Gabrijel Boban shocked Dinamo Zagreb on Friday evening when he scored the opening goal of the match in the first 17 seconds.
Zagreb showed no fear against the mighty Dinamo and it paid off at first. Through their wide open play, they created several chances – chances that maybe should have been finished off with a goal.
But their open play also gave Dinamo the opportunity to cut through the mid field into the final third of the pitch.
The lead, though lasting only 10 minutes, was the biggest moment in Zagreb’s season so far.
Boban has scored six of Zagreb’s 11 goals this season, equating to over half of their total offense as his club remains winless after 13 matches.
But Boban was only able to celebrate once. He certainly wasn’t able to celebrate after the 90 minute because Dinamo answered his first minute goal with four goals of its own.
Junior Fernades scored the first of his two goals that evening in the 11th minute. It was a crushing blow for the Poets, but was to be expected by the footballing world.
Fernandes struck again in the 34th minute, giving Dinamo the lead which they would build on throughout the match.
Armin Hodžić scored his league-leading ninth goal in the 56th minute, and Angelo Henriquez netted his sixth goal in the 68th minute.
Dinamo is continuing their undefeated season from last year into this one, and have yet to see a loss.
But that hans’t kept Hajduk Split from keeping place with the Croatian champs.
Hajduk defeated Slaven Belupo in Koprivnicia on Sunday with a score of 1-0 in a near-full stadium.
Slaven suffered their first home defeat in ten matches at the hands of a goal from Tino-Sven Sušić in the 42nd minute. Slaven’s last home defeat was also at the hands of Hajduk Split.
Hajduk goalkeeper Lovre Kalinić recorded another shutout and broke the Hajduk Split record for consecutive minutes without giving up a goal. Kalinić has gone 721 minutes without being scored on.
He passed up former record holder Zoran Slavica who recorded 711 minutes without conceding a goal in 1992.
The Bili finished the match with 10 men, but finished strong and hold second place, only one point below Dinamo Zagreb.
HNK Rijeka had their work cut out for them against NK Lokomotiva on Saturday, but Rijeka pulled it off at home, scoring two goals in the second half to take three points with a 2-1 victory.
Dino Perić scored in the 23rd minute to put the Lokosi up, but the second half was commanded by Rijeka and the Lokosi saw their lead dwindle until they were no longer on top.
Lokomotiva have drastically underperformed in the season. Their offense-heavy roster of players have struggled to find the back of the net under the control of Ante Čačič. Sreten Čuk was able to get a win in his first match as coach, but still lacked the ability to score goals against Rijeka.
Mate Malaš tied the match for Rijeka in the 48th minute, but Marko Lešković had the honor of taking all three points in the 71st minute with a goal of his own.
Rijeka sit only two points behind Dinamo in third place.
New Istra 1961 coach Robert Rubačić debuted with a victory at Aldo Drosina on Saturday, beating NK Osijek 2-1.
Osijek has been struggling this season, obtaining only nine points throughout the season thus far. The match in Pula was made worse that starting goalkeeper Zvonimir Mikulić was absent due to injury.
The match lacked a lot of what makes football beautiful but Osijek took the lead in the 58th minute due to Goran Roce’s ability to finish a penalty kick. The lead was taken away 20 minutes later by a goal scored by Muamer Svraka in the 63rd minute and newcomer Abdelhakim Bouhna scored the game winner for Istra in the 78th minute.
Inter Zaprešić continue to impress the league and forced a 1-1 draw against RNK Split in Split on Sunday.
It was one of the rare occasions where Inter did not suffer defeat during a match that Ilja Nestorovski did not score.
Instead, the Inter goal was scored by Silvije Begić in the 79th minute.
It looked as if Inter could pull a win away from home, but Draen Bagarić scored in the 83rd minute to tie the match at one goal a piece.
BONUS 2.HNL COVERAGE
NK Zadar lost a tough match on Saturday in Vinkovci against HNK Cibalia.
Cibalia took an early lead with a goal in the third minute, but Zadar were quickly able to answer with a goal scored in the 10th minute by Vlatko Blažević.
The match remained tied at one goal a piece, but Cibalia were able to steal a win in the 89th minute thanks to a goal from Mario Tadić.
