Slaven Belupo loses 2-3 to ZTE in pre‑season friendly

Slaven Belupo played a pre‑season friendly against Hungarian top‑flight side ZTE at the Gradskom stadionu “Ivan Kušek Apaš” in Koprivnica in front of about two hundred spectators. coached by Mario Gregurina, Slaven fell behind in the 16th minute after a left‑side attack and saw ZTE extend the lead to 2‑0 in the 55th minute. Marko Dabro scored twice for the hosts in the 88th and 90th minutes, narrowing the deficit, but ZTE responded a minute later with a long‑range strike to seal a 3‑2 victory. The match was the second of eight scheduled friendlies before Slaven’s summer training camp in Austria, where they will continue preparations for the upcoming season.