Hajduk players defeated Vukovar 1991 6-0 (2-0) in the 27th round of the HNL as guests in Osijek.
They scored goals for the people of Split Marko Livaja (6-11m), Roko Brajković (32), Ante Rebić (47), Rokas Pukštas (63) i Michele Šego (84), while Nikita Vlasenko (89-ag) set the final score with an own goal.
Hajduk dominated the duel in the City Garden from the first to the last minute, while Vukovar looked like a broken army in the first game under the leadership of new coach Tomislav Stipić.
The match was directed already in the 6th minute when Livaja “panenkom” from the penalty kick started a network of domestic Previously, it was he who shot from the top of the penalty area, the goalkeeper Pintol managed to save, the two then started on the rebound, and referee Bel assessed that duel as a foul for the most severe penalty.
Hajduk increased their advantage in the 33rd minute when Livaja kicked Rebić on the left wing, a ground cross into the penalty area followed, Pukštas and Pintol missed the ball at the first post, which was taken advantage of by Brajković who ran to the second post and put the ball into the net.
That the second half will be difficult for the home team was already seen in the 47th minute when Brajković played Rebić with a vertical ball who then routinely overpowered Pintolo.
Pukštas joined the scorers in the 63rd minute, he won the ball in his own half, passed to Livaja on the right wing, and just followed the action to the end and calmly scored from eight meters away.
In the very end, Šego broke the scoring post after a nice combination of Bamba and Melnjak, and in the 89th minute, Krovinović shook the crossbar, and the ball then bounced off Vlasenko into the net.
The second Hajduk now has 53 points, seven less than the leader Dinamo, who will play against Lokomotiv later on Saturday, while Vukovar is at the bottom with 20 points, four less and a game more than the ninth Osijek.
RESULTS OF ROUND 27
Friday:
Istria 1961 – Varaždin 2-1 (Heister 78, Radošević 81 / Latković 11)
Saturday:
Vukovar 1991 – Hajduk 0-6 (Livaja 6-11m, Brajković 33, Rebić 47, Pukštas 63, Šego 84, Vlasenko 89-ag)
Lokomotiva – Dinamo (5:15 p.m.)
Sunday:
Slaven Belupo – Osijek (3 p.m.)
Gorica – Rijeka (5:45 p.m.)
(Hina | Photo: David Jerkovic/PIXSELL)
