August 29, 2022 - The 7th round of the SuperSport HNL was held from August 26 to 28, 2022. The most exciting match of this round was the Osijek-Hajduk derby at City Garden Stadium, in which Osijek took 3 points. A look at the SuperSport HNL round 7.
Gorica v. Istra 1961 (0:2)
Gorica and Istra opened the 7th round in Velika Gorica on Friday, August 26, 2022.
After a scoreless first half, Erceg's goal was disallowed in the 70th minute after consulting VAR. Erceg found the back of the net just 11 minutes later to put Istra in the lead with 0:1. Erceg scored again in the 4th minute of stoppage time for the final 0:2 for Istra.
Gorica is currently in 9th place with 5 points and one game in hand, while Istra is in 6th place with 8 points.
Lokomotiva v. Slaven Belupo (0:1)
Lokomotiva and Slaven Belupo met in Zagreb on Saturday, August 27, 2022.
The first half was full of yellow cards as Belupo was shown three and Lokomotiva one, though the match went into halftime without goals. The match's only goal came in the 80th minute when Kocijan scored for 0:1, which was the final result.
Lokomotiva is currently in 8th place with 6 points, while Belupo is impressively in 2nd with 14.
Rijeka v. Varazdin (1:2)
Rijeka and Varazdin met at Rujevica Stadium on Saturday, August 27, 2022.
Another scoreless first half was quickly changed at the start of the second when Djouahra put Rijeka ahead in the 47th minute. Pavlovic was shown his second yellow in the 73rd minute, forcing Rijeka to play with a man down for the rest of the match, and Teklic equalized a minute later from the penalty spot. Kolaric made it 1:2 for Varazdin in the 87th minute, and it could have been 1:3 if Peric's goal was not called offside in the 3rd minute of stoppage time.
Rijeka has dropped to last place with 5 points and one game in hand, while Varazdin is in 4th place with 9 points.
Sibenik v. Dinamo (1:2)
Sibenik and Dinamo met in Sibenik on Sunday, August 28, 2022.
Ivanusec put Dinamo ahead in the 35th minute for 0:1. Mina equalized just two minutes later for 1:1 at the half. A penalty taken by Petkovic put Dinamo back in the lead in the 68th minute, which was the final score.
Sibenik is currently in 7th place with 7 points, while Dinamo sits in first place with 19.
Osijek v. Hajduk (2:1)
Osijek and Hajduk closed out the 7th round at City Garden Stadium on Sunday, August 28, 2022.
It was an emotional game for Hajduk as Marko Livaja learned of his father's tragic passing early on Sunday morning. Leovac scored Osijek's first goal in the 23rd minute for 1:0, before Beljo scored a penalty for 2:0 just 4 minutes before halftime. Livaja scored a penalty for Hajduk to reduce the score to 2:1 in the 72nd minute. Mlakar's goal was called offside by VAR in the 83rd minute, and the match ended 2:1 for Osijek.
Osijek is currently in 5th place with 8 points, while Hajduk is in 3rd place with 9 points and two games in hand.
You can see the full HNL table HERE.
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