Zadar remain in ninth place, two points clear of the relegation zone.
Karlovac 74 I’m your child hood buddy!
Ignore my last post. I didn’t read all the comments because i was to tired. Shame on me.
I’m shocked that no one on this site has followed or mentioned are Under-17 team that’s fighting in Chile. If you guys want to see the true state of Croatian Football then I suggest you tune in on Friday. We play Nigeria the defending champions in are final group game.
What Ive seen so far from are kids, is more enjoyable then anything that the national team has produced in last couple of years. So show your support if you can and maybe someone on this site might write a post because these kids deserve some service.
I don’t know who’s broadcasting in the USA if at all but here In the Toronto area TSN has been showing all the under-17 games. You’ll have to record it on your DVR or PVR since many of the games are shown at odd hours.
Trust me the skill and talent is worth it.
Soul champ I’m thinking this Croatian team has more quality then chile…but nigeria is big and organized…our boys had a lot of nerves in the first game against chile…wasn’t there best performance…nigeria beat usa with two second half goals…we can win if we play like we did in the second half yesterday…can’t afford to make mistakes with nigeria.
@ Lika
Maybe Nigeria will give a rest to their 20 year olds and let the 17’s play for a match given they have 1st place locked up.
If our boys win on Friday, it will be the biggest tournament win for Hrvatska in almost a decade.
They hit the wood work 3 times to end the USA match!
Most important for me is that they compete this Friday.
That is all we can ask.
Nigeria has a MATURE crew but maybe we match up well with them.
Apparently Chile did not, damn 5-1 at home.
They are probably calling for DNA age testing right now.
Have funny feeling let’s hope Pulisic can create the magic against Chile and USA can tie.
All good.
Seems like they’re really good so it might be hard? But the commentator was saying somehting about HRV might get through the group anyway? Not sure what the system is there, do 3 teams go through or ?
Iggy we have to beat nigeria…those kids aren’t 17!
Sorry – kid’s name is Christian Pulisic – not Pusalic
haha soul champ yeah..
when i had the game on and was doing somehting else, just listening to the commentary, couldnt tell which country was attacking ! pretty amusing.. so yep 3 goals for Hrvatska ! yay !
@NK
LOL, good one. Maybe a bride will make him happy…..even from Russia with love.
U17 World Cup match
Croatia 3 – 1 Mexico
Finally beat Mexico … Oh wait …
I am living in some alternate Hrvatska Universe.
I digress.
Hrvati everywhere representing big time skills.
Ironic that Pusilic would add creative midfielder to our dynamic wings.
It’s like the opposite of the senior team.
Pusilic is classy player.
The USMNT has not seen a kid like that since … NEVER!
What if in two years this kid blows up.
Klinsman better CAP him quick.
He is lucky that we finally have waves of young takent in Hrvatska.
Germany may snap him up too, if progresses. They are not above that these days.
Our u17 team was great today!
We really shoulda won that U17 match, we out shot ’em, we got most of the possession…oh well.
Nigeria is tearing up Chile at the moment. No way those beasts are U17!
29 shots to 6
should really have won
ending was amazing yeah, i was streaming – good fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1RA-tZZIN4
Highlights of the U17 match between Croatia – USA. The last few seconds of the video are amazing.
@ Colin – Thanks for the coverage on Zadar and the HNL2 !
Oh sorry i should clarify.
Where can i UPLOAD my Hrvatska videos since YT is ban-hammering, is what i meant. Vimeo only lets you do 500 meg?? not enough, etc. Might try metacafe or something? See how we go. Hrvatska Road to Euro 2016 is 1.2 gig, 720p
good luck….what can I call you?
ohhh yeah…good luck Chester!!!
The best is that you were trying to prove a point just to spite anything I wrote. It’s cool man. One for the good guys. Zbogom Decembarski (again, a reference to your comments about him joining CZ). I’m getting off early today. Wish me luck because I think I found a new job.
like I said, I can admit….little man!
“hahahahahahaha”.
