Masked attackers entered a football club changing room during a match in Novakovec and beat a 24-year-old man, Croatian police said. The incident happened on Saturday on the grounds of the football pitch in Novakovec. Police said the attackers struck the man with telescopic batons and with their hands, injuring him with superficial head injuries. The 24-year-old received medical help at the General Hospital Varaždin. Police carried out operational work at the scene and arrested two people they linked to the offence. Criminal investigations are under way, while searches continue for the other perpetrators. Varaždin police described the suspected offence as aggravated bodily harm in an attempted form.