Less than 70 hours after the celebration against Brondby and placement in the Europa League Playoff, Hajduk is travelling to Maksimir for the biggest derby of Croatian sports, HT First Division round 4 game against Dinamo, kick - off 19.00.
Hajduk went to Zagreb in good atmosphere, it's their seventh stadium outside of Poljud in only 20 days. They have played until now with seven official games, all seven without defeat. They have collected five wins and two draws with the goal difference of 12:5. In the past five months, Joan Carrillo's squad played 18 games in all the competitions, in which they celebrated 13 times, four games ended in a draw, and lost only once.
There are 19 players in the list who will be ready for today's match. The team spirits are high, just as it should be before the biggest derby, coach Carrillo is aware of the strength of the opponent, but the focus is on winning the new three points and he believes that his players have the knowledge and potential for achieving the plan. In the last derby in Maksimir, Hajduk won 2:0, while Ante Erceg and Marko Futacs scored.
The match between Dinamo and Hajduk at Maksimir will be refereed by Mario Zebec from Cestica, assistant referees are Tomislav Petrovic from Valpovo and Miro Grgic from Osijek. Fourth official is Goran Pataki from Djakovo, and two additional assistant referees are Tihomir Pejin from Donji Miholjac and Igor Pajac from Zeline. The match delegate is Ante Vucemilovic from Osijek, and the referee observer Drazenko Kovacic from Krizevci.