March 22, 2021 - The 26th round of the Croatian First League was held from March 19 to 21, 2021. In this round, Dinamo defeats Gorica, Osijek is better than Lokomotiva, and Hajduk and Rijeka both record victories.
Osijek v. Lokomotiva (2:0)
Osijek and Lokomotiva opened the 26th round on Friday, March 19, 2021, at City Garden Stadium.
Kleinheisler scored Osijek's first goal in the 14th minute for the early lead and 1:0 at the half. Mierez increased Osijek's lead to 2:0 in the 79th minute for the final result.
Osijek is currently in second place with 58 points, while Lokomotiva is in 10th place with 20 points.
Slaven Belupo v. Istra 1961 (1:1)
Belupo and Istra met in Koprivnica on Saturday, March 20, 2021.
Glavcic missed a penalty for Belupo in the 25th minute to keep the score 0:0. Ilicic made up for it with a goal two minutes later for 1:0 Belupo. An Istra penalty was awarded just before the half, which Grzan scored to equalize. The match ended 1:1.
Belupo is currently in 7th place with 24 points, while Istra is in 8th with 24.
Hajduk v. Sibenik (1:0)
Hajduk and Sibenik met at Poljud Stadium on Saturday, March 20, 2021.
The only goal of the match came in the 72nd minute when junior Marin Ljubičić scored the winning goal in his championship debut for Hajduk. Sibenik's Alimi was given his second yellow in the 77th, forcing Sibenik to play with a man down for the remainder of the match.
Hajduk is currently in 5th place with 36 points, while Sibenik is in 6th with 26.
Rijeka v. Varazdin (2:0)
Rijeka and Varazdin met on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Rujevica Stadium.
Galovic scored two goals in the first half (22', 35') for the Rijeka lead and ultimate victory.
Rijeka is currently in 4th place with 39 points, while Varazdin is in 9th with 22.
Dinamo v. Gorica (1:0)
Dinamo and Gorica closed out the 26th round at Maksimir Stadium on March 21, 2021.
While the first half went without goals, Petkovic scored for Dinamo to open the second half (1:0, 47'), which was the final result.
Gorica's Joey Suk broke his leg in two places during the match (both lower leg bones) and went into surgery last night, Gorica confirmed on their Facebook page after the game.
Dinamo is currently in first place with 60 points, while Gorica is in 3rd with 48.
You can see the full HNL table HERE.
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