October 4, 2021 - The 11th round of the Croatian First League was held from October 1-3, 2021. This round featured a blowout win for Dinamo, the della Učka derby, and Osijek and Hajduk at City Garden Stadium. Here's our HNL round 11 recap.
Šibenik v. Gorica (1:2)
Šibenik and Gorica opened the 11th round on Friday, October 1, 2021, at Subicevac Stadium in front of 466 spectators.
Fruk put Gorica in the lead in the 15th minute and scored again in the 41st for 0:2 at the half. Curic came back for Sibenik in the 66th minute for 1:2, which was the match's final score.
Sibenik is currently in 7th place with 10 points, while Goria is in 5th with 16.
Lokomotiva v. Slaven Belupo (3:0)
Lokomotiva and Belupo met on Saturday, October 2, 2021, in Zagreb in front of 412 spectators.
While the first half went without goals, Gorican scored the first goal of the match in the 54th minute for 1:0 Lokomotiva, follow by Kaacavenda in the 70th and Kulenpvic in the 74th for 3:0.
Lokomotiva is currently in 6th place with 14 points, while Belupo is in 9th with 6.
Istra 1961 v. Rijeka (3:6)
Istra and Rijeka met in the della Ucka derby on Saturday, October 2, 2021, in front of 1,274 spectators.
Silva scored the first goal of the match in the 18th minute for 1:0 Istra, though Kresic equalized 6 minutes later for 1:1. Then, Pavicic put Rijeka in the lead at 1:2 and scored again 5 minutes later for 1:3. Finally, Vuckic scored for 1:4 at the half.
Ampem opened the second half with a goal for Rijeka in the 52nd minute (1:5), and Mahmoud slightly redeemed Istra with a goal in the 60th for 2:5. Lisica made it 3:5 in the 77th though Busnja sealed Rijeka's victory with a goal in the 85th for the final 3:6.
Istra is in 8th place with 10 points, while Rijeka leads the table with 23.
Dinamo v. Hr. Dragovoljac (8:0)
Dinamo and Dragovoljac met at Maksimir on Sunday, October 3, 2021.
Dinamo's blowout began with a Misic goal in the 22nd minute for 1:0 and Menalo in the 2nd minute of injury time for 2:0 at the half. Ivanusec increased Dinamo's lead to 3:0 in the 50th minute and Spikic to 4:0 9 minutes later. Menalo scored his second goal in the 65th minute for 5:0 and Andric for 6:0 in the 69th. Bulat made it 7:0 in the 82nd and Tolic 8:0 in the 3rd minute of injury time for the final score.
Dinamo is currently in 2nd place with 22 points (and two games behind), while Dragovoljac is in last place with 5 points.
Osijek v. Hajduk (1:1)
Osijek and Hajduk closed out the 11th round on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at City Garden Stadium.
Kleinheisler opened the game with an early goal in the 9th minute for the Osijek lead. Lovrenciscs equalized in the 19th minute for 1:1, which was the final score of the match.
Osijek is currently in 3rd place with 21 points, while Hajduk is in 4th with 20 (and one game behind).
You can see the full HNL table HERE.
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