VELIKA GORICA. Gorica snatched a late win Lokomotiva Zagreb 1-0 after K. Fucak scored just 1 goal (87′). Lokomotiva Zagreb was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan with the collaboration of Goran Perica and Vice Vidović. The 4th official was Dario Kulušić. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 7 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 71 Attack 98
- 33 Dangerous attack 43
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Lokomotiva Zagreb had a superior ball possession 65% while Gorica was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lokomotiva Zagreb was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Gorica was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Gorica shot 15 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Gorica received 3 yellow cards (Filip Mrzljak, Josip Mitrovic and Jurica Prsir). On the opposite side, Lokomotiva Zagreb received 4 yellow cards (Luka Stojkovic, Vladan Bubanja, Ivan Milicevic and S. Kulenović).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Gorica will have 12 points to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Lokomotiva Zagreb will stay with 25 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will play away against Dinamo Zagreb on the 3rd of June with a 16-1 head to head stats in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (2 draws).
Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Gorica on the 6th of May with a 7-7 head to head record.
Gorica – Formation
Gorica started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Željko Sopić decided to play with the following team: Božidar Radošević
, Ivan Tomečak , Matthew Steenvoorden , Slavko Bralić , Krešimir Krizmanić , Luka Kapulica , Jurica Pršir , Filip Mrzljak , Josip Mitrović , Ante Matej Jurić and Tim Matavž .The home team had on the bench: Karlo Žiger, Ivan Banić, Matúš Vojtko, Dino Štiglec, Cheick Keita, Robert Ćosić, Edin Julardžija
, Valentino Majstorović , Joey Suk , Kristian Fućak and Vinko Petković.Substitutions
Gorica made 5 changes: Luka Kapulica for Valentino Majstorović (46′), Ante Matej Juric for Kristian Fućak (69′), Josip Mitrovic for Edin Julardžija (69′), Filip Mrzljak for Joey Suk (81′) and Valentino Majstorovic for Dino Štiglec (90′).
Best player: Božidar Radošević
The most impressive player for Gorica was the goalkeeper: Božidar Radošević. His rating is 7.70. He performed 3 saves.
Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation
Lokomotiva Zagreb started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Silvijo Čabraja played with: Nikola Čavlina
, Branimir Cipetić , Branimir Kalaica , Justin De Haas , Ivan Milićević , Mateo Marić , Vladan Bubanja , Ibrahim Aliyu , Luka Stojković , Lukas Kačavenda and Sandro Kulenović .The following players were sitting on the bench: Zvonimir Šubarić, Marko Vranjković
, Jon Mersinaj, Fran Žilinski, Hajdin Salihu, Josip Pivarić , Art Smakaj, Jakov Anton Vasilj , Marko Hanuljak, Indrit Tuci , Silvