September 23, 2019 – The 9th round of the Croatian First League was held from September 20 to 22, 2019. The 9th round brought a big upset to Dinamo, saw the coaches of Rijeka and Osijek leave their posts, and Hajduk now sits clear in first place by 3 points.
Lokomotiva v. Osijek (2:1)
Lokomotiva and Osijek opened the 9th round on Friday, September 20, 2019, at Kranjčevićeva Street Stadium.
While Osijek’s Maric scored in the 7th minute for 0:1, Halilovic equalized for Lokomotiva in the 37th minute for 1:1 at the half.
Tolic increased Lokomotiva’s lead for 2:1 in the 88th minute, giving Lokomotiva the win in the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=nfpaVryokOY
Lokomotiva is currently in 4th place with 14 points, while Osijek is in 5th with 13.
Slaven Belupo v. Gorica (2:0)
Belupo and Gorica met in Koprivnica on Saturday, September 21, 2019.
Steenvoorden put Belupo in the lead with an own goal in the 29th minute for 1:0 at the half. After Cabraja was shown a red card in the 85th minute, Belupo’s Krstanovic scored a penalty to increase the lead to 2:0, which was how the game ended. Gorica ended the game with nine men after Lovric was shown a second yellow in the 91st.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=XoNoOLsHNY0
Belupo is currently in 7th place with 10 points, while Gorica is in 6th with 10.
Varazdin v. Dinamo Zagreb (1:0)
Varazdin and Dinamo met in Varazdin on Saturday, September 21, 2019.
After a shocking 4:0 win against Atalanta to open their Champions League season, Dinamo suffered a defeat in the Croatian League to a team that was promoted from the second division this season.
While the first half went without goals, Guera scored for Varazdin in the 62nd minute, which was the final score of the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=CHPUmvHN4vw
Varazdin has moved from the last place to 9th place with 7 points, while Dinamo is in second with 16.
Hajduk v. Inter Zapresic
Hajduk and Inter met at Poljud on Sunday, September 22, 2019.
In addition to celebrating 40 years of Poljud, Hajduk celebrated another win.
Caktas put Hajduk in the lead with a penalty in the 41st minute for 1:0 at the half. The second half saw two goals in three minutes – Stanko Juric scored for 2:0 Hajduk just moments after he entered the game, which was followed by Serderov’s goal for Inter.
In the 86th minute, Jairo scored for 3:1 Hajduk, which was the final score of the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=i4sW3y1c2w0
Hajduk currently sits in first place with 19 points, while Inter is in the last place with 6.
Istra v. Rijeka
Istria and Rijeka closed out the 9th round on Sunday, September 22, 2019, in Pula.
Franko Andrijasevic scored for Rijeka already in the 6th. Minute, which was followed by a Loncar goal in the 45th for 0:2 at the half. Ivancic saw two yellow cards in the first half, forcing Istria to play a man down for the remainder of the game.
Muric increased Rijeka’s lead to 0:3 in the 77th minute, which was the final score of the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=jEaiF4IIbnI
Istria is currently in 8th place with 8 points, while Rijeka moved into third place with 15 points.
You can see the full HNL table here.
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