Slaven Belupo rally past Varazdin with two second-half goals

VARAŽDIN, Croatia (Interstat) — Slaven Belupo scored twice after halftime to beat Varazdin 2-1 on Saturday at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec. Varazdin opened the scoring in the 6th minute when Iuri Tavares finished, and Tavares was booked in the 54th before exiting in the 64th. Lovro Banovec and Josip Mitrovic each scored for Slaven Belupo, with Mitrovic striking in the 66th and Banovec in the 70th. Mitrovic and Cabraja S. were booked in the 37th, while Sentic K. was booked in stoppage time. Ilija Nestorovski supplied two assists for Slaven Belupo but was sent off in the 79th. Latkovic A. also received a yellow card in stoppage time. Varazdin also made substitutions in the 46th, 65th, 71st, and 84th minutes, while Slaven Belupo made one in the 64th. Slaven Belupo’s competition record is now 2-1, and Varazdin’s is 1-2. Across all competitions, Slaven Belupo is 2-1, while Varazdin is 1-2-1.