September 16, 2019 – After an international break, the 8th round of the Croatian First League was held from September 13 to 15, 2019. The highlight of this round was the Adriatic Derby between Rijeka and Hajduk.
Dinamo v. Istria 1961 (1:0)
Dinamo and Istria met on Friday, September 13, 2019, to open the 8th round at Maksimir stadium in front of 2,700 spectators.
The first half went without goals, though Gavranovic gave Dinamo the lead, and ultimately the win, after scoring in the 53rd minute for 1:0.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=VeNVsNIASfQ
Dinamo is currently in 2nd place with 16 points, while Istria is in 7th with 8.
Inter Zapresic v. Slaven Belupo (3:1)
Inter and Belupo met on Saturday, September 14, 2019, in Zapresic.
All of the action in the game came in the second half after Serderov scored for the Inter lead in the 47th minute. Nowak equalized for Belupo just two minutes later for 1:1.
Inter was unable to score again until the last minutes of the game, when Mlinar scored in the 87th for 2:1, and Mamut in the 3rd minute of added time for the final score of 3:1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=j7BJcUytH38
Inter is currently in 9th place with 6 points, while Belupo is in 8th with 7.
Gorica v. Lokomotiva (0:0)
Gorica and Lokomitiva met on Saturday, September 14, 2019, in Velika Gorica.
Since neither team was able to score, the game ended 0:0. Brazilian Sammir, former Dinamo player and once a member of the Croatia national team, made his debut back on Croatian soil, this time for Lokomotiva, entering the game for Tolic in the 66th minute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=Y2VvpMQqtS8
Gorica is currently in 5th place with 12 points, while Lokomotiva is in 6th with 11.
Osijek v. Varazdin (2:2)
Osijek and Varazdin met at City Garden Stadium on Sunday, September 15, 2019.
Osijek was already up by two goals at the half thanks to Maric (’26) and Silva (’42). What seemed like a sure victory for Osijek was crushed after Varazdin managed two goals to equalize in the final minutes of the game – Djurasek scored in the 89th for 2:1, and Lisakovich in the second minute of added time for 2:2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=0IM65a8kzy8
Osijek is currently in 3rd place with 13 points, while Varazdin is in the last place with 4.
Rijeka v. Hajduk (1:1)
The Adriatic Derby between Rijeka and Hajduk closed out the 8th round on Sunday, September 15, 2019, at a nearly sold out Rujevica stadium.
Rijeka was the first to score in the 31st minute for 1:0 at the half, though Hajduk’s young blood Teklic scored the equalizer in the 78th minute for 1:1, which was the final score of the game. This derby was also unique as it featured the return of Filip Bradaric and Franko Andrijasevic. Recall, both players were brought up in the Hajduk academy and played for Hajduk’s first team, before playing together at Rijeka when they won the 2016/2017 season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=mmiyWSQBukw
Hajduk remains in first place with 16 points, while Rijeka is in 4th place with 12 points.
You can see the full HNL table here.
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