HNL Round 5 Recap: Dinamo and Slaven Belupo Draw at Maksimir

September 21, 2020 – The 5th round of the Croatian First League was held from September 18 to 20, 2020. This round saw Dinamo and Slaven Belupo draw, while the Adriatic Derby between Rijeka and Hajduk was postponed due to commitments in the Europa League this week.

Sibenik v. Lokomotiva (3:2)

Sibenik and Lokomotiva opened the 5th round on Friday, September 18, 2020, at Stadion Subicevac.

Ampem opened the scoring for Sibenik in the 11th minute for 1:0. Lokomotiva’s Kallaku equalized in the 33rd for 1:1. Juric’s goal six minutes before the half put Sibenik back in the lead.

Sammir equalized for Lokomotiva in the 69th minute, but an 84th-minute goal by Ampem gave Sibenik the 3:2 win.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=NAhc9QkbnhY

Sibenik is currently in 8th place with 4 points, while Lokomotiva is in 9th place with 4 points.

Gorica v. Istra 1961 (2:2)

Gorica and Istra met in the 5th round on Saturday, September 19, 2020, in Velika Gorica.

Vuk scored for the Istra lead in the 11th minute, though Spikic scored the equalizer for Lokomotiva in the 29th. A Suk goal for Gorica was called back thanks to VAR just before the half.

A red card for Steenvoorden in the 73rd minute saw Gorica play a man down for the remainder of the game, while Grzan nailed the penalty to put Istra back in the lead. In the 89th minute, Delfi scored the equalizer for the final score of 2:2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=oBh11LamY7Y

Gorica is currently in 2nd place with 13 points, while Istra is in 10th with one point.

Dinamo v. Slaven Belupo (3:3)

Dinamo and Slaven Belupo met on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at Maksimir stadium.

An early Belupo goal by Etoundi shocked Dinamo in the first minute of the game. However, Gavranovic equalized three minutes later for 1:1 in the 4th minute. Gavranovic scored again in the 8th minute for the Dinamo lead. A Belupo penalty in the 22nd minute saw Krstanovic score the equalizer for 2:2 at the half.

Lovro Majer put Dinamo back in the lead for 3:2 in the 69th minute, while Knoll equalized for the final score of 3:3. Belupo’s Zirdum received a double-yellow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=9U34OFQUp7w

Dinamo is currently in first place with 13 points, while Belupo is in 7th with 4.

Varazdin v. Osijek (0:1)

Varazdin and Osijek closed out the 5th round this weekend Sunday, September 20, 2020, at NK Varteks Stadium.

The only goal of the match came in the 15th minute when Zaper scored for the Osijek win.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=saHzuitQSBk

Varazdin is currently in 5th place with 7 points, while Osijek is in 4th with 7 points.

You can see the full HNL table here.

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