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
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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
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
MaxTV Prva Liga – Week Nine
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El Abri Hillel Soudani was the hero on Sunday when Dinamo edged out Rijeka 2-1 in one of the biggest matches of the season. Dinamo has not been able to beat Rijeka in the past three matches, and were looking for redemption when they traveled to Kantrida. Rijeka started the match with a forceful offense, and were clearly going for first blood. Unfortunately for the … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva Liga – Week Nine
MaxTV Prva Liga Week Seven – Dinamo Wins Thrilling Derby Match, HNL Welcomes Back Ćiro
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Hajduk Split struck fear in the hearts of Dinamo Zagreb on Sunday by nearly giving them their first loss of the season at Poljud in front of 20,000 fans, but Dinamo put a historical comeback on display to take the derby match 3-2. Hajduk looked to redeem themselves after falling out of the Europa League last week. The club used the loss as motivation to show that they … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva Liga Week Seven – Dinamo Wins Thrilling Derby Match, HNL Welcomes Back Ćiro
MaxTV Prva Liga Week Six – Dinamo, Hajduk, Rijkea Struggle
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Fans saw a Prva Liga triple whammy this weekend when all three of Croatia’s top teams ended the week without a win. Dinamo, Hajduk, and Rijeka all faced teams that sit in the lower half of the table, but were unable to pull off a win. This could be blamed on a busy scheduled for the clubs that involve the Europa League, but RNK Split, who has the same schedule, came … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva Liga Week Six – Dinamo, Hajduk, Rijkea Struggle
