The round will open on Friday at 6 pm in Koprivnica between Slaven Belupo and Istra 1961. The main referee will be Igor Pajač from Sveti Ivan Zelina, and the experienced Ivan Bebek from Rijeka will be in charge of VAR.
The Split club did not receive a formal statement, but it became clear that the HNS did not accept the appeal from Poljud: Zebec was appointed as the VAR referee at the championship match between Hajduk and Gorica.