Saturday 6 March 2010

HNL1 ROUND 19

VARTEKS 0 ISTRA 1961 2 (Andelkovic, Sehic)
LOKOMOTIVA 1 ZAGREB 0 (Bule)
RIJEKA 1 CIBALIA 1 (Krizman/ Malcic)
ZAPRESIC 0 HAJDUK 3 (Strinic, Ibricic 2)
SLAVEN BELUPO 2 SIBENIK 2 (Delic, Rogulj/ Alispahic, Medvid)
SESVETE 2 MEDIMURJE 1 (Pokrajcic, Zubak/ Vuka)
ZADAR 1 KARLOVAC 1 (Santini/ Jerniec)

Hajduk Split made it two wins in two games under new coach Stanko Poklepovic as they overcame Inter Zapresic 3-0 with two goals from Senijad Ibricic and the other coming from Ivan Strinic. The win moves them up to 4th place, with none of the sides around them claiming victories. Hajduk are now just three points from second place Cibalia and just one point behind Sibenik. It was also a good week for Lokomotiva who move up to seventh after Nino Bule's 10th of the season saw of neighbours NK Zagreb.

For Igor Stimac sides, the defeat to Lokomotiva leaves them now 5 points adrift of safely. Although Zapresic, Varteks, Medimurje and Zadar are all struggling for form. Zagreb now slip down to second from bottom in the table as Istra defeated Varteks 2-0. Asim Sehic scored his eighth of the season. It was excellant start for new coach Zoran Vulic who replaces Valdi Sumberac. Sesvete also stunned Medimurje 2-1 with goals from Pokrajcic and Zubak. The club appointed Drazen Jerkovic in the week in place of Adolf Pintar.