The HNK Gorica Herald
Squad26 Jul 2027
Dominik Ťapaj keeps HNK Gorica in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Player ratings26 Jul 2027
Nothing got past Iker Pozo
Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 24 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Tempers go at HNK Gorica
Jurica Pršir was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom26 Jul 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at HNK Gorica
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Words at HNK Gorica training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Iker Pozo 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 terraces26 Jul 2027
HNK Gorica supporters have found a favourite in Dominik Ťapaj
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Dominik Ťapaj 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.
Market26 Jul 2027
HNK Gorica promote Dino Grbic from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Dino Grbic has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market26 Jul 2027
HNK Gorica promote Marco Petkovic from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marco Petkovic has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market26 Jul 2027
HNK Gorica promote Stipe Livaja from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Stipe Livaja has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Boris Benko steps up from the HNK Gorica academy
- Squad No hiding place for Luka Vrzić
- Loan watch Jakov Miholić counts the days