@molim
So Ziva lost money in Croatia. I wonder how? Maybe he was jock sniffing and gave it away? ummmmmm
Maybe Ziva should try mail order Russian brides, they might find him attractive.
probably a good choice Milan…but we now have to deal with Trudeau
Ante, I didn’t check the stadium capacity…but the Zenit was still surprising to me…there are almost 5 million people there and they still didn’t sellout.
I can admit when I’m wrong…we are all human!
@molim……..thanks, appreciate it.
Where am I negative??????? Examples, please.
Don’t confuse brutal honesty for negativity. It’s not my style to be a negativac.
@Slavonac
I could not vote for Trudeau, I just don’t buy what he is selling, too young, no experience. He is vague on his policies.
I think many of his promises will not be fullfilled. I ended up voting for Harper, just felt he was the best and it really isn’t a vote of confidence. I think all three are awful but I guess better the devil you know. 🙂
Iggy,
NBC Deportes had it on. Do you guys get NBC?
All quiet. Ok. That’s fine too. Maybe even better
Guys, which video streaming site should i use for Hrvatska vids since YT is a no-go zone thanks to UEFA?
Enough Ziva, weren’t you the one complaining a few years back about how you lost money in croatia, blaming the government etc. I did not know you weren’t married and no kids, Explains why you are so negative. Will pray for you.
He obviously made that list based on his play for Barca and not the repka.
Ivan Rakitic scored twice for Barcelona today , coming on in the 17th minute for an injury after being surprisingly left out of the squad – a day after it was announced that he made it onto the final 23 list of players nominated to win the Ballon d’Or.
…who did you vote for Milan?
@zJaj…….really????? failed business????? LOL….keep trying.
I’ll be honest…I was so damn confused on who to vote for, I didn’t vote at all. I find that Trudeau is just a bit too much of a poser with little experience, I don’t know his track record or how he’ll do for our economy and yet, I couldn’t bring myself to vote for Harper…so I didn’t vote at all!
amazing.. so many shots off the post in that game.. 2-2 .. we really should’ve won tho
OMG, the U17 boys hit the post twice in the last 20 seconds of the game. Tie 2 – 2.
@slavonac
Who did you vote for yesterday Truduea or Harper?
Davor Lovren is the brother of Dejan – considered the best (and fastest) player on the squad. Alen Halilovic’s brother, Dino, is also on the team.
Christian Pusalic has said he will play for USA. Only 2 Hajduk players on the U17’s.
@slavonanc
I was being sarcastic, I figure the fellow hajduk faithful will decide we have boycott them as well.
Hey guyth. Barthelona also only played in front of 13,000 fans today too like Dinamo…but in a stadium that holds 13,000. So there’s no diffewenth. Look how thmart I am.
really milan?
@slavonac
i think we need to boycott the u17 team now as well
Why listen to ziva istina? Failed business in croatia, no croatian girl or wife, no kids, the man is a failure, Ehhh?
You can’t learn from him people.
some must hate the U17 team as well…almost all Dinamo players…man…that Mamic is a bastard!
All good……as always, I’m here to remind people to think level-headed.
2:2
its still fresh in my mind…gimme an hour and I’ll be fine!
I agree, e big dogs always get favored.
Objectivity is my main thing. I just find it ironic that someone will bitch about it when the same club benefits from a bad system in Cro.
By the way, europski Dinamo played well. Now they know how some Cro league teams feel when they are cheated.
so Ziva…haven’t you ever seen Man U get phantom calls in their favor…Bayern Munich, Chelsea….also…we are learning daily that FIFA has been full of bribes…
this was a good game for Dinamo and the penalty was pretty clear. at the very least you could be objective…many teams get favored calls, not just Dinamo!
Is Lovren on the U-17 team related to Dejan…anybody know?
@jj……well, what I am saying is correct. You can’t bitch about it taking place in Europe when the same shit happens in the Cro league and Mamic apologists turn their back to the critique. Can’t have it both ways, ehh jock sniffers?
However, it was a clear hand ball.
yeah right ziva, ok whatever you say
Ziva, they don’t follow the league so there’s no reference point. Stop while you’re ahead.
2-1 in the u17s
that HRV coach has a massive mustache ! omg ! he’s even better than Cacic !
