September 28, 2021 - The 10th round of the Croatian First League was played from September 25 to 27, 2021. This round saw Rijeka edge out Gorica in a dramatic finish, while Osijek, Dinamo, and Hajduk recorded victories to keep the race for the top tight. Here's our HNL round 10 recap.
Slaven Belupo v. Dinamo (1:4)
Slaven Belupo and Dinamo opened the 10th round on Saturday, September 25, 2021, in Koprivnica in front of 993 spectators.
Juric scored Dinamo's first goal in the 23rd minute for 0:1, and Orsic increased their lead to 0:2 in the 44th. Petkovic made it 0:3 in the 50th minute, and Cop 0:4 in the 76th! Grgic scored Belupo's only goal of the match in the 80th minute for the final score of 1:4.
Belupo is in 9th place with 6 points, while Dinamo is in 3rd with 19 (and two games less).
Sibenik v. Osijek (0:2)
Sibenik and Osijek met on Saturday, September 25, 2021, in Sibenik in front of 746 spectators.
Fiolic scored for the Osijek lead in the 18th minute, and Zaper scored in the 82nd for the final 0:2.
Sibenik is currently in 7th place with 10 points, while Osijek is in 2nd with 19.
Gorica v. Rijeka (3:4)
Gorica and Rijeka met on Sunday, September 26, 2021, in Velika Gorica in front of 1,000 spectators.
Gorica took the lead with a goal by Lovric in the 12th minute. Abass equalized for Rijeka in the 43rd, and Marjanovic scored in the 3rd minute of injury time for 2:1 Gorica at the half. Selahi made it 2:2 in the 46th minute, and Gorica's Delfi was shown a red card in the 51st, forcing them to play with a man down for the remainder of the match.
Muric scored a penalty for 2:3 Rijeka in the 58th minute, and Fruk equalized for Gorica in the 90th minute! Pavicic scored the winning goal one minute later for the final 3:4.
Gorica is currently in 5th place with 13 points, while Rijeka is in 1st with 20 (and one game less).
Hajduk v. Lokomotiva (1:0)
Hajduk and Lokomotiva met on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Poljud in front of 7,657 spectators.
The match's only goal came in the 81st minute, thanks to a Livaja header for 1:0.
Hajduk is currently in 4th place with 19 points (and one game less), while Lokomotiva is in 6th place with 11 (and one game less).
Hr. Dragovoljac v. Istra 1961 (0:1)
Dragovoljac and Istra closed out the 10th round on Monday, September 27, 2021, in front of 92 spectators.
The only goal of the match came in the 20th minute, thanks to Drena Beljo.
Dragovoljac is currently in the last place with 5 points, while Istra is in 8th with 10 (and one game less).
You can see the full HNL table HERE.
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