Sibenik v. Slaven Belupo (2:0)
Sibenik and Belupo opened the 31st round on Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Sibenik.
Juric opened the scoring for Sibenik, making it 1:0 in the 8th minute. Curic increased Sibenik’s lead to 2:0 six minutes later. The second half saw no goals from either side.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=SnuXzimnSeY
Sibenik is currently in 6th place with 32 points, while Belupo is in 7th with 31.
Gorica v. Lokomotiva (4:2)
Gorica and Lokomotiva met on Sataurday, April 24, 2021, in Velika Gorica.
Hamad gave Gorica the early lead with a goal in the 5th minute. Pivaric equalized from a penalty in the 19th minute, and Mudrinski made it 2:1 in the 28th.
Spikic gave Gorica the 3:1 lead in the 53rd, and just three minutes later, Steenvoorden was booked for a double yellow. Pivaric scored his second penalty for 3:2 one minute later.
Playing with a man down didn’t hurt Gorica too much, as Spikic came back to score for 4:2 in the 74th minute. Lokomotiva’s Bonansea was shown a red card in the 90th minute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=gQquDHxtjZI
Gorica is currently in 3rd place with 53 points, while Lokomotiva is in the last place with 23.
Rijeka v. Osijek (0:0)
Rijeka and Osijek met on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Rujevica Stadium.
The match ended without goals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=FBiC7Swu2Pg
Rijeka is currently in 4th place with 52 points, while Osijek is in 2nd with 67.
Dinamo v. Hajduk (2:0)
Dinamo and Hajduk met on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Maksimir Stadium for the highly anticipated ‘Eternal Derby.’
Dinamo’s first goal of the match came from a Petkovic penalty in the 21st minute. Kastrati increased Dinamo’s lead to 2:0 in the 35th.
While Hajduk continuously pressed in the second half, the match ended at 2:0 for Dinamo, and the two sides will have a rematch on May 5 in Split.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=XPadmQZAMdQ
Dinamo is currently in 1st place with 71 points, while Hajduk is in 5th with 44.
Varazdin v. Istra 1961 (1:1)
Varazdin and Istria closed out the 31st round on Monday, April 26, 2021.
Hara scored for Istra in the 18th minute for 0:1, though Posavec scored the equalizer in the 34th minute for 1:1, which was the final score of the match. Guera Djou was booked for his second yellow card in the 81st minute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=fuDQS9lgp84
Varazdin is currently in 8th place with 26 points, while Istra is in 9th with 25.
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