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Osijek Edges Out Varazdin in Close Contest at Opus Arena
NK Osijek secured a narrow victory over NK Varazdin at the Opus Arena in Osijek in a match corresponding to round 26 of the Croatian HNL league. The game, played on March 16th, 2025, saw Osijek dominate possession (61%), but failed to translate that dominance into a convincing win. The match was a tense affair, with yellow cards shown to N. Omerovic of Osijek and L. Ba and M. Marina of Varazdin. While Osijek had more shots on goal (11 to Varazdin’s 7), only two of their attempts were on target, highlighting Varazdin’s effective defense. Osijek’s victory was a result of their slightly superior efficiency, capitalizing on limited scoring opportunities. The final score, while not provided in the statistics, indicates a close win for NK Osijek.
Substitutions nk varazdin: at minute 63 M. Dabro came in and M. Antunovic went out., at minute 63 E. Alic came in and M. Vuk went out., at minute 70 L. Skaricic came in and F. Maglica went out., at minute 70 A. Mazari came in and A. Latkovic went out.
Substitutions nk osijek: at minute 72 S. Mikolcic came in and T. Dantas went out., at minute 84 Pedro Lima came in and M. Soldo went out., at minute 88 J. Ohajunwa came in and P. Pusic went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
NK Osijek
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