August 19, 2019 – The 5th round of the Croatian First League was held from August 16 to 18, 2019, and saw Hajduk humiliate an otherwise strong Gorica to hold their second-place spot on the table.
Inter Zaprešić v. Dinamo (1:2)
Inter and Dinamo opened the 5th round on Friday, August 16, 2019, at the Zaprešić stadium in front of 2,686 spectators.
Inter was the first to score thanks to a goal by Tsonev in the 8th minute, though Dinamo’s Atiemwen equalized just before the half for 1:1. Inter’s Galić was shown a red card in the 49th minute, and Dinamo quickly capitalized on the extra man as Atiemwen scored again for 1:2 in the 50th minute. The game ended at 1:2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=db_MN5lNXEU
Inter is currently in 9th place with 2 points, while Dinamo is in 1st with 13.
Varaždin v. Lokomotiva (1:1)
Varaždin met at the NK Varteks stadium on Saturday, August 17, 2019, in front of 2,231 spectators.
Glavica scored for the Varaždin lead in the 44th minute for 1:0 at the half, though Lokomotiva equalized in the 56th minute from a goal by Uzuni for 1:1, which was the final score of the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=cpgQSZ0GIQQ
Varaždin is currently in the last place with 2 points, while Lokomotiva is in 8th with 4.
Istra 1961 v. Slaven Belupo (2:3)
Istria and Belupo met on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at the Aldo Drosina Stadium in Pula in front of 2,027 spectators.
Krstanović scored for the Belupo lead in the 12th minute, though Gržan scored a penalty to equalize 3 minutes later for 1:1. Istra then took the lead thanks to a goal by Regan in the 35th minute, though Belupo equalized just 7 minutes later for 2:2 at the half.
Puclin scored for Belupo in the 60th minute for a final score of 2:3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=VYVo31x3mSk
Istra is currently in 6th place with 6 points, while Belupo is in 7th with 6.
Hajduk v. Gorica (3:0)
Hajduk and Gorica met on Sunday, August 18, 2019, at Poljud stadium in front of 14,054 spectators.
Jairo scored for Hajduk to make it 1:0 in the 30th minute, which was the score at the half. Gorica was given a red card in the 60th minute, forcing the visiting team to play with a man down for the rest of the game.
In the 67th minute, Jairo increased Hajduk’s lead and his number of goals to 2:0, and just two minutes later, Hajduk defender Josip Juranović made it 3:0, which was the final score of the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=16-J6thqVLA
Hajduk is currently in 2nd place with 12 points, while Gorica is in 5th with 7.
Rijeka v. Osijek (1:1)
Rijeka and Osijek met on Sunday, August 19, 2019, to close out the 5th round at Rujevica stadium.
Rijeka’s Čolak put the home team in the lead at 1:0 in the 34th minute. It wasn’t until the 86th minute that Žaper equalized for Osijek to end the game 1:1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=qJ092YJT4Tk
Rijeka is currently in 3rd place with 10 points, while Osijek is in 4th with 8.
You can see the full HNL table here.
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