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In the penultimate match of the 17th round of the HNL, the Drava derby was played, Varaždin played host to Osijek
VARAŽDIN – OSIJEK 0:0
The first league players from Drava played a good game, Marko Malenica and Oliver Zelenika stood out with several good interventions each, and the goalkeeper of Osijek was especially in good spirits, who after returning to the role of the first goalkeeper presents the White Blues as a top solution from round to round. Many of his games are the best possible indicator for those who put together the roster that there is no need for Majkić, Čavlin or some kind of third solution. There weren’t many opportunities in the first half, and the people of Osijek have to be more satisfied that they went into the break with zero, although they also had something to regret as far as the missed opportunities are concerned. In the sequel, it started very cautiously on both sides, let’s remember only one great save by the goalkeeper of Varaždin in the opening, and after that a risk-free game that could not have ended otherwise than with a goalless division of points. Varaždin thus continued its streak of games without defeat, which now stands at eight!