Croatian Fan Adventure: Embarked On A Private Jet to Scotland, Ended Up In Prague!
June 19th, 2021 - A Croatian fan Adventure to remember forever. A group of Croatia fans rented a private jet to cheer on the national team at the Euro 2020 match against the Czech Republic in Scotland but ended up in the original Hajduk bar in the Czech Republic!
"We rented a private plane to go to watch the Croatia-Czech Republic match in Glasgow," said Sebastian Jagić Njare from Saljan on Friday night, who flew from Zemun Airport on Friday morning with his brother Šimo and friends Domagoj Raljević and Luka Vojvodić in a private plane to Scotland, Zadarski.hr reports.
"We already had tickets and were crazy with happiness, it's a Czech company, and we got a discount, it was easier to agree with them than with our women to let us go," Njare joked on Friday night in a telephone conversation, but, he says, they didn't make it to the match.
"When we arrived over Scotland, the pilot told us that he had just been informed that we had to leave Scottish airspace because due to the pandemic, they were not allowing us to land and arrive. Man, what a disappointment that was! Firstly, we will not watch the match, and secondly, 'who will return from shame now and watch the match from Zadar? From Zemunik, maybe? Hahaha, that was out of the question," said Sebastian.
"And we were thinking in the air, on the plane, where to tell the pilot to take us. And we decided to ask permission to enter the Czech Republic. And here we are in Prague, we watched the game there, with Czech fans, haha, everything happened to us, but we chose Prague because of the pub, Flek, where Hajduk was founded, we decided to watch the game there. And the pilot was ok; he came from Prague to pick us up this morning in Zemunik," says Sebastian, who will return home with the team but disappointed with the action of Scotland.
"It's no small thing to collect so much money and beg our women to let us go. And then we can't go to the game. And we are passionate fans. Well, here we are in Prague, and now we are having a great time," 28-year-old Sebastian Jagić Njare from Saljan told said after the game.
Croatia and the Czech Republic played 1:1 at Hampden Park in Glasgow for their second-round Group D match of EURO 2020.
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Are Croatian Fans the Best in the World: Winners on the Court, Winners in the Stands
January 25, 2020 - The Croatia handball team will play its 100th game ever in the European Championship on Sunday in Stockholm, which also happens to be final. A look at the celebrations of Croatian fans who have carried the team this far.
It’s fair to say that Croatian fans are emotionally exhausted after that semifinal match between Croatia and Norway on Friday night. And for the .01% of you who missed the thriller in Stockholm, Croatia defeated Norway in the final 8 seconds of the 2nd overtime to win 29:28 and secured a spot in the European Championship final on Sunday against Spain.
Phew.
Duvnjak was the player of the game, with eight goals scored for Croatia on Friday.
"First of all, I would like to congratulate my teammates and the professional staff in an epic fight. I have never played a match like this in my life. We showed Croatian character, we continued to play when we lost our footing. I think we deserved to win," Duvnjak said, adding:
"There were cramps, but at that moment, you don't think about it. I don't remember half of what happened in the overtime. You only look at the traffic light and shut off. We lost to them in France and now we're back. I want to congratulate Zeljko, he has a good national team spirit, and that comes back to us,” Duvnjak said.
The “Zeljko” Duvnjak is talking about is Zeljko Musa, the other Croatian hero of the game who scored in the final seconds for the victory.
“'We have to take responsibility, carry on to the end. We will sleep with a medal tomorrow, but we are not happy. We came to win every next game. And this next one is for gold. Domagoj is a national hero. The whole team needs to tip their hats. It was for Croatia, the fans, for all of us, it is certain that we will not stop there. This is one great success,” Musa said immediately after the game.
The Croatian fans in the stands have been particularly exceptional during this championship - and we’ve seen them go through every emotion thus far. Even tears during the nail biter on Friday.
They celebrated in the Arena after the game.
Along the streets of Stockholm.
They celebrated in Belek, Turkey.
And back in Split.
The team deservedly celebrated in the dressing room after the game.
And on the bus ride home.
Today, we are especially proud to be Croatian.
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