HNK Rijeka thrashes Hajduk in Adriatic Derby

HNK Rijeka thrashed Hajduk 5-0 in the Adriatic Derby. Toni Fruk scored a hat-trick, and Rijeka moved up to 4th place in the league with 53 points.

How did the match go?

Rijeka took the lead early in the game. After a Gojak-Devetak action, the ball came to Fruk, who headed it in for 1:0.

Fruk's hat-trick

Fruk increased the lead to 2:0 in the 22nd minute and scored his third goal in the 32nd minute for 3:0.

End of the match

After the fourth goal, almost everything stopped on the Rijeka pitch. The home team was satisfied and no longer pursued goals, while the Split team completely fell apart and surrendered without firing a shot in this derby.

HNK Rijeka has a record of 1W-2D-2L in their last 5 matches. Their last match was a 2:0 win over HNK Gorica (2026-05-23).

HNK Rijeka is currently 33 points behind leaders Dinamo Zagreb.