February 22, 2021 - The 22nd round of the Croatian First League was held from February 19 to 21, 2021. In this round, Osijek tops Rijeka 2:0 at City Garden Stadium.
Slaven Belupo v. Sibenik (2:2)
Belupo and Sibenik opened the 22nd round on Friday, February 19, 2021, in Koprivnica.
Ampem scored for the Sibenik lead in the 21st minute for 0:1, which Juric increased to 0:2 in the 39th minute.
Knoll and Ilicic came back with goals for Belupo in the final minutes of the first half to equalize 2:2, which was the final result.
Belupo is currently in 8th place with 21 points, while Sibenik is in 6th with 25.
Istra 1961 v. Varazdin (0:1)
Istra and Varazdin met on Saturday, February 20, 2021, in Pula.
The first half went without goals as Istra's Loncar missed a penalty in the 32nd minute. The only goal of the match came in the 88th minute when Varazdin's Senic scored for 0:1, which was the final result.
Istra is currently in last place with 14 points, while Varazdin is in 7th with 22.
Lokomotiva v. Gorica (0:3)
Lokomotiva and Gorica met on Saturday, February 20, 2021, in Zagreb.
Steenvoorden opened Gorica's scoring spree with an early goal in the 10th minute, which was the score going into the half. Dieye increased Gorica's lead to 0:2 in the 74th minute, and Mitrovic made it 0:3 less than 10 minutes later for 0:3.
Lokomotiva is currently in 9th place with 18 points, while Gorica is in 3rd with 43.
Osijek v. Rijeka (2:0)
Osijek and Rijeka closed out the 22nd round on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at City Garden Stadium.
Osijek's Mierez scored the first goal of the match in the 25th minute for 1:0 at the half. Mierez increased Osijek's lead to 2:0 in the 69th minute, which was the final result.
Osijek is currently in 2nd place with 48 points, while Rijeka is in 4th with 32.
The eternal derby between Hajduk and Dinamo at Poljud was postponed as 12 Hajduk players are infected with COVID-19. The match will be played in the first possible free term, and the decision on the date will be made later. You can read more about the decision on Hajduk.hr.
You can see the full HNL table HERE.
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