OLIĆ MISSED A GOLEN OPPORTUNITY IN THE OPENING MINUTE OLIĆ MISS Ivica Olić started for Hamburg in their UEFA Cup semifinal clash with Werder Bremen while Mladen Petrić sat out due to an injured chin. Olić had a fantastic chance to get things off the right way in the first minute as he found himself one-on-one with the Bremen goalkeeper. Ivica decided to take an … [Read more...] about OLIĆ & SRNA ONE STEP CLOSER TO FINAL
Archives for April 2009
CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE
By 12 CommentsEnglandNiko Kranjčar will be out the rest of the season for Portsmouth with an ankle injury. Bone damage was found around Niko's ankle after he was tackled from behind last week in a 1-0 win over Bolton. Portsmouth has five games left in the season and are seven points clear of relegation. Kranjčar was expected to be ready for Ukraine in June. This now seems unlikely. Luka … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE
28TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
By 10 CommentsHere are the results for April 26th... SLEPIČKA NETS HAT TRICK, MANŽUKIĆ HITS TWO Varteks Varaždin [1 - 6] Dinamo Zagreb NK Zadar [0 - 3] Hajduk Split HNK Šibenik [2 - 1] NK Zagreb Inter Zaprešić [0 - 0] Cibalia Vinkovci MISSED CHANCE FOR INTER NK Rijeka [6 - 2] Slaven Belupo Croatia Sesvete [1 - 1] NK … [Read more...] about 28TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
VUKOJEVIĆ VS. JURIĆ
By 12 CommentsAs June slowly approaches; so does Croatia's vital World Cup qualifier against Ukraine in Zagreb. In CSR's latest poll, we asked all of you: AS OF RIGHT NOW, WHO WOULD YOU RATHER START AGAINST UKRAINE? It was a 'loaded question' as Vukojević currently plays in Ukraine, as does the entire Ukrainian national squad- minus four keys players. This means that 'Vuki' has … [Read more...] about VUKOJEVIĆ VS. JURIĆ
CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE
By 15 CommentsGermany Mladen Petrić didn't forget to bring his scoring boots to the game on Sunday as he put two in the back of the net to help Hamburg stay in title contention with a 2-1 win over Hannover. Petrić apparently couldn't wait to get started as he volleyed in a cross-field lob only seconds into the game. It was definitely one of Mladen's better goals this … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE
26TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
By 3 CommentsHere are the results for April 19th... Croatia Sesvete [0 - 4] Dinamo Zagreb Inter Zaprešić [0 - 2] Hajduk Split Dinamo and Hajduk remain on pace to make the final game of the season in Split a doozy; as it should decide the Prva Liga champion between the two. Czech international, Miroslav Slepička, scored a natural hat trick (3 goals in one half) as Dinamo … [Read more...] about 26TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
CSR VERSION 2.0
By 3 Comments"UNITING CROATIAN FANS AROUND THE WORLD" As leagues all over Europe begin to wind down and narrow their search for a champion, Denis and I (mostly Denis) had a great idea to include our most loyal supporters and diehard fans into the CroatianSoccerReport.com scene a bit more. We would like Prva Generacija to voice their thoughts and opinions in our 'Croatians Around … [Read more...] about CSR VERSION 2.0
CROATIANS THROUGH TO UEFA CUP SEMIS
By Leave a CommentIvica Olić and Hamburg lost to Manchester City 2-1, but move onto the UEFA Cup semifinals on a 4-3 aggregate advantage. Olić played the full match and could be given an assist for Guerrero's goal in the 12' as he got a heel on the ball causing it to deflect right before his Peruvian teammate slotted a goal for an early Hamburg lead. Olić had many solid chances at … [Read more...] about CROATIANS THROUGH TO UEFA CUP SEMIS
CROATIA SLIPS BY ANDORRA
By 30 CommentsCroatia got the three points they were looking for against Andorra on Wednesday. The 'Vatreni' came out strong in the first half as they controlled ball possession 75% of the time. It looked as if they wanted to end the match early and bury Andorra as fast as they could. Klasnić opened up the scoring with a nice run up the middle of the Andorran defense. Kranjčar layed off … [Read more...] about CROATIA SLIPS BY ANDORRA