Gorica – Istra 1961 (5-4)
Gorica and Istra opened the 25th round on Friday, March 10, in Velika Gorica in front of 937 fans.
Istra was the first to take the lead with a goal from Bakrar in the 13th minute. Bralic equalized in the 30th minute, and Mitrovic’s goal was called offside to keep the result even. Bakrar put Istra back in the lead in the 42nd minute for 1-2 at halftime. Caseres made it 1-3 in the 55th minute, and Pršir came back for 2-3 in the 79th. Fućak leveled the result in the 81st minute, and it was 4-3 for Gorica two minutes later! An exciting stoppage time saw two more goals – Matheus made it 4-4, and Gorica secured the win thanks to Mitrović in the 96th minute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=bQlYSfm-tUE
Gorica remains in last place with 16 points, while Istra is in 8th with 31 and a game in hand. In the next round, Gorica meets Varazdin, and Istra meets Lokomotiva. Before that, Istra will meet Dinamo at home to make up their 12th-round match.
Lokomotiva – Slaven Belupo (1-0)
Lokomotiva and Belupio met on Saturday, March 11, in Zagreb in front of 760 fans.
While the first half went without goals, Lokomotiva took the lead in the 47th minute thanks to an own goal by Soldo. That was enough to give Lokomotiva the win. Lokomotiva maintained 62% possession during the match and had six shots on target.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=nWkVaBvO1bk
Lokomotiva is in 7th place with 31 points, and Belupo is in 6th with 33. Lokomotiva plays Istra next and Belupo meets Hajduk.
Šibenik – Dinamo (2-1)
Šibenik and Dinamo met on Saturday, March 11, in Šibenik in front of 2,497 fans.
Two goals for Šibenik in the 40th and 42nd minutes shocked Dinamo, who were down 2-0 at the half. Ristovski came back with one goal for Dinamo in the 64th minute, but the current Croatian champion was unable to come back with another. Dinamo held 71% of possession and had 17 attempts on goal, of which only 6 were on target. Šibenik had only two shots on target which they scored.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=mNQIEs2C-Q8
Šibenik is in 9th place with 23 points, while Dinamo is in 1st with 56 points and a game in hand. Dinamo and Istra finally play their 12th-round makeup game on Wednesday. Šibenik meets Osijek in the 26th round, and Dinamo plays Rijeka.
Rijeka – Varaždin (3-1)
Rijeka and Varaždin met on Sunday, March 12, at Rujevica in front of 5,114 fans.
Selahi put Rijeka ahead in the 45th minute, and Ampem made it 2-0 in the 53rd. Five minutes later, it was 3-0 for Rijeka thanks to Banda. Jelenić came back with one goal for Varaždin in the 88th minute. Rijeka maintained 48% of possession in the match with 20 total attempts compared to Varaždin’s 16.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=6LsNAeWD7Ew
Rijeka is in 4th place with 34 points, while Varaždin is in 5th with 33. Rijeka plays Dinamo next, and Varaždin plays Gorica.
Osijek – Hajduk (0-2)
Osijek and Hajduk closed out the 25th round on Sunday at City Garden Stadium in front of 6,107 fans.
Livaja scored a penalty for Hajduk in the 28th minute for 0-1. Melnjak made it 0-2 seven minutes later. Osijek held 64% of possession and had 11 total goal attempts, the same as Hajduk. Osijek only had 2 attempts on target compared to Hajduk’s 7.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=PdwMgwWDrdQ
Osijek is in 3rd place with 36 points, while Hajduk is in 2nd with 47. Osijek meets Šibenik next, and Hajduk plays Belupo.
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