February 25, 2019 – The 22nd round of the Croatian First League was held from February 22 to 24, 2019, and featured the highly anticipated derby between Dinamo and Osijek.
While the bura wind ripped through Croatia’s coast this week, there was no stopping the Croatian First League, which was held despite the blustery winds. The weekend saw some exciting matchups, like Hajduk and Gorica who are neck-and-neck on the table, Dinamo and Osijek who were first and second, and Belupo and Inter in 7th and 8th.
Without further ado, here is our Croatian First League round 22 recap.
Rudeš v. Rijeka (2:4)
Rudeš and Rijeka opened the 22nd round on Friday, February 22, 2019, at Kranjčevićeva street stadium in front of 279 fans.
While Rudeš was the first to score with a penalty by Vuco in the 15th minute, Rijeka did not take long to come back. Gorgan nailed a penalty in the 41st minute, and just three minutes later, Acosty scored for 1:2 at the half.
In the second half, Gorgan hit another goal for 1:3 in the 60th minute and Puljić scored to make it 1:4 for the visiting team. Rudeš did come back to get one more goal after Juranović scored in the 81st. The game ended at 2:4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=oURxr-EvQoM
Rudeš remains in the last place on the table with 4 points, while Rijeka has now moved into second place with 41 points.
Slaven Belupo v. Inter Zaprešić (0:1)
Belupo and Inter met in Koprivnica on Saturday, February 23, 2019, in front of 513 fans.
The first half was quiet and went without goals – and the second half was not much more exciting. Serderov scored for Inter in the 68th minute, which is how the game ended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=7-9ykmtnChQ
Belupo is currently in 7th place with 21 points, while Inter is in 8th with 21.
Hajduk v. Gorica (0:0)
Hajduk and Gorica met at Poljud stadium in front of 6,708 fans on Saturday, February 23, 2019.
As both teams had to fight against the brutal bura in addition to one another, not much could be accomplished. The game ended without goals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=0_WBgAQfRlI
Hajduk is currently in 6th place with 31 points, while Gorica is in 5th place with 32.
Istria 1961 v. Lokomotiva Zagreb (0:0)
Istria and Lokomotiva met in Pula on Sunday, February 24, 2019, in front of 816 fans.
It was another scoreless game which did not see much excitement from either team. The game ended 0:0.
Istria is currently in 9th place with 17 points, while Lokomotiva is in 4th with 36.
Dinamo v Osijek (3:0)
Dinamo and Osijek closed out the 22nd round with the highly anticipated derby at Maksimir stadium on Sunday, February 24, 2019, in front of 4,304 fans.
Coming off a high after advancing into the last 16 of the Europa League, Dinamo had no intention of slowing down. Andrić scored first for Dinamo in the 8th minute to make it 1:0, and Atiemwen sacred for 2:0 in the 21st minute.
Rrahmani scored in the 60th minute for 3:0 to secure the Dinamo blowout over the Osijek club.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=NPxOTrKbMmM
Dinamo remains in the first place with 57 points, while Osijek has now fallen to third place with 40 points.
You can see the Croatian First League table here.
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