PULA. Istra 1961 prevailed over Varaždin to win 2-1. A goal from D. Maresic was decisive in the 89min. It was Istra 1961 to strike first with a goal of Einar Galilea at the 42′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Dario Maresic gave the win to Istra 1961 in the 89′ minute with a goal.
Ante Erceg missed a penalty (4′) for Istra 1961.
The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Fran Jović assisted by Hrvoje Radic and Luka Pušić. The 4th official was Mateo Erceg. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 3 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 0 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 107 Attack 100
- 49 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Istra 1961 was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Varaždin that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Istra 1961 was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 3 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Istra 1961 won the match.
Istra 1961 shot 3 times, 3 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, Varaždin shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Istra 1961 received 3 yellow cards (Facundo Cáseres, Ante Erceg and Abdallahi Mahmoud). Talking about the opposition, Varaždin received 1 yellow card (T. Teklić).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Istra 1961 will have 27 points like Varaždin to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Varaždin will stay with 27 points like Istra 1961 to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 will host Gorica on the 20th of May with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Gorica (8 draws).
Varaždin will play away agasint Gorica on the 27th of May with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (4 draws).
Istra 1961 – Formation
Istra 1961
42'
66'
23'
Istra 1961 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Gonzalo Manuel García García decided to play with the following team: Lovro Majkić , Luka Hujber , Einar Galilea , Mauro Perković , Advan Kadušić , Frano Mlinar , Oleksandr Petrusenko , Facundo Cáseres , Mateo Lisica , Ante Erceg and Matej Vuk .
The home team had on the bench: Marijan Ćorić, Jan Paus-Kunšt, Luka Marin, Iurie Iovu, Tomislav Duvnjak, Dario Marešić, Abdallahi Mahmoud , Reda Boultam , Monsef Bakrar , Darwin Matheus, Zoran Josipović and Marin Žgomba.
Substitutions
Istra 1961 made 5 changes: Frano Mlinar for Abdallahi Mahmoud (66′), Ante Erceg for Monsef Bakrar (75′), Mateo Lisica for Reda Boultam (75′), Facundo Cáseres for Tomislav Duvnjak (80′) and Matej Vuk for Dario Marešić (80′).
Best player: Advan Kadušić
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Advan Kadušić even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 63 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Varaždin – Formation
Varaždin
Varaždin started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Nikola Šafarić played with: Oliver Zelenika , Matija Kolarić , Luka Jelenić , Jorgo Pëllumbi , Itsuki Urata , Agon Elezi , David Puclin , Marin Pilj , Tonio Teklić , Fran Brodić and Michele Šego .
They had on the bench: Marino Bulat, Lamine Ba, Marko Stolnik, Luka Škaričić, Karlo Lusavec, Lovro Banovec , Ivan Šaranić, Andris Herrera and Leonard Vuk.
Substitutions
Varaždin made 3 changes: Marin Pilj for Lovre Banovec (46′), A. Elezi for Ivan Šaranić (90′) and M. Šego for Andris Herrera (90′).
Best player: Tonio Teklić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Varaždin was Tonio Teklić.
His rating is with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Istra 1961 – Varaždin – 2-1
