The Djakovo Croatia Post
Squad14 Dec 2026
A one-man rearguard from Jan Hlapčić
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad14 Dec 2026
49 days out for Ivan Kovac after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Djakovo Croatia will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Branko Vrgoč 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 Djakovo Croatia this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Nikola Šalinović falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match12 Dec 2026
Matej Sucic’s goal not enough for Djakovo Croatia
Matej Sucic scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Hrvatski Dragovoljac, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Sofian Bouzian gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Looking ahead14 Dec 2026
A six-pointer for Djakovo Croatia
Uskok next, and both sides can do the sum. Win and the table looks different; lose and it looks the way everybody has been fearing.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Fran Juranovic faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Fran Juranovic after 1‑2, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
Nobody could get near Slavko Stolnik
Successful dribbles: 13. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- The dugout Sofian Bouzian does not fit this one
- Looking ahead Stipe Pekić goes back to face Uskok
- Player ratings Matej Sucic changes it off the bench