Dejan Petrovič and his teammates from Rijeka silenced Dalmatia: The people of Rijeka defeated Hajduk in front of 32,621 spectators and took the lead
Photo: HNK Rijeka
After Dinamo surprisingly lost a postponed match of the Croatian championship to Lokomotiva a few days ago, Dalmatia fell into a true football trance. Fans of Hajduk were convinced that they had an open path to the first championship title in two decades, but they forgot about the club with a Slovenian player. Dejan Petrovič and his teammates from Rijeka visited the hell of Poljud on Sunday. In Split, there were 32,621 spectators in the stands – the euphoria was exceptional, the expectations even greater. And then… silence.
Although Hajduk took the lead with a goal from Marko Livaja, it was Rijeka that celebrated in the Adriatic derby. In the second half, Jorge Obregon, who was previously a target of Maribor, and Lindon Selahi ensured a dream turnaround. Dejan Petrovič, a former player of Aluminij, who was brought into the game by coach Željko Šopić in the 80th minute, contributing to the victory by replacing Marko Pjaca.
With this win, Rijeka surpassed Hajduk on the league table, who suffered their first defeat under the guidance of Mislav Karoglan. Both clubs have the same number of points after twenty matches (41), and Dinamo is not far behind. With one less match played, they are four points behind, suggesting that the spring in Croatia will be quite interesting.
Matavž scores, former Olimpija player named Man of the Match
Let’s add that in this round of the 1. HNL, former Slovenian international Tim Matavž stood out, being the best player for Gorica with a rating of 7.2 in the defeat against Lokomotiva (1:2). He earned a high rating, primarily due to a goal that wasn’t enough to secure at least a point. As an interesting note, SofaScore gave the highest rating (8.1) to Robert Mudražija, a former player of Olimpija.
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