August 23, 2021 - The 6th round of the Croatian First League was held from August 20 to 22, 2021. This round saw Hajduk move to 1st place in the standings after Istra 1961 shocked Osijek with a 2:0 win. Here's our HNL round 6 recap.
Hrvatski Dragovoljac v. Hajduk (0:1)
Hr. Dragovoljac and Hajduk opened the 6th round in Zagreb on Friday, August 20, 2021, in front of 990 (mostly Torcida) spectators.
While Hajduk sat in Dragovoljac's half for the entire game (bar a few plays), the only goal of the match came in the 5th minute of added time (90+5'), when Simic scored off a corner kick for the Hajduk win.
Dragovoljac is currently in the last place with 0 points, while Hajduk is in 1st with 13.
Gorica v. Slaven Belupo (1:0)
Gorica and Belupo met in Velika Gorica on Saturday, August 21, 2021.
While the first half went without goals, Dvornekovic scored for 1:0 Gorica in the 66th minute, which was the final result.
Gorica is currently in 6th place with 9 points, while Belupo is in 8th with 5.
Dinamo v. Lokomotiva (1:0)
Dinamo and Lokomotiva met at Maksimir on Saturday, August 21, 2021.
It was yet another match where the first half went without goals, and Oršić only scored for Dinamo in the 77th minute for the 1:0 win.
Dinamo is currently in 10th place with 10 points (and one game less), while Lokomotiva is in 3rd with 10 (and one game less).
Istra 1961 v. Osijek (2:0)
Istra and Osijek met in Pula at the Aldo Drosina Stadium on Sunday, August 22, 2021.
No goals were scored in the first half, and Istra's first goal didn't come until the 84th minute when Bande scored for 1:0. Miskovic increased Istra's lead in the 4th minute of added time (90+4') for the final score of 2:0.
Istra is currently in 7th place with 6 points (and one game less), while Osijek is in 2nd with 13 points.
Rijeka v. Sibenik (2:1)
Rijeka and Sibenik closed out the 6th round on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at Rujevica Stadium.
After a scoreless first half, Delic put Sibenik in the lead for 0:1 in the 47th minute. Drmic equalized in the 64th for 1:1, and Busnja put Rijeka in the lead at 2:1 in the 76th minute for the win.
Rijeka is currently in 5th place with 10 points (and one game less), while Sibenik is in 9th with 4.
You can see the full HNL table HERE.
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