletic Bilbao vs. Slaven Belupo
Now Slaven will score 3 goals next time! I’m very proud of the team, they sure showed me…
Me crying
Darn, Bilbao goal.
3-1
Fuyll credit to Belupo. it sure helps that Bilbao just started their training.
As for hajduk….this is what was expected. Great to see Maloca justifying Stimac’s call to the repka.
11-6 WE beat italy in water polo
HT 2-1 Athletic Bilbao against Slaven.
Slaven Belupo played excellently against a tougher opponent. Not sure if the second goal was offside, but either way, it was clumsy for the keeper to concede that.
Inter looks like they are treating this like a preseason exhibition.
Nice effort by Hajduk, you can’t fault that and the energy. But, you can cleary the gap in skill.
Hajduk look nervous, terrible second goal to allow just before half-time, deflected in off defender from harmless looking long-range shot. Tough.
2-1 sada 🙁
SLAVEN BELUPO EQUALIZE! 1-1 against Athletic Bilbao!
Try this weblink to watch live from your pc, working for me and I have a pretty ornerous firewall here at work!
http://atdhenet.tv/48763/watch
No more spaghetti for the Italians today. 🙂
Go Hajduk!!!!!!!!