May 10, 2021 - The 33rd round of the Croatian First League was held from May 7 to 9, 2021. In this round, Gorica topped Osijek, Hajduk was better than Varazdin, and Dinamo secured the Croatian championship title after defeating Rijeka at Rujevica.
Lokomotiva v. Slaven Belupo (3:1)
Lokomotiva and Belupo opened the 33rd round on Friday, May 7, 2021, in Zagreb.
Krstanovic scored the first goal of the match in the 9th minute for the Belupo lead. Simic scored an offside goal for Lokomotiva to keep Belupo in the lead, but Simic returned 4 minutes later to equalize for 1:1 (25'). Kacavenda made it 2:1 for Lokomotiva in the 65th minute, while a double yellow for Maric saw Lokomitva play with a man down from the 71st minute.
Pivaric scored in the 90th for 3:1 final score.
Lokomotiva is in 8th place with 29 points, while Belupo is in 7th with 31.
Sibenik v. Istra 1961 (1:0)
Sibenik and Istra met on Friday, May 7, 2021, in Sibenik.
The match's only goal came in the 48th minute when Sahiti scored for the Sibenik lead and eventual win. Bailone was sent off the pitch in the 73rd minute, forcing Sibenik to play with a man down for the remainder of the match.
Sibenik is currently in 6th place with 35 points, while Istra is in the last place with 25.
Gorica v. Osijek (1:0)
Gorica and Osijek met in Velika Gorica on Friday, May 7, 2021.
Jovicic scored the only goal of the match in the 48th minute. The game was nearly impossible to play due to adverse weather conditions.
Gorica is currently in 3rd place with 59 points, while Osijek is in 2nd with 68.
Varazdin v. Hajduk (0:1)
Varazdin and Hajduk met on Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Varazdin.
The match's only goal came in the 89th minute when Livaja scored a penalty for the Hajduk win.
Varazdin is currently in 9th place with 27 points, while Hajduk is in 5th with 51.
Rijeka v. Dinamo (1:5)
Rijeka and Dinamo closed out the 33rd round on Sunday, May 9, 2021, at Rujevica.
Menalo put Rijeka in the lead in the 1st minute of the game for 1:0. Dinamo's Gvardiol scored from offside in the 16th minute, but an own goal by Galovic saw Dinamo equalize for 1:1 in the 43rd.
Misic put Dinamo ahead in the 48th minute, and another Rijeka own goal (Capan) made it 1:3 for Dinamo one minute later. Orsic scored in the 64th for 1:4, and yet another own goal in the final minutes by Vukcevic gave Dinamo the 1:5 victory.
With this win, Dinamo became Croatian champions for the 22nd time, three rounds before the end of the championship. Rijeka sits in 4th place with 51 points.
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