Another match, another disappointment for Dinamo Zagreb on the European stage. It is becoming more and more clear that Dinamo will not be advancing from the group stages this season after their 1-0 defeat to Romania’s Astra FC, a team they beat 5-1 at Maksimir in September. Dinamo was not without their chances, but Soudani, Angelo Henriquez, and Wilson Eduardo were all … [Read more...] about Dinamo Crash and Burn, Rijeka Shine *Video*
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MNK Dinamo Helps Honor Vukovar
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Whether you agree with the tactics or not, protests are abound in Croatian soccer. We all saw the display put on by fans during the most recent match featuring Croatia and Italy, where fans stopped the match by throwing flares onto the field, almost handing Italy an automatic 3-0 lead. The actions are not exclusive to international matches. Fan behavior like this … [Read more...] about MNK Dinamo Helps Honor Vukovar
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
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
Rijeka Denied at the Death, Dinamo Fall in Close match in Glasgow
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The inability to finish was the name of the game in Dinamo’s 1-0 loss to Celtic in Glasgow today. It’s hard to say who was the better team as Celtic won the match, but Dinamo came inches from tying the game several times throughout the match, most notably with Eduardo Wilson’s attempt on target from 25 yards that struck the crossbar. Celtic started the match with … [Read more...] about Rijeka Denied at the Death, Dinamo Fall in Close match in Glasgow
MaxTV Prva Liga Week 10
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Dinamo Zagreb drew to a disappointing 0-0 draw against last-place Slaven Belupo over the weekend in Koprivnicia. This is the first time Dinamo has been held scoreless in a league match since Oct. 19 away at RNK Split. Elvis Scoria has taken the reigns at Slaven and is hoping to turn the club’s season around. The match was Dinamo’s last chance to prepare for their … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva Liga Week 10