I wouldn’t go to crazy over the no call on the handball……..want to know why??????? Because Dinamo has benefited in the Cro league from bogus PK calls or non handball calls against the opponent. Mamic has no control over referee assignments in UEFA like he does in Cro…..big difference.. So, you can’t complain about this no call if you are willing to overlook the favorable calls Dinamo gets in the Cro league.
13,000 at a stadium that holds 13,000.
17,500 in a stadium that holds 21,000.
Maksimir: 13,000 in a stadium that holds 38,000.
13,000 at the Barcelona game
17,500 at the Zenit St Petersburgh game
Rakitic scored twice for Barca?
In front of 13,000….
go to Vecernji list and read the headlines:
“Sudac oštetio Dinamo, Olympiakos slavio na Maksimiru!”
then go to Index and read theirs:
“Ništa od novog čuda: Olympiakos slavio na Maksimiru”
the second one sounds like many that comment here while the truth is Dinamo was unlucky and then robbed a clear penalty shot!
its all about perspective as we see in the headlines!
Well im frustrated, i made a Hrvatska Road to Euro 2016 video for YT and got stomped on with about 15 UEFA visual content claims
http://i59.tinypic.com/350ktck.jpg
Any ideas? Not sure if adding border/flip soccer parts visually will work
@sude Mi
true, but will he play for Croatia one day or do you think he would remain with the USA,
me too, they looked pretty good!
Irony of all ironies?
Christian Pulisic just scored one of 2 first half goals for USA, they are leading CRO 2-0 in Chile before HT….he was training with Borussia Dortmund until recently waiting on his Croatian passport in order to be able to play games for the U17 team of the bundesliga giants….
@slavonac
incredible that he was laughing, if no handball it gets through to the other dinamo player and clear shot on net, bad luck but that is the way it goes
still impressed with how they played
@Slavonac
overall good game, Dinamo played well but some bad luck
nychrvat…and the ref was laughing after…what a douche bag!
@Slavonac
Isuse, that was a handball. I can’t believe the ref doesn’t call it. Clear handball. Real shame.
motherfucker ref didn’t call a 100% hand ball!
@nychrvat………maybe the fans in the stadium care and are into it, but a one-third full stadium suggests the fans don’t care enough to attend the match.
This is probably the worse possible result for Europski dynamo….they lose at home to Olimpiakos and Arsenal beats Bayern in Germany. Brings Arsenal back into play for 2nd place.
That’s a good one. Cestitam.
I’m sad if this result stays…Dinamo deserve better but at the end of the day its only the score that counts.
@Slavonac
real shame down 1, they are playing well and hit the post on that last chance. Announcer saying the crowd really into the game.
Who said the fans don’t care?
you’ll do it again, I’ll remind you again…then you’ll say you didn’t attack my mother.
I know your dad is dead, I’d never do the same you do….regardless of what people said about him.
Damn
Dinamo is doing pretty good, I’m a bit surprised they aren’t up a goal.
See what I mean? You can’t even show me them. You’re pathetic.
Not watching the game, but the stats look pretty impressive for Dinamo.
They were out shot, but they hold much more possession, completed more passes, and hit the woodwork.
pathetic Ante…you’ve made the comments over and over and now deny them…just as you’ve said you’d prefer Dinamo lose and now say you’re a fan…you really should pay more attention to what you write!
NEVER. Go look.
“I never said anything about your mother”
really?
not even a couple of weeks back?
you’re a pretty low classed individual, but I already knew that!
I only invited a handful of them so it should be pretty easy to spot. Continue your role as baba of CSR while I enjoy this game and Cro-USA.
its quite telling that people you call your friends but hardly know and invite to your wedding speak so highly of you!
an indication of the type of person you are!
I should but I won’t because my Decembarski is in reference to your comments dating back to when Robi went to CZ you mindless fuck. I never said anything about your mother. And since you’re such a rat, tell me who these people are. Stool.
a guy that hopes his team loses…and then says “Still, I love the team”…
everybody here knows what you’ve said…you can’t go back and claim I’m changing things…
why don’t you just go out and call me a cetnik…Decembaski isn’t a good enough insult for someone with your standards…you’ve already attacked my mother, whom you know is dead…you’re as low as it gets, but I was told this a few years back from some down in San Pedro…they know you better than I do.
