NK Varazdin emerge victorious against NK Osijek

NK Varazdin beat NK Osijek in a close win on Friday, 0-1, in a game related to matchweek 27 of Croatia League. To this matchweek, Zoran Zekic's team came from a defeat, and Mario Kovacevic's team came from a draw.

With 12 minutes on the clock, Leon Belcar scored the winning goal for NK Varazdin.

After seeing his second yellow card in the final minutes of the game, Domagoj Drozdek was sent off and left Mario Kovacevic's team with 10-man. With 90 minutes already on the clock, NK Osijek saw Ramón Mierez get sent off due to accumulation of yellows.

After the result NK Osijek are 5th in the table, with 33 points, while NK Varazdin sit 7th place, with 30 points. With regard to the next fixture, Mario Kovacevic's team will host HNK Gorica. Meanwhile, Zoran Zekic's team will play away against Slaven.