October 7, 2019 - The 11th round of the Croatian First League was held from October 4 to 6, 2019. Hajduk remains in first after the 11th round, with Dinamo just one point behind in second and Osijek and Rijeka 4 points behind in third and fourth place.
Istria 1961 v. Inter Zapresic (2:2)
Istria and Inter opened the 11th round on Friday, October 4, 2019, in Pula in front of 1,555 spectators.
Inter’s Grgic was the first to score for 0:1 at the half, though most of the excitement was saved for the second half.
Ivancic scored two goals for Istria, in the 47th and 56th minutes for 2:1, though Frelih equalized for Inter in the 4th minute of added time for 2:2.
Istria is currently in 7th place with 10 points, while Inter is in 9th with 7.
Hajduk v. Varazdin (2:0)
Hajduk and Varazdin met on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at Poljud stadium in Split in front of 7,945 spectators.
Hajduk’s Jairo scored in the 21st minute for 1:0 at the half, though Nejasmic increased their lead to 2:0 in the 65th minute, which was the final score of the game. Varazdin’s Senic received his second yellow in the 90th minute, forcing Varazdin to play with a man down for the final minutes of the game.
Hajduk is currently in first place with 23 points, while Varazdin is in the last place with 7.
Dinamo v. Slaven Belupo (1:0)
Dinamo and Belupo met on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at Maksimir stadium in front of 1,511 sectors.
The only goal of the match came in the 5th minute when Petkovic scored a penalty for 1:0. Neither team was able to score for the remainder of the match.
Dinamo is currently in second place with 22 points, while Belupo is in 8th with 10.
Osijek v. Gorica (2:1)
Osijek and Gorica met on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at City Garden Stadium in front of 2,212 sectors.
While the first half went without goals, Lovric put Gorica in the lead with a goal in the 54th minute. Osijek’s Maric scored a penalty in the 66th minute for 1:1, and Mance increased Osijek’s lead to 2:1 in the 75th minute.
Osijek is currently in 3rd place with 19 points, while Gorica is in 5th place with 15.
Rijeka v. Lokomotiva (1:1)
Rijeka and Lokomotiva closed out the 11th round at Rujevica Stadium on October 6, 2019, in front of 4,835 spectators.
Andrijasevic put Rijeka in the lead with a goal just before the ref blew the whistle for the half, though Uzuni equalized for Lokomotiva minutes later in the 49th minute for 1:1, which was the final score of the game.
Rijeka is currently in 4th place with 19 points, while Lokomotiva is in 6th place with 15.
You can see the HNL table here.
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