Because it’s not true. You used the word imply which is an assumption. I said IF we’re losing then we might as well lose with Croatian players. Because God forbid, Dinamo field an all Croatian team. I didn’t ask how many Croats played today because I know how your panties get twisted every time I do ask +\-4. And yes, getting to this point has been very watered down. Still, I love the team, go to the games and follow the league, Decembarski.
hahahahaha….hilarious dude!
we have all seen your comments and now you’re changing your tune, priceless!!!
No, you’ve completely perverted all of my responses and put my words in my mouth which you exactly did in the last post Decembarski.
…or were you always a fan even though you’d prefer they lose with imports…am I right?
wow…I never expected this!
everyone here has seen you come out on game day and ask how many Croatian born players are starting…you’ve also said you’d rather lose than have imports start…you also listed the teams Dinamo played to get into this tournament claiming it was no big deal they made it this far…you’ve done all of these things many times.
well, how many Croatian born players started today…by your logic, you said you’d prefer they lose…and yet, you’ve changed your tune and now call yourself a fan?
let me understand this….do you only cheer for a Dinamo that is made up of Croatian born players? thats what you’ve been implying…right?
hahaha….
Wait did I read that correctly? Questioning your club and country is a bad thing?!
Exactly. You would see that I stated if they were losing anyway, might as well lose with Croatian players. The sad part of the Internet applies to your comments as well Mr Decembarski. Go back and re-read. But let me guess, you won’t. You’re the bandwagon fan if you really think about it.
sure it does…especially when you’d rather lose with non Croatian born players and make sure you let people know how many Croatian born players start….your love has conditions…as in if Dinamo allows BBB to attend and if they start Croatian born players…..you will be their fan, if not…you start with the Mamic assaults!
whats really shitty for you is that this is the internet, we’ve all seen your comments and you can’t now say you didn’t mean them!
Yes, I’ve been on the bandwagon since 1981. Been there too since. Remember just because you question your club or country doesn’t mean you hate it. Still a lesson you’ll forget in a nanosecond.
some really good defending from Dinamo!
I’m surprised you haven’t asked how many Croatians will start?
jumped on the bandwagon there Ante?
Dinamo starts off well and we have a new fan…interesting! what happened to all those negative comments…I was vigorously defending myself for cheering for Dinamo!
Dinamo is playing pretty damn good these first ten minutes.
And in other news U17 Croatia vs USA in one hour.
@Horvat
Yesterday was the first time I could watch more than highlights of Halilovic with Sporting Gijon. I can’t say I watched every moment closely, but I had the game on.
He is unbelievably talented and produced plenty of highlight reel moments. He also runs at defenders more than Modric/Rakitic/Kovacic, so I understand the Messi comparisons. However, he also lost the ball several times because he was trying to do too much or going for the spectacular when the simple would have done fine. He also showed his temper a few times and could easily have been red carded.
It’s a great situation for him there because he’s getting the opportunity to learn and mature with a bunch of other young talented players. He could be a real asset for the Euros and has the ability to be the best player for Croatia by the time 2018 rolls around.
World Class assist by Halilović.
Nobody expected him to pick out that teammate with so many obstacles in his pathpath.
Halilović plays very “angry”, in a good way. Love how he got into the face of that African dude on Grenada, telling him to “shhhhh” be quiet, as the guy is ready to fight, lol.
RE: U17 TV coverage in USA
It looks like Fox Sports 1 is showing the replay at 9:30pm tonight. Just goes to show where soccer stands in the pecking order here. USA is playing and the game is not being shown live.
As of now it’s not showing on the Fox Sports Go app, but perhaps they will have a live stream pop up around game time.
Halilovic has been playing great just behind the striker.
If he keeps playing like this, we will have a new star for Euro 2016.
We sure need a player like him who can break through the opposition’s defence, creat scoring chances and fire the ball from a distance.
Here is a video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Apn2lNtAk
NKZ Has TWO Bobans. HIs legacy lives.
U17 game vs USA on tv in the US?
Halilovic playing some good football in Sporting Gijon Granada 3:3 draw.
There is a Boban ???
Videos will be added once available