December 2, 2019 - The 17th round of the Croatian First League was held from November 29 to December 1, 2019. This round featured the highly anticipated Adriatic Derby between Hajduk and Rijeka.
Slaven Belupo v. Inter Zapresic (3:0)
Belupo and Inter opened the 17th round on Friday, November 29, 2019, in Koprivnica in front of 783 spectators.
Belupo scored their first goal in the 15th minute thanks to Nowak, and Krstanovic increased the lead to 2:0 in the 26th minute. Mikulic scored in the 66th for 3:0, which was the final score of the game.
Belupo is currently in 7th place with 18 points, while Inter is in the last place with 11.
Lokomotiva v. Gorica (4:0)
Lokomotiva and Gorica met in Zagreb on Friday, November 29, 2019, in front of 583 spectators.
Goals by Kastrati and Uzuni in the 40th and 41st minutes had Lokomotiva up 2:0 at the half. An own goal by Marina increased Lokomotiva’s lead to 3:0 in the 63rd minute, and Tolic ended the scoring spree in the 79th minute for 4:0.
Lokomotiva is currently in 4th place with 28 points, while Gorica is in 6th with 25.
Varazdin v.Osijek (1:1)
Varazdin and Osijek met on Saturday, November 30, 2019, at NK Varteks Stadium in front of 1,270 fans.
Maric scored just before halftime to put Osijek in the lead, though Varazdin found a way to equalize thanks to a Glavica goal in the 77th minute for 1:1.
Varazdin is currently in 9th place with 12 points, while Osijek is in 5th with 27.
Istra 1961 v. Dinamo (1:2)
Istra and Dinamo met on Saturday, November 30, 2019, in Pula in front of 2,462 fans.
Kadzior scored the first goal of the game for the 0:1 Dinamo lead in the 22nd minute, which was the score at the half. Orsic scored in the 49th for 0:2, though Istra’s Cuze gave the home team a goal in the 90th minute for a final score of 1:2.
Istra is currently in 8th place with 12 points, while Dinamo is in 1st with 38.
Hajduk v. Rijeka (0:4)
Hajduk and Rijeka closed out the 17th round on Sunday, December 1, 2019, at Poljud for the Adriatic Derby.
The first goal of the game didn’t come until the 43rd minute when Acosty scored for the Rijeka lead. However, in the final minutes of the second half, Rijeka managed to increase their lead by three goals - Raspopovic in the 83rd, Gorgon in the 87th, and Halilovic in the third minute of added time. The game ended at 0:4 for Rijeka.
Hajduk is currently in 2nd place with 31 points, while Rijeka is in 3rd with 28.
You can see the full HNL table here.
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