The Zadar Gazette
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
A debut Domagoj Barisic will not forget — 7.36
There is exactly one of these per career and it does not usually go like this. 0 on the scoresheet, 7.36 beside the name, and a crowd that had never seen him before chanting it by the end.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Nikola Ivanovic
Successful dribbles: 27. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Zvonimir Tadic in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Zadar this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Vincenzo Ferrara signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Vincenzo Ferrara commits to Zadar for another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Zadar training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mario Kovac is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
Zadar supporters have found a favourite in Domagoj Barisic
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 17-year-old it feels ownership of. Domagoj Barisic has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market3 Aug 2026
Hrvatski Dragovoljac join the queue for Duje Babic
Add another name to the list: Hrvatski Dragovoljac have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Duje Babic. The answer from Zadar has not changed — yet.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Mate Vukas knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Zadar, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market3 Aug 2026
Marco Kasalo is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Zadar has been clear about where Marco Kasalo stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Match No goals between Zadar and Lucko
- Market Daniel Katić joins Zadar on a free
- Player ratings Darijo Simunovic ran the game