2021 Croatian Football Cup final

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2021 Croatian Football Cup final
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Stadion Radnik in Velika Gorica hosted the final
Event 2020–21 Croatian Cup
Date19 May 2021
Venue Stadion Radnik, Velika Gorica
Referee Duje Strukan (Split) [1]
Attendance0 [lower-alpha 1]
2020
2022

The 2021 Croatian Cup final between Dinamo Zagreb and Istra 1961 was played on 19 May 2021 in Velika Gorica. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Road to the final

Dinamo Zagreb Round Istra 1961
OpponentResultOpponentResult
ByePreliminary roundBye
NK Ferdinandovac7–1First roundPolet Sveti Martin na Muri2–0
Rudeš 2–0Second round Šibenik 2−0
Slaven Belupo 2–0Quarter-finals Oriolik 3–0
Gorica 4–1 ( a.e.t. )Semi-finals Rijeka 3–2

Match details

Dinamo Zagreb 6–3 Istra 1961
Report
Stadion Radnik, Velika Gorica
Attendance: 0 [lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Duje Strukan (Split)
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Dinamo Zagreb
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Istra 1961
GK1 Flag of Croatia.svg Danijel Zagorac
RB13 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Stefan Ristovski
CB6 Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Lauritsen
CB28 Flag of France.svg Kévin Théophile-Catherine Yellow card.svg 79'
LB32 Flag of Croatia.svg Joško Gvardiol
CM5 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Arijan Ademi (c)Yellow card.svg 61'
CM97 Flag of Croatia.svg Kristijan Jakić Yellow card.svg 19'Sub off.svg 62'
RW17 Flag of Croatia.svg Luka Ivanušec Sub off.svg 73'
AM10 Flag of Croatia.svg Lovro Majer Sub off.svg 85'
LW99 Flag of Croatia.svg Mislav Oršić Sub off.svg 85'
CF21 Flag of Croatia.svg Bruno Petković Sub off.svg 62'
Substitutes:
GK40 Flag of Croatia.svg Dominik Livaković
DF30 Flag of Slovenia.svg Petar Stojanović
DF22 Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Leovac
MF38 Flag of Croatia.svg Bartol Franjić Sub on.svg 85'
MF27 Flag of Croatia.svg Josip Mišić Sub on.svg 62'
MF24 Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Tolić Sub on.svg 73'
FW11 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mario Gavranović Sub on.svg 62'
FW20 Flag of Kosovo.svg Lirim Kastrati Sub on.svg 85'
FW8 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Izet Hajrović
Manager:
Flag of Croatia.svg Damir Krznar
GK1 Flag of Austria.svg Ivan Lučić
RB2 Flag of Croatia.svg Luka Hujber
CB37 Flag of Croatia.svg Josip Šutalo
CB27 Flag of Croatia.svg Josip Tomašević
LB3 Flag of Spain.svg Sergi González
CM8 Flag of Spain.svg Einar Galilea Yellow card.svg 56'Sub off.svg 64'
CM24 Flag of Croatia.svg Dino Halilović (c)Sub off.svg 64'
RW7 Flag of Croatia.svg Šime Gržan Yellow card.svg 80'Sub off.svg 85'
AM20 Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Ivančić Sub off.svg 70'
LW22 Flag of Croatia.svg Matej Vuk Sub off.svg 85'
CF9 Flag of Japan.svg Taichi Hara
Substitutes:
GK16 Flag of Cameroon.svg Fabrice Ondoa
DF39 Flag of Croatia.svg Mauro Perković
DF44 Flag of Portugal.svg João Silva
MF14 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Perera Yellow card.svg 81'Sub on.svg 64'
MF23 Flag of Montenegro.svg Stefan Lončar
MF77 Flag of Croatia.svg Slavko Blagojević Sub on.svg 64'
FW18 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Hassane Bandé Sub on.svg 70'
FW11 Flag of Croatia.svg Josip Špoljarić Sub on.svg 85'
FW34 Flag of Croatia.svg Mateo Lisica Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Flag of Croatia.svg Danijel Jumić

Assistant referees: [1]
Bojan Zobenica (Velika Gorica)
Ivan Mihalj (Velika Gorica)
Fourth official: [1]
Igor Pajač (Sveti Ivan Zelina)
Video assistant referee: [1]
Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)
Assistant video assistant referee: [1]
Robi Kezele (Rijeka)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.

Notes

  1. 1 2 The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia.

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