enter Europa League campaign in the third qualifying round. After their contracts ended, Josip Skoko left to Australia to play for Melbourne Heart and Goran Rubil was signed by the Greek team Asteras Tripoli. Review Pre-season Hajduk Split opened their pre-season campaign with a 1–1 draw against Shanghai Shenhua, which was headed by former Hajduk manager Miroslav Blažević. They continued their tour of Slovenia and Austria, and won their first friendly game 5–4 against Austrian team Tondach Gleinstätten. On 30 July, Hajduk saw their first defeat in a friendly game. Slovenian team Domžale beat them 3–1, while Mirko Oremuš scored their only goal and Senijad Ibričić earned a direct red card. A 2–0 victory over Mura 05 saw midfielder Oremuš suffer an injury, but he returned to training after a week of absence. Their final game in the pre-season campaign, against Hamburger SV, ended as a 3–3 draw, with two goals from Ibričić. The game was played at Poljud in front of an attendance of 15,000 to commemorate 30 years after their quarter final match in 1979–80 European Cup which Hajduk won 3–2 but failed to advance in the semifinals due to away goals rule. Hajduk's pre-season was busy with transfer activity, with players only leaving the club as Hajduk needed to get rid of financial ballast from last season. Hrvoje Vejić and Marijan Buljat agreed on reducing their contractual obligations, while Ivo Smoje and Ivan Rodić were released to Osijek and Rijeka, respectively. Dario Jertec refused to cut down his salary, and terminated his contract after playing only two games last season. Goalkeeper Vjekoslav Tomić and midfielder Florin Cernat left to Turkish Karabükspor, where they were soon joined by Anthony Šerić. Boris Pandža left Hajduk for €350,000 and signed a three-year contract with Belgian Mechelen. July and August Hajduk played against Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian Supercup at Maksimir on 17 July. They lost 1–0, Igor Bišćan scored the winner 13 minutes from full-time. Hajduk's season started with a 6–1 victory over Istra 1961 on 24 July 2010. After the first half there was already 5–1, with five different players contributing to the score. Senijad Ibričić scored the sixth goal from a penalty kick. Hajduk started their European season with a 3–1 defeat away to Dinamo Bucharest. Second-half substitute Marin Tomasov scored the only goal for Hajduk. During the game Marin Ljubičić suffered a broken zygomatic bone. He underwent