November 7, 2022 - The SuperSport HNL 16th round was played from November 4 to 6, 2022. This round featured the derby between Hajduk and Osijek at a rainy Poljud Stadium, while Dinamo, Rijeka, and Istra locked in 3 points. Here's our SuperSport HNL round 16 recap.
Istra 1961 v. Gorica (1:0)
Istra and Gorica met on Friday, November 4, in Pula in front of 890 fans.
The only goal of the match came in the 90th minute when the freshly substituted Bakrar scored for the 1:0 win. Gorica dismissed coach Igor Angelovski after the game. He will be succeeded by Mensur Mujdža, the former Gorica juniors coach.
Istra is in 6th place with 20 points and a game in hand, while Gorica is in last place with 7 points.
Slaven Belupo v. Lokomotiva (0:0)
Belupo and Lokomotiva met on Saturday, November 5, in Koprivnica in front of 683 fans.
Ibrahim was shown a red card in the 67th minute, forcing Lokomotiva to play with a man down for the remainder of the match. The match ended without goals.
Belupo is currently in 4th place with 25 points, while Lokomotiva is in 8th with 15.
Hajduk v. Osjiek (3:1)
Hajduk and Osijek met for the big derby of the 16th round on Saturday, November 5, in front of 9,720 fans at Poljud.
Hajduk took the lead in the 10th minute when Livaja assisted Sahiti for 1:0. Leovac managed to equalize for Osijek just before halftime, scoring for 1:1 in 45+1'. Hajduk was given a penalty in the 69th minute due to a handball in the box - Livaja routinely scored for 2:1. Mlakar secured Hajduk's victory two minutes after being subbed on, scoring a header for 3:1 in the 79th minute.
Hajduk is currently in 2nd place with 34 points, while Osijek is in 3rd with 27.
Varazdin v. Rijeka (0:3)
Varazdin and Rijeka met on Sunday, November 6, in Varazdin.
Lamine Ba was excluded with a red card in the 45th minute, forcing Varazdin to play with a man down for the entire second half. Frigan scored Rijeka's first goal in the 47th minute. Selahi made it 0:2 in the 85th, and Grgić scored for the final 0:3 in the 3rd minute of stoppage time.
Varazdin is in 5th place with 22 points, while Rijeka is in 7th with 15.
Dinamo v. Sibenik (3:0)
Dinamo and Sibenik closed the 16th round on Sunday, November 6, at Maksimir.
An own goal by Mina put Dinamo ahead at 1:0 in the 10th minute. Drmić made it 2:0 in the 34th minute. Petković scored for the final 3:0 in the 68th minute.
Dinamo is currently in first place with 38 points and a game in hand, while Sibenik is in 9th place with 13.
You can see the HNL table HERE.
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