Hajduk beat Zagreb 3:0 at Veslačka Street Stadium in Zagreb on Tuesday and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Croatian Cup, where they will play away against Gorica later this month.
Like other clubs in the lower leagues, NK Zagreb does not have a license to play league matches, so they readied for the match against Hajduk by playing friendlies.
On the other hand, Hajduk entered the match coming off two league victories in the past two weeks, both against Rijeka at Rujevica. Between those matches, most of the team was quarantined due to COVID-19.
The match ended 0:0 at the half, though that quickly changed when coach Paolo Tramezzani subbed on Marko Livaja, Marco Fossati, and Darko Todorović.
In the 58th minute, Jairo scored for 0:1 Hajduk. Six minutes later, Zagreb was left with a player less as Karlo Strunje received his second yellow card, and in the 66th minute, Livaja scored from a free-kick to increase Hajduk’s lead to 0:2.
Jairo sealed Hajduk’s victory in the 70th minute after Livaja played him phenomenally for 0:3.
Croatian Cup Quarterfinals
Osijek – Rijeka (Wednesday, March 3 at 14:30)
Dinamo – Slaven Belupo (Wednesday, March 3 at 17:00)
Oriolik – Istria 1961 (Wednesday, March 17 at 15:00)
Gorica – Hajduk (Tuesday, March 16 at 17:00)
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