April 25, 2022 - The 32nd round of the Croatian First League was held from April 22 to 24, 2022. Rijeka surprised Osijek on Saturday, while Hajduk collected only one point against Belupo, leaving Dinamo comfortably at the top of the table. Here is our HNL round 32 recap.
Hr. Dragovoljac v. Sibenik (3:1)
Dragovoljac and Sibenik opened the 32nd round on Friday, April 22, 2022, in Zagreb,
Majstorovic scored Dragovoljac's first goal for 1:0 in the 40th minute before Karrica increased the lead to 2:0 two minutes later. Majstorovic scored a penalty to make it 3:0 for Dragovoljac 10 minutes into the second half, while a penalty was also awarded to Sibenik five minutes later. The match ended 3:1.
Dragovoljac is currently in the last place with 18 points, while Sibenik is in 8th with 29.
Istra 1961 v. Lokomotiva (2:2)
Istra and Lokomotiva met on Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Pula.
Beljo scored for 1:0 Istra in the 16th minute before Maric equalized 10 minutes later for 1:1 at the half. Caseres put Istra back in the lead in the 68th minute for 2:1, though a final whistle goal by Lokomotiva ended the match in a 2:2 draw.
Istra is currently in 9th place with 27 points, while Lokomotiva is in 5th with 44.
Rijeka v. Osijek (3:1)
Rijeka and Osijek met on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Rujevica Stadium.
Muric scored a penalty for Rijeka in the 19th minute before Drmic made it 2:0 with 10 minutes to go in the first half. Rijeka's third goal was scored in the 43rd minute but annulled by VAR. Drmic made it 3:0 just 3 minutes into the second half. Mance scored one for Osijek in the 65th minute, though they could not do more than that. Another Rijeka goal was called back thanks to VAR in the 76th minute.
Rijeka is currently in 4th place with 58 points, while Osijek is in 2nd with 64.
Slaven Belupo v. Hajduk (0:0)
Belupo and Hajduk met on Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Koprivnica.
It was Hajduk's chance to jump ahead of Osijek, knowing they lost to Rijeka the day before. Still, without Livaja, Kalinic, Sahiti, and Vukovic, who suffered cards and injuries from the Dinamo match earlier in the week, they could not do much at all. The game ended 0:0.
Belupo is currently in 7th place with 31 points, while Hajduk is in 3rd with 63.
Gorica v. Dinamo (0:1)
Gorica and Dinamo closed out the 32nd round on Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Velika Gorica.
Dinamo was featuring a new coach - former Croatia national team leader Ante Čačić - and knew a win would have them comfortably sitting at the top of the table. However, it took Dinamo 86 minutes before they could score, with Ademi securing their 1:0 victory.
Gorica is currently in 6th place with 40 points, while Dinamo is in 1st with 69.
You can see the full HNL table HERE.
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