February. 24, 2020 – The 23rd round of the Croatian First League was held from February 21 to 23, 2020. This round featured an unexpected Hajduk blowout against Gorica, while Rijeka topped Osijek in this weekend’s derby.
Varazdin v. Lokomotiva (0:2)
Varazdin and Lokomotiv opened the 23rd round on Friday, February 21, 2020, in Varazdin in front of 1,787 fans.
Lokomotiva scored both goals in the first half thanks to Uzini (7’) and Karacic (38’).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=2Z5Vrdamwr8
Varazdin is currently in the last place with 15 points, while Lokomotiva is in 5th with 37.
Hajduk v. Gorica (6:0)
Hajduk and Gorica met on Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Poljud stadium in front of 8,847 fans.
Hajduk’s scoring spree starting in the 10th minute when Krekovic scored for 1:0. Jairo increased their lead in the 35th for 2:0, and Caktas made it 3:0 six minutes before the half.
Caktas scored again for 4:0 in the 47th, and Jairo’s penalty made it 5:0 in the 56th. Eduok scored 8 minutes after being subbed in for the final score of 6:0.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=ulHKc21Zm24
Hajduk is currently in 2nd place with 44 points, while Gorica is in 6th with 31.
Rijeka v. Osijek (1:0)
Rijeka and Osijek met on Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Rujevica stadium.
Gorgon scored the only goal of the game in the 11th minute for the Rijeka lead. Osijek’s Skoric was given a red card in the final minute of regulation time, and the game ended 1:0.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=7xNsunJlwPk
Rijeka is currently in 3rd place with 41 points, while Osijek is in 4th with 38.
Dinamo v. Inter Zapresic (3:2)
Dinamo and Inter met on Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Maksimir stadium in front of 2,378 fans.
Dinamo’s Leovac scored in the 6th minute to make it 1:0, though Bosec equalized just before the half to make it 1:1.
Kadzior helped Dinamo retake the lead in the 60th minute for 2:1, and Orsic missed a penalty in the 68th to keep the game at that score.
Gavranovic made up for the miss in the 72nd minute for 3:1, though Andric gave Inter their second goal in the first minute of injury time for a final score of 3:2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=spIZRQJyHQk
Dinamo is currently in first place with 56 points, while Inter is in 8th with 17.
Istra 1961 v. Slaven Belupo (1:1)
Istra and Belupo closed out the 23rd round on Sunday, February 23, 2020, in Pula in front of 830 fans.
Paez scored for the Istra lead in the 4th minute, though Krstanovic equalized in the 33rd minute for 1:1, which was the final score of the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=EvyPCm4gpXE
Istra is currently in 9th place with 16 points, while Belupo is in 7th with 22.
You can see the full HNL table here.
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