October 17, 2022 - The SuperSport HNL 13th round was played from October 14 to October 16, 2022. Another last-minute win for Hajduk keeps them 8 points behind Dinamo before the big derby this Friday at Poljud Stadium in Split. Rijeka also recorded their second consecutive win. Here's our SuperSport HNL round 13 recap.
Sibenik v. Slaven Belupo (0:2)
Sibenik and Slaven Belupo opened the 13th round on Friday, October 14, in Sibenik.
Sibenik was the first to score in the 21st minute, but VAR ultimately ruled the goal offside. Hoxha put Belupo ahead in the 71st minute for 0:1 before scoring again in the 89th minute for the final 0:2.
Sibenik is currently in 7th place with 12 points, while Belupo is in 4th with 20.
Osijek v. Istra 1961 (2:0)
Osijek and Istra met at City Garden Stadium on Saturday, October 15.
The first half went without goals. Mierez scored for the Osijek lead in the 62nd minute. A red card for Istra's Antovski put the team a man down from the 3rd minute of stoppage time. Caktas scored for the final 2:0 in the 5th minute of stoppage time.
Osijek is in 3rd place with 24 points, while Istra is in 6th with 13 points and a game in hand.
Gorica v. Hajduk (0:1)
Gorica and Hajduk met on Saturday, October 15, in Velika Gorica.
The first half went without goals, but the second half certainly made up for it. Wague was shown a red card in the 49th minute, forcing Gorica to play with a man down for the rest of the match. Hajduk was awarded a penalty after the ref consulted VAR, which Marko Livaja hit at the Gorica keeper to keep the game 0:0. The match's only goal came in the 8th minute of stoppage time as Livaja redeemed himself to give Hajduk the win.
Gorica is currently in the last place with 6 points and a game in hand, while Hajduk is in 2nd with 26 points and a game in hand.
Dinamo v. Varazdin (3:1)
Dinamo and Varazdin met on Sunday, October 16, at Maksimir Stadium.
Brodic put Varazdin ahead for 0:1 in the 9th minute. Herrera was shown his second yellow of the match in the 33rd minute forcing Varazdin to play with a man down for the rest of the game. Dinamo woke up in the second half, with Petkovic first scoring in the 64th minute, though it was called offside after consulting VAR. Petkovic got his goal 6 minutes later, equalizing at 1:1 in the 70th minute. Baturina made it 2:1 eight minutes later, and Petkovic scored a penalty in the 3rd minute of stoppage time for the final 3:1.
Dinamo is in first place with 34 points and a game in hand, while Varazdin is in 5th with 16.
Rijeka v. Lokomotiva (3:0)
Rijeka and Lokomotiva closed the 13th round on Sunday, October 16, at Rujevica.
Frigan put Rijeka ahead in the 26th minute for 1:0 before Vukcic scored a penalty for 2:0 in the 39th minute. De Haas was shown his second yellow in the 73rd minute, forcing Lokomotiva to play with a man down for the rest of the match. Frigan scored for 3:0 five minutes later, and Pavlovic was shown his second yellow for Rijeka to even out the playing field with ten men on each side.
Rijeka is currently in 8th place with 12 points, while Lokomotiva is in 9th with 10.
You can see the full HNL table HERE.
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