February 21, 2022 - The 24th round of the Croatian First League was held from February 18 to 20, 2022. This round saw a Livaja hattrick for the Hajduk win, a last-minute goal for Osijek over Istra, and a 0:0 draw a Maksimir to shake up the top of the standings. Here is our HNL round 24 recap.
Gorica v. Slaven Belupo (0:3)
Gorica and Slaven Belupo opened the 24th round on Friday, February 18, 2022, in Velika Gorica in front of 285 fans.
Caimacov scored an early first goal of the match for 0:1 Belupo in the 2nd minute. Zvonarek increased Belupo's lead to 0:2 in the 10th minute. A Jovicic red card forced Gorica to play with a man down from the 56th minute, after which Marina scored a penalty for 0:3, the final score.
Gorica is currently in 6th place with 29 points, while Belupo is in 7th with 26.
Hr Dragovoljac v. Hajduk (0:3)
Dragovoljac and Hajduk met on Saturday, February 19, 2022, in Zagreb in front of 1,650 fans.
Hajduk was awarded a penalty in the 32nd minute, which Marko Livaja scored for 0:1. Livaja was solid on another Hajduk penalty in the 74th minute for 0:2, before a Biuk assist found Livaja for the final 0:3 in the 79th minute.
Dragovoljac is currently in the last place with 10 points, while Hajduk is in 3rd with 47 and a game in hand.
Istra 1961 v. Osijek (2:3)
Istra and Osijek met on Saturday, February 19, 2022, in Pula in front of 762 fans.
A Caktas goal put Osijek ahead in the 27th minute for 0:1. Zaper made it 0:2 13 minutes later. Then, Beljo scored for 1:2 in the 57th minute before Galilea equalized in the 84th minute. Finally, Mance scored in the 6th minute of stoppage time for the 2:3 Osijek win.
Istra is currently in 9th place with 22 points, while Osijek is in 2nd with 49.
Rijeka v. Sibenik (4:2)
Rijeka and Sibenik met on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Rujevica Stadium in front of 3,084 fans.
Selahi scored for 1:0 Rijeka in the 16th minute. VAR called Sibenik's goal offside in the 23rd minute. Vuckic made it 2:0 for Rijeka in the 34th. Muric and Vuckic made it 4:0 by the 66th minute, before Sibenik scored two goals in the 70th and 84th for the final 4:2.
Rijeka is currently in 4th place with 46 points, while Sibenik is in 8th with 23.
Dinamo v. Lokomotiva (0:0)
Dinamo and Lokomotiva closed out the 24th round on Sunday at Maksimir in front of 1,886 fans.
Neither team was able to score, and the match ended 0:0.
Dinamo is currently in first place with 50 points and a game in hand, while Lokomotiva is in 5th place with 29 points.
You can see the HNL standings HERE.
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