The first official match between Hajduk and Građanski lasted – two days. It began on Sunday, September 7, 1924, and finished – a day later. After an inconclusive 3-3 draw, extra time followed, which was, however, interrupted in the 5th minute due to darkness and continued the following day. Since that "two-day" match ended in a draw even after extra time, 4-4, a new match was played on the same day, Monday, September 8. And Hajduk won that new match 5-0.

This was the quarter-final of the national championship, which was ultimately won by Jugoslavija from Belgrade. Građanski was defending their championship title, and it's interesting that they had also played a "two-day" match the year before, in the championship final against SAŠK from Sarajevo. The first day ended inconclusive, and extra time was played the following day, which also didn't produce a winner. Immediately after extra time, they played a new match, just as was the case against Hajduk a year later. Građanski was ultimately better against SAŠK and won the national championship title.

The match between the blues and whites was played in Split, with only one leg scheduled, meaning no return match. On Sunday, the first day, Hajduk led three times, and Građanski managed to equalize all three times. Already in the 7th minute, Ljubomir Benčić broke through skillfully past the goalkeeper and placed the ball in the corner. Just four minutes later, Stjepan Pasinek initiated an attack, Dragutin Braco Babić returned the ball to him. Pasinek managed to get to the ball in the scramble and equalize.

The home team took the lead again in the middle of the second half, when Mirko Bonačić drove the attack in the 64th minute and placed the ball in the goal. Some reports stated that he pushed the ball with his hand. Viktor Götz equalized with a spectacular goal six minutes later.

Just three minutes later, Hajduk was in the lead again. Mirko Bonačić struck hard from a free kick, goalkeeper Vilim Vokaun dropped the ball, Vinko Radić rushed in and placed it in the net. Građanski managed to equalize for the third time, with a goal two minutes before the end. Pasinek hit the crossbar, and Franz Mantler pounced on the rebound and scored for 3-3.

After 90 minutes, extra time followed, but it was interrupted after just five minutes of play due to darkness. The same teams ran out to the same venue the following day, September 8, and as soon as the match resumed, Građanski took the lead. The scorer was Pasinek. The Split team equalized 10 minutes later when Radić played a return pass to Benčić, who found his way to the net.

Given the inconclusive result, a new match was scheduled, which began 30 minutes after the end of the previous one. And here Hajduk had more energy and concentration, convincingly winning 5-0, which is their record victory against the blues in Split.

In that new match, Hajduk fielded the same lineup while Građanski made only one change – Emanuel Emil Perška was left out, and Josip Polić came in.

In the 9th minute, Radić delivered a cross and Benčić finished spectacularly for an early lead. Šime Poduje increased the lead in the 21st minute, also following Radić's cross. In the 38th minute, Antun Bonačić shot, goalkeeper Vokaun dropped the ball, and Hajduk's striker sent it into the net on his second attempt.

The blues could have equalized, but Dragutin Tasso Vragović missed the goal from the penalty spot. Mihovil Borovčić-Kurir scored with a header in the 70th minute following a corner kick, before Mirko Bonačić unexpectedly struck from almost 30 meters four minutes later and found the target.