Soccer-Dinamo crowned Croatian champions, fans clash in Serbia

By Zoran Milosavljevic

BELGRADE, April 12 (Reuters) - Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb retained their league title on Saturday after a 2-1 win at bottom team Medjimurje Cakovec left them 19 points ahead of Hajduk Split with six matches remaining.

In Serbia, four fans were injured and 30 arrested after rivals fans clashed ahead of Vojvodina Novi Sad's 1-1 home draw with leaders Partizan Belgrade.

Dinamo clinched their 10th Croatian title to add to the four they won in the former Yugoslavia after first-half goals from Davor Vugrinec and Sammir gave them a 2-0 lead.

Vugrinec turned in a Hrvoje Cale cross from close range in the first minute and Sammir added the second directly from a corner kick before Mario Darmopil pulled one back with a searing drive from 25 metres.

Hajduk stayed second with a 3-1 win at Zadar, where fans and players paid tribute to the home team's winger Hrvoje Custic who died earlier this month after a freak on-pitch incident.

Custic hit a wall by the touchline with his head after chasing a loose ball and died in hospital three days later.

The fans observed a minute's silence, having placed flowers and Custic's shirt on the spot where the incident occurred in Zadar's home game with Cibalia Vinkovci.

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