RIJEKA. Rijeka beats Gorica with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by A. Marin (50′) and a goal from A. Liber (85′).

The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Sunday and it started at 5:10 pm local time. The referee was Patrik Kolarić with the collaboration of Dario Kolarević and Ivan Starčević. The 4th official was Ante Terzić. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Rijeka was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Gorica that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rijeka had a more offensive attitude with 82 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rijeka won the match​.

Rijeka shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Gorica shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Rijeka received 2 yellow cards (Andrija Vukcevic and V. Hodža). Talking about the opposition, Gorica received 4 yellow cards (Joey Suk, V. Petković, Slavko Bralic and F. Mrzljak).

Standings

After this encounter, Rijeka will have 25 points like Lokomotiva Zagreb to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Gorica will stay with 9 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Rijeka will play away against Gorica on the 22nd of April with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (3 draws).

Gorica will play away agasint Dinamo Zagreb on the 3rd of June with a 16-1 head to head in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (2 draws).

Rijeka – Formation

Rijeka started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Serse Cosmi decided to play with the following team: Nediljko Labrović (6.8), Danilo Filipe Melo Veiga (7.4), Niko Galešić (6.7), Emir Dilaver (6.9), Andrija Vukčević (7.4), Veldin Hodža (7.0), Lindon Selahi (6.7), Prince Ampem (7.1), Niko Janković (6.8), Antonio Marin (8.1) and Matija Frigan (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Martin Zlomislić, Anton Krešić, Ivan Smolčić, Alen Grgić, Bruno Goda, Adrian Liber (7.1), Jorge Obregón, Emmanuel Banda (6.3), Mato Stanić, Niko Gajzler and Deni Jurić (6.4).

Substitutions

Rijeka made 5 changes: Lindon Selahi for Adrian Liber (68′), Niko Jankovic for Emmanuel Banda (68′), Matija Frigan for Stanko Jurić (79′), Prince Ampem for Alen Grgić (80′) and Danilo Veiga for Ivan Smolčić (84′).

Best player: Antonio Marin​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rijeka was Antonio Marin.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Gorica – Formation

Gorica started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Igor Angelovski played with: Božidar Radošević (7.6), Ivan Tomečak (6.4), Matthew Steenvoorden (6.7), Slavko Bralić (6.3), Krešimir Krizmanić (6.4), Joey Suk (6.2), Filip Mrzljak (6.3), Jurica Pršir (7.4), Josip Mitrović (6.8), Tim Matavž (6.2) and Vinko Petković (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Karlo Žiger, Ivan Banić, Momčilo Raspopović, Matúš Vojtko, Dino Štiglec (6.8), Zvonimir Josić, Edin Julardžija, Merveil Ndockyt (6.8), Luka Kapulica (6.2), Ante Matej Jurić (6.4), Kristian Fućak, Nikola Vujnović (6.4) and Zvonimir Josić.

Substitutions

Gorica made 4 changes: Joey Suk for Nikola Vujnović (58′), V. Petković for Merveil Ndockyt (59′), K. Krizmanić for Dino Štiglec (81′) and T. Matavž for Ante Matej Jurič (81′).

Best player: Božidar Radošević​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gorica was the goalkeeper: Božidar Radošević. His rating is 7.60. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.​

• Rijeka – Gorica – 2-0
• Šibenik – Lokomotiva Zagreb – 0-4