In the first match of the round 25, on Friday afternoon, Hajduk and Lokomotiva shared points in a goalless draw in Zagreb. From the 46th minute, Hajduk had 10 players at the field due to the second yellow card awarded to Marko Futacs for which he was sent off.

After the draw in Kranjceviceva, coach Joan Carrillo spoke to the media on a post-math press conference.

"It was a very tough game for us. Lokomotiva once again proved to be a strong team. Problems in our game started with the injury of Nizic. Then Futacs was sent off at the beginning of the second half, whcih further disrupted my ideas. Was it a foul for a red card? A strange situation. But this is football. Once a referee awards what suits you, another time he doesn't".

"It is true that we lost points against Rijeka and now against Lokomotiva, but by the end of the season there are still a lot of games. I'not thinking about Osijek that now jumped to third in the table, I want to concentrate on improving the game of my team".