February 28, 2022 - The 25th round of the Croatian First League was played from February 25 to 27, 2022. This round saw two of Croatia's biggest derbies - between Hajduk and Rijeka, and Osijek and Dinamo. Here's our HNL round 25 recap.
Slaven Belupo v. Hr. Dragovoljac (1:0)
Slaven Belupo and Dragovoljac opened the 25th round in Koprivnica on February 25, 2022, in front of 753 fans.
The only goal of the match came in the 64th minute from a Brkovic penalty.
Belupo is currently in 6th place with 29 points, while Dragovoljac is in last place with 10.
Lokomotiva v. Gorica (2:0)
Lokomotiva and Gorica met on Saturday, February 26, 2022, in Zagreb in front of 319 fans.
Kulenovic scored Lokomotiva's first goal for 1:0 in the 18th minute. Pivaric missed a penalty in the 60th minute, though Dabro increased Lokomotiva's lead to 2:0 in the 72nd minute, which was the final score.
Lokomotiva is currently in 5th place with 32 points, while Gorica is in 7th place with 29.
Hajduk v. Rijeka (1:3)
Hajduk and Rijeka met in the Adriatic Derby at Poljud on Saturday, February 26, 2022, in front of 11,453 fans.
Drmic put Rijeka in the lead in the 17th minute, before Vuckic made it 0:2 for Rijeka in the 33rd. Livaja put Hajduk on the board in the 69th minute for 1:2, though Kresic secured Rijeka's 1:3 victory in the 86th minute.
Hajduk is currently in 4th place with 47 points and a game in hand, while Rijeka is in 3rd with 49.
Sibenik v. Istra 1961 (2:1)
Sibenik and Istra met in Sibenik on Sunday, February 27, 2022, in front of 776 fans.
Drena Beljo scored moments before the halftime whistle for 0:1 Istra. Marin equalized in the 53rd for 1:1, before Delic scored for 2:1 and the Sibenik win in the 63rd minute.
Sibenik is currently in 8th place with 26 points, while Istra is in 9th place with 22.
Osijek v. Dinamo (1:0)
Osijek and Dinamo closed out the 25th round with the highly anticipated match for first place on Sunday, February 27, 2022, in front of 6,676 fans.
The only goal of the match came in the 77th minute thanks to Osijek's Mance.
Osijek has now jumped to first place with 52 points, while Dinamo is in 2nd with 50 and a game in hand.
You can see the HNL standings HERE.
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