Match Report
The table gap was wide: 25 points between Lokomotiva Zagreb (5th, 51 pts) and Cibalia (10th, 26 pts). The last five rounds placed Lokomotiva Zagreb 1st in the league for form — higher than their 5th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Lokomotiva Zagreb 1.31 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Cibalia 1 and 2.08, with the league averaging 1.38.
Lokomotiva Zagreb arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Cibalia's winless run stood at 6. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Lokomotiva Zagreb, 1/15 for Cibalia.
With 9 matches recorded and 0.2 yellow cards per game, G. Gabrilo was the man in the middle. The venue was Stadion Kranjčevićeva in Zagreb, with room for 8,850 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.