What is Troll Football?

Troll Football is a popular website and community that follows football through satire, memes, and jokes, often mocking bizarre mistakes by players, referees, and clubs.

What happened in the match between Istra and Varaždin?

In the 80th minute of the match, Josip Radošević's shot bounced off a bump on the pitch, which confused goalkeeper Oliver Zelenika, and the ball went into the net for the final 2:1.

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Troll Football Mocks SHNL: "This Is the First League in Croatia..."

Q: How did Troll Football react?

On the social media platform X, they posted a video of the goal with a sarcastic comment: "This is the first league in Croatia...", thereby mocking the quality of the pitch and the league itself.

B.N. · Prije 3h | 2 min

The popular satirical page targeted a bizarre goal from the match between Istra and Varaždin.

Summary

Troll Football mocked SuperSport HNL due to a bizarre goal in the match between Istra and Varaždin.
Josip Radošević's goal for 2:1 in the 80th minute was the result of the ball bouncing off a bump on the pitch.
The post on X with the comment "This is the first league in Croatia..." was seen by nearly 400,000 followers of the page.

The popular online community Troll Football, known for its satirical coverage of football events, mocked SuperSport HNL on its social media platform X (Twitter). The reason was an unusual goal scored in the match between Istra 1961 and Varaždin, played in March 2026.

Bump on the Pitch Decides for Varaždin

The match was part of the 27th round of SuperSport HNL, held at Pula's Stadion Aldo Drosina, and ended with a 2:1 victory for the home side, Istra. The key moment came in the 80th minute when Istra's midfielder, Josip Radošević, decided to shoot from distance. His ground shot wouldn't have posed much danger had the ball not bounced off an uneven patch on the pitch.

That unpredictable bounce completely deceived the visiting goalkeeper, Oliver Zelenika, lifting the ball over him and into the net for the final 2:1. It was precisely this bizarre goal that became the subject of mockery on Troll Football's profile, which is followed by nearly 400,000 people.

A Reaction That Made Waves

Alongside the video of the controversial goal, the post on X was accompanied by a sarcastic comment: "This is the first league in Croatia...". This brief description further highlighted the absurdity of the situation and, in a satirical manner, commented on the quality of conditions in the Croatian football championship.

The whole situation quickly drew attention, and you can watch the goal in the attached clip of 7 minutes and 37 seconds, which shows the entire build-up and the unfortunate intervention by the visiting goalkeeper.