The 2nd round of the Croatian First League was held from July 26 to 28, 2019, and featured big wins for Hajduk and Dinamo, while Osijek suffered a major upset to Gorica.
Inter Zaprešić v. Istria 1961 (0:2)
Inter and Istria met on Friday, July 26, 2019, at the Zaprešić stadium to open the 2nd round of the 2019/20 season.
While the first half went without goals, Istria’s Cuze scored in the 83rd minute for the 0:1 lead, and increased the lead in the 93rd minute for the 0:2 Istria win.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=G0PyRfuOWEs
Inter is currently in 7th place with one point, while Istria is in 6th with 3 points.
Slaven Belupo v. Dinamo Zagreb (0:3)
Belupo and Dinamo met on Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Koprivnica for the second game of the 2nd round in front of 2,517 spectators.
Dinamo’s Petković was quick to score in the 4th minute for a 0:1 Dinamo lead. Atiemwen increased Dinamo’s lead to 0:2 five minutes before the half. Dinamo secured one last goal in the 89th minute thanks to Moro, and walked away with a 0:3 victory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=0vrhx7Ol99w
Belupo is currently in the last place with 0 points, while Dinamo is in 1st place with 6 points.
Lokomotiva v. Rijeka (0:1)
Lokomotiva and Rijeka met on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Kranjčevićeva stadium in Zagreb in front of 829 fans.
The game went without goals until the final minutes when Rijeka’s Čolak scored in the second minute of added time for the 0:1 win.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=iqPnmUjGaaA
Lokomotiva is currently in 9th place with no points, while Rijeka is in 3rd with 6 points.
Gorica v. Osijek (3:1)
Gorica and Osijek met on Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Velika Gorica in front of 1,280 spectators.
Gorica was the first to score in the 35th minute thanks to a goal by Ndiaye for 1:0 at the half. Miya increased Gorica’s lead to 2:0 in the 53rd minute, and Ndiaye came back with his second goal of the match for 3:0 in the 75th minute! While there was not much hope for Osijek, they were able to get one goal in the 90th minute thanks to Marić.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=HtokUQnrFos
Gorica is currently in 4th place with 4 points, while Osijek is in 5th place with 3 points.
Varaždin v. Hajduk (0:3)
Varaždin and Hajduk met on Sunday, July 27, 2019, to close out the 2nd round at the NK Varteks stadium in front of 5,132 spectators.
While the first half went without goals, Hajduk pressed in the second half to score all three goals of the game – the first by Dolček in the 49th minute, then a Caktaš penalty in the 55th, and a debut goal for new Hajduk player Eduok in the 86th for 0:3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=GE3ntrrG4oQ
Varaždin is currently in 8th place with zero points, while Hajduk is in 2nd with 6 points.
You can find the full HNL table here.
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