Round 12 of the SuperSport HNL saw the second sacking of the season as Dinamo Zagreb finally moved on from Mario Kovačević after a shock defeat "away" to Rudeš. But before the big Saturday, we had an Istra win on Friday... Slaven Belupo 0-2 Istra 1961: Nasraoui And Isaac Seal Istra’s Win In Koprivnica Slaven Belupo (4-2-3-1): Sentić – Krušelj, Mersinaj, Kovačić, Urata – … [Read more...] about HNL Week 12: Rudeš Shock Dinamo, Hajduk Destroy Gorica
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HNL Week 11: Hajduk Slips Up In Pula, Dinamo Close Up!
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Round 11 of the SuperSport HNL had really boring first halves all around the board, but the second halves were much more entertaining. The results didn't offer much movement on the table, as mostly everybody stayed in their positions except for Lokomotiva and Slaven who swapped positions. Speaking of Lokomotiva, let's get that match out of the way… Gorica 0-0 Lokomotiva: … [Read more...] about HNL Week 11: Hajduk Slips Up In Pula, Dinamo Close Up!
HNL Week 10: Hajduk Continues Their Remarkable Week!
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The 10th Round of the SuperSport HNL was entertaining once again; no exquisite goals this round, sadly, but goals definitely weren't lacking, as we had VAR drama and another red card for Rudeš, a late winner at Poljud and a semi-dominant trashing from Dinamo, which we haven't seen in a while. The weekend opened in Velika Gorica as Rijeka came to face the 9th-placed … [Read more...] about HNL Week 10: Hajduk Continues Their Remarkable Week!
HNL Week 9: Hajduk Split Sink Dinamo Zagreb
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Round 9 of the SuperSport HNL gave us a waterlogged ending to the Eternal Derby that was closer to water polo than football, a Slaven Belupo demolition of Rijeka and a relegation six-pointer that did exactly what it says on the tin. It was a weekend of big swings and amazing goals. First game takes us to Velika Gorica, where the bottom two met in a match neither could afford to … [Read more...] about HNL Week 9: Hajduk Split Sink Dinamo Zagreb
HNL Week 8: Drama, Red Cards and a Power Cut
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Round 8 of the SuperSport HNL produced late drama, two straight reds, a stadium blackout, a bicycle kick, a first win of the season and the first Adriatic Derby of the campaign. Fair to say it was a great weekend, but it will be overshadowed by the referees whose calls this week were very much up for debate or just flat-out wrong. First game leads us to Velika Gorica, where … [Read more...] about HNL Week 8: Drama, Red Cards and a Power Cut
HNL Week 7: Dinamo Lose 1st Match Since November!
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Round 7 of the SuperSport HNL was hectic and produced another great weekend (and Monday) of football. Osijek shocked Dinamo in the very first game of the round, Rijeka were unable to beat Lokomotiva, Hajduk kept their top spot, and in the last match we got a thriller between Gorica and Varaždin. Osijek 4-2 Dinamo: Osijek Stun the Champions to Go Top Osijek (4-1-4-1): … [Read more...] about HNL Week 7: Dinamo Lose 1st Match Since November!
HNL Week 6: Hajduk Take Top Spot, Dinamo Scrape By, Osijek Humbled In Croatian Cup
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Round 6 of the SuperSport HNL delivered a bit of everything: a unexpected stalemate between two great goalscoring sides, Dinamo struggling against Gorica, Osijek shooting themselves in the foot, Hajduk continuing their top form and Silvijo Čabraja returning to the league with a bang at the Ivan Kušek Apaš stadium. Varaždin 0-0 Istra 1961: The Woodwork Says No Varaždin … [Read more...] about HNL Week 6: Hajduk Take Top Spot, Dinamo Scrape By, Osijek Humbled In Croatian Cup
HNL Week 5: A Draw for Dinamo, Big Signings for Hajduk and Dinamo
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The 5th round of the SuperSport HNL happened last weekend and on Monday, but this week I'll focus slightly less on the games, as they were pretty straightforward, apart from Istra - Dinamo, which drew 2-2. I'll quickly go over the matches and then get into the transfer business of the Croatian clubs, with special focus on Hajduk and Dinamo, who are working hard to improve their … [Read more...] about HNL Week 5: A Draw for Dinamo, Big Signings for Hajduk and Dinamo
Hajduk Split Is Back In Europe!
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Hajduk Split beat Raków Częstochowa 3-2 away in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Conference League play-off round. Ron Raci opened the scoring in the very first minute of the match. But typically, Hajduk wasn't able to hold on to or double that lead despite having some good looks on goal. Diaby scored the equaliser from the penalty spot in the 61st minute. Hajduk would again take the … [Read more...] about Hajduk Split Is Back In Europe!
