September 27, 2019 – The 9th round of the Croatian First League was held from September 27 to 29, 2019. This round saw big wins for Dinamo, Osijek, and Rijeka. Dinamo is now only one point behind Hajduk, who sits at the top of the table.
Lokomotiva v. Dinamo (0:4)
Lokomotiva and Dinamo opened the 9th round at Kranjčevićeva Street Stadium in Zagreb on Friday, September 27, 2019, in front of 2,983 fans.
Kadzior opened the scoring spree for Dinamo with a goal in the 10th minute for 0:1, which was the score at the half.
Olmo and Orsic scored in the 58th and 59th minute for 0:3, while Gavranovic secured Dinamo’s victory with a goal in the 74th for 0:4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=D4YPTiPElIc
Lokomotiva is currently in 6th place with 14 points, while Dinamo is in 2nd with 19.
Varazdin v. Rijeka (0:2)
Varazdin and Rijeka met on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at NK Varteks stadium in front of 1,946 fans.
Rijeka scored both goals in the first half – Pereira in the 12th minute and Halilovic in the 36th minute. Varazdin’s Djurasek was shown his second yellow in the 69th minute, forcing Varazdin to play with ten men for the rest of the match.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=svYZ7_i9-Zo
Varazdin is currently in 9th place with 7 points, while Rijeka is in 3rd with 18.
Slaven Belupo v. Osijek (0:4)
Belupo and Osijek met on Saturday, September 28, 2019, in Koprivnica in front of 703 fans.
Mance (’25), Maric (’35), and Lepa (’41) scored for Osijek in the first half for 0:3. Skoric secured Osijek’s shutout with a goal in the 71st for 0:4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=qlTt-B5EYIQ
Belupo is currently in 7th place with 10 points, while Osijek is in 4th with 16.
Inter Zapresic v. Gorica (0:2)
Inter and Gorica met on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at ŠRC Zaprešić Stadium in front of 553 fans.
Cabraja scored in the 31st minute for 0:1 at the half. Zwolinski increased Gorica’s lead in the 57th minute for 0:2, which was the final score of the game. Gorica also played a man down from the 53rd minute after Marina was shown his second yellow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=JQ4LBJqmh-k
Inter is currently in the last place with 6 points, while Gorica is in 5th place with 15.
Istria v. Hajduk (1:1)
Istria and Hajduk closed out the 9th round on Sunday, September 29, 2019, in Pula in front of 4,569 fans.
Hajduk’s Caktas scored in the 35th minute for 0:1 at the half. Loncar equalized for Istria in the 80th minute for 1:1, which was the final score of the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=LT4YTAGlDFw
Istria is currently in 8th place with 9 points, while Hajduk remains in first place with 20.
You can see the full HNL table here.
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