PULA. Istra 1961 defeats Osijek 1-0 after A. Erceg scored just 1 goal (57′).

Ramón Miérez received a red card (79′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Osijek lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ante Čuljak with the support of Ivan Mihalj and Vedran Đurak. The 4th official was Goran Pečarić. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Istra 1961 was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Osijek that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Osijek had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Istra 1961 succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Istra 1961 shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Osijek shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Istra 1961 received 2 yellow cards (Gonzalo García and Ante Erceg). On the other side, Osijek received 5 yellow cards (Mihael Zaper, Marin Leovac, Mile Skoric, F. Zivkovic and F. Živković).

Also, Osijek didn’t end the match with 11 players after Ramón Miérez (Osijek) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (79′).

Standings

After this match, Istra 1961 will have 30 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Osijek will stay with 35 points to sit in the 3rd 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 stats in favor of Gorica (8 draws).

Osijek will play away agasint Gorica on the 8th of April with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Osijek (6 draws).

Istra 1961 – Formation

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 (7.2), Advan Kadušić (7.3), Einar Galilea (7.1), Dario Marešić (7.3), Luka Marin (6.8), Frano Mlinar (7.1), Oleksandr Petrusenko (7.3), Facundo Cáseres (7.1), Mateo Lisica (6.2), Ante Erceg (7.8) and Matej Vuk (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Marijan Ćorić, Jan Paus-Kunšt, Iurie Iovu, Luka Bradarić, Abdallahi Mahmoud, Unai Naveira, Reda Boultam (6.2), Darwin Matheus, Zoran Josipović, Marin Žgomba and Unai Naveira Talavera.

Istra 1961 could not rely on the presence of Reda Boultam (injured).

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 3 changes: Mateo Lisica for Reda Boultam (35′), Matej Vuk for Abdallahi Mahmoud (87′) and Ante Erceg for Zoran Josipovic (90′).

Best player: Ante Erceg​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Ante Erceg.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.

Osijek – Formation

Osijek started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Ivica Kulešević played with: Marko Malenica (6.8), Mile Škorić (6.8), Mihael Žaper (6.8), Yevgen Cheberko (6.8), Šime Gržan (6.3), Vedran Jugović (6.4), Darko Nejašmić (6.4), Ognjen Bakić (7.1), Mario Jurčevič (6.3), Nail Omerović (6.1) and Ramón Miérez (7.0).

They had on the bench: Marko Barešić, Marin Leovac (6.8), Nikola Janjić, Diego Barri, Mijo Caktaš, Ivan Fiolić, Domagoj Bukvić, Dominik Babić, Antonijo Ivandić, Josip Špoljarić (6.6), Mihret Topčagić, Filip Živković and Antonijo Ivandić.

Substitutions

Osijek made 2 changes: Mario Jurcevic for Marin Leovac (70′) and N. Omerović for Josip Špoljarić (70′).

Best player: Ognjen Bakić​

The most impressive player for Osijek was Ognjen Bakić.

His rating is (7.1) with 15 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Istra 1961 – Osijek – 1-0
• Lokomotiva Zagreb – Rijeka – 1-2