October 28, 2019 – The 13th round of the Croatian First League was held from October 25 to 27, 2019. This round featured the derby between Dinamo and Osijek and another Rijeka loss to Gorica. However, perhaps most exciting was watching Hajduk score a bizarre goal against Slaven Belupo, which even caught the attention of international media.
Varazdin v. Inter Zapresic (0:1)
Varazdin and Inter opened the 13th round on Friday, October 25, 2019, at NK Varteks Stadium in front of 1,473 fans.
A penalty awarded to Inter in the 31st minute, which decided the fate of the game after Serderov scored for 0:1. A double yellow for Varazdin’s Lisakovich in the 46th minute didn’t help the home team’s chances of equalizing, and the game ended 0:1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=U5lJYrtsHC0
Varazdin is currently in 9th place with 10 points, while Inter is in 7th with 11.
Hajduk v. Slaven Belupo (2:0)
Hajduk and Belupo met at Poljud on Saturday, October 26, 2019, in front of 9,045 spectators.
Hajduk’s first goal came in the 14th minute thanks to Jairo for 1:0 at the half. However, the second goal royally embarrassed Belupo. After Belupo celebrated a goal that never was (because the ball hit the post), Hajduk capitalized on the counter-attack, and Juranovic found himself one-on-one with an empty net… because the Belupo keeper was still on the sideline celebrating. You can watch the fiasco in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=MMKEfZhdfDU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=D_pah-2NOsY
Hajduk is currently in 2nd place with 27 points, while Belupo is in the last with 10.
Rijeka v. Gorica (1:2)
Rijeka and Gorica met at Rujevica Stadium on Saturday, October 26, 2019, in front of 4,117 spectators.
While the first half went without goals, it was Gorica’s Zwolinski to score for 0:1, though Tomecak equalized for 1:1 in the 82nd minute. Gorica took advantage of a Rijeka red card in the 90th minute, and Dvornekovic increased Gorica’s lead to 1:2, which was the final score of the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=A5c4is_cEcQ
Rijeka is currently in 3rd place with 22 points, while Gorica is in 6th with 18.
Istra 1961 v. Lokomotiva (0:2)
Istra and Lokomotiva met in Pula on Sunday, October 27, 2019.
While the first half went without goals, Tolic scored for the Lokomotiva lead in the 85th minute, and Tuci increased their lead in the second minute of injury time for 0:2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=RlrPBzKJ4Ec
Istra is currently in 8th place with 10 points, while Lokomotiva is in 5th place with 19.
Dinamo v. Osijek (1:0)
Dinamo and Osijek closed out the 13th round on Sunday, October 28, 2019, at Maksimir stadium in Zagreb.
The only goal of the game came in the 42nd minute when Kadzior scored for 1:0.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=dhvUxUbszPI
Dinamo is currently in 1st place with 28 points, while Osijek is in 4th with 20.
You can see the HNL table here.
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