February 1, 2021 - The 18th round of the Croatian First League was held from January 29 to 31, 2021. This round saw Dinamo, Hajduk, and Rijeka all record losses, while Sibenik, Lokomitva, and Gorica celebrated.
Slaven Belupo v. Varazdin (2:0)
Belupo and Varazdin opened the 18th round on Friday, January 29, 2021, in Koprivnica.
Galvcic scored the first goal for Belupo in the 15th minute for the 1:0 lead. Knoll increased Belupo's lead just before halftime for 2:0, which was the final result of the match.
Belupo is currently in 5th place with 20 points, while Varzdin is in 8th place with 15 points.
Osijek v. Istra 1961 (1:0)
Osijek and Istra met at City Garden Stadium on Saturday, January 30, 2021.
Mierez scored the only goal for Osijek in the 30th minute, which was the final score of the match.
Osijek is currently in 2nd place with 39 points, while Istra is in the last place with 13 points.
Dinamo v. Sibenik (1:2)
Dinamo and Sibenik met at Maksimir Stadium on Saturday, January 30, 2021.
Sahiti put Sibenik in the lead for 0:1 in the 13th minute. Dinamo's Atiemwen equalized for 1:1 less than 10 minutes later. Juric put Sibenik back in the lead for 1:2 in the 65th minute, which was the final result.
Dinamo is currently in 1st place with 39 points, while Sibenik is in 7th with 19.
Hajduk v. Lokomotiva (0:1)
Hajduk and Lokomotiva met at Poljud on Saturday, January 30, 2021.
The only goal of the game came in the 4th minute - Petrak scored for the Lokomotiva win. Hajduk captain Mijo Caktas missed a penalty in the 50th to equalize.
Hajduk is currently in 6th place with 20 points, while Lokomotiva is in 9th with 15.
Rijeka v. Gorica (0:2)
Rijeka and Gorica closed out the 18th round on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at Rujevica Stadium.
An own goal by Andrijasevic put Gorica ahead in the 27th minute. Lovric increased Gorica's lead to 0:2 at the half. The match ended with a red card for Rijeka's Capan and Gorica's Moro in the 4th minute of added time (90+4').
Rijeka is currently in 4th place with 26 points, while Gorica is in 3rd with 33.
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