RIJEKA. Dinamo Zagreb succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Rijeka to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Rijeka to strike first with a penalty of Marko Pjaca at the 49′. Then it was a goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Arbër Hoxha gave the win to Dinamo Zagreb in the 89′ minute.
The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 8,118 spectators. The referee was Tamás Bognár who was helped by Balázs Buzás and Peter Kobor. The 4th official was Bence Csonka. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.33 degrees Celsius or 63.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 26 Total 3
- 5 On Target 2
- 17 Off Target 1
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 119 Attack 108
- 92 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 17 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Rijeka was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Dinamo Zagreb that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rijeka had a more offensive attitude with 92 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Dinamo Zagreb succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Rijeka shot 26 times, 5 on target, 17 off target. On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Rijeka received 4 yellow cards (Lindon Selahi, V. Hodža, B. Goda and Stjepan Radeljic). On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb received 3 yellow cards (Arbër Hoxha, S. Kulenović and Kévin Théophile-Catherine).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rijeka stays with 71 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Dinamo Zagreb will has 75 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Rijeka will play away with Varaždin on the 11th of May with a 18-6 head to head statistic in favor of Rijeka (9 draws).
Dinamo Zagreb will host Osijek on the 11th of May with a 40-10 head to head statistic in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (15 draws).
Rijeka – Formation
Rijeka started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Željko Sopić decided to play with the following team: N. Labrović
, I. Smolčić , Matej Mitrovic , Stjepan Radeljic , B. Goda , Lindon Selahi , Marco Pasalic , V. Hodža , Toni Fruk , Marko Pjaca and Franjo Ivanovic .The home team had on the bench: Niko Jankovic
, Niko Galesic, Jorge Obregón , Martin Zlomislic, Dejan Petrovic , Alen Grgic, Mirko Maric , Bruno Bogojevic, Marijan Cabraja , Emir Dilaver, Danilo Veiga and E. Banda.Substitutions
Rijeka made 5 changes: Toni Fruk for Niko Jankovic (78′), B. Goda for Marijan Cabraja (84′), Lindon Selahi for Dejan Petrovic (57′), Franjo Ivanovic for Mirko Maric (78′) and V. Hodža for Jorge Obregón (78′).
Player of the match: Marco Pasalic
The most impressive player for Rijeka was Marco Pasalic.
His rating is
with 20 passes (68% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.Dinamo Zagreb – Formation
Dinamo Zagreb started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Sergej Jakirović played with: Ivan Nevistic
, Maxime Bernauer , Kévin Théophile-Catherine , Stefan Ristovski , Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel , Josip Misic , P. Sučić , G. Vidović , Martin Baturina , S. Kulenović and Bruno Petkovic .They had on the bench: Takuya Ogiwara
, Bosko Sutalo, Arijan Ademi , Marko Rog , M. Živković, Fran Brodic, Arbër Hoxha , Tibor Halilovic, Takuro Kaneko, Marko Bulat, Faris Krkalic and Dario Spikic .Substitutions
Dinamo Zagreb made 5 changes: P. Sučić for Arijan Ademi (66′), Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel for Takuya Ogiwara (70′), G. Vidović for Marko Rog (70′), S. Kulenović for Dario Spikic (46′) and Martin Baturina for Arbër Hoxha (87′).
Player of the match: Bruno Petkovic
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dinamo Zagreb was Bruno Petkovic.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 22 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Rijeka – Dinamo Zagreb – 1-2
- Hajduk Split – Varaždin – 0-1