Croatia round-up: Victorious Varteks hit the front

NK Varteks defeated HNK Cibalia 1-0 today to prise the Croatian Premier League top spot from NK Dinamo Zagreb.

Dinamo down a peg
Dinamo had gone to the summit on Saturday night when striker Vladimir Petrovic saved them with a late equaliser in a typically heated derby with NK Zagreb. Frane Cacic gave the lowly visitors a 47th-minute lead but the former Toulouse FC forward struck four minutes from time to level.

Pavlicic at the death
NK Hajduk Split lost 1-0 to NK Slaven Belupo with Roy Ferencina's 14th-minute separating the sides, while Milan Pavlicic's last-gasp goal earned NK Osijek all three points in a 2-1 defeat of struggling NK Šibenek, who took the lead on six minutes through an Ivan Bulat penalty before Josip Balatinac equalised.

Zadarkomerec comeback
NK Zadarkomerec rallied from a goal down to move off the bottom with a 2-1 defeat of NK Pomorac, Dalibor Skokic firing the hosts ahead on 24 but Jerko Mikulic and Dragan Blatnjakhiyt hitting the target after the break.

Poleti winner
NK Papuk Kamen Ingrad Venika also came from behind to snatch victory against HNK Rijeka, Zoran Zekic cancelling out Bledi Shkembi's opener and Kreso Poleti making it 2-1 after the break.