The Bjelovar Herald
Squad18 Jan 2027
A fracture rules Božidar Radošević out for 66 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Bjelovar will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Match16 Jan 2027
Maro Vrdoljak breaks Varteks hearts
Some goals win a match and some take one off somebody else. Maro Vrdoljak scored in the 88th minute, Varteks had already begun thinking about the journey home, and Bjelovar took the lot.
Player ratings18 Jan 2027
A brace, and Maro Vrdoljak takes the afternoon — 8.46
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Maro Vrdoljak provided it, and the 8.46 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
The paperwork begins on Britto
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Bjelovar have done the hard part with Cibalia, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Words exchanged at Bjelovar
Niko Farkaš and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
Bjelovar rebuffed over Louis Birkhahn
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. First Vienna have kept their man, and Bjelovar go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match16 Jan 2027
Bjelovar see off Varteks
Three points for Bjelovar, 2‑1 the final word against Varteks in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces18 Jan 2027
One of their own: Krešimir Nazor
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Marcelo Perisic out for 31 days
The medical room confirms 31 days on the sidelines for Marcelo Perisic, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
In brief
- The dugout A satisfied Ivan Perisic
- The dugout When it matters, Denis Cerovec plays
- Looking ahead A reunion for Ivan Horvat