The Hajduk Split of Gennaro Gattuso maintains its unbeaten record in the Croatian championship, overwhelms the unfortunate Sibenik 4-0 (first goal by Rakitic) and takes the lead of the table alone: Rijeka drew at Slaven Belupo and is now -2, joined by Dinamo Bjelica’s Zagreb, who beat Varazdin 1-0.
On the ninth day of the championship, Tramezzani’s Istra beat Coppitelli’s Osijek 2-1, who stopped after three successes in a row.
CLASSIFICATION
Hajduk Split 21
Rijeka 19
Dinamo Zagreb 19
Varazdin 12
Sibenik 11
Istra 11
Osijek 10
Gorica 8
Lokomotiva Zagreb 8
Slaven Belupo 5