October 26, 2020 - The 9th round of the Croatian First League was held from October 23 to 25, 2020. In this round, only two out of the five games were played, with wins for Dinamo and Slaven Belupo.
Varazdin v. Slaven Belupo (1:2)
Varazdin and Belupo opened the 9th round in Varazdin on Friday, October 23, 2020.
Krstanovic scored in the 18th minute for Belupo to make the game 0:1 at the half. Bacelic-Grgic increased Belupo's lead in the 50th minute for 0:2.
Petkovic was able to get one for Varazdin, making the final result of the match 1:2
Varazdin is currently in 7th place with 7 points, while Belupo is in 5th with 10 points.
Sibenik v. Dinamo (0:2)
Dinamo and Sibenik closed out the 9th round on Sunday, October 25, 2020.
While the first half ended 0:0, Petkovic scored a penalty for Dinamo in the 54th minute for 0:1. Orsic increased Dinamo's lead in the 72nd minute for the final score of 0:2.
Sibenik is currently in 7th place with 7 points, while Dinamo is in 1st with 22 points.
Recall, three 9th round Croatian First League matches meant to be played this weekend were postponed.
HNK Gorica announced on Friday that after testing the entire team and the professional staff of HNK Gorica, 13 players and three staff members are coronavirus-positive. Due to several infected players, the 9th round match against Rijeka was postponed.
In addition to Gorica, Lokomotiva Zagreb announced they could not compete. After postponing the match against Osijek in the 8th round, the 9th round match against Hajduk, which was supposed to be played on October 24, at Kranjčevićeva, was also postponed.
The same happened with the match between Istria and Osijek, as seven players of the Osijek Football Club tested positive.
All matches will take place on the first possible date, which will be decided later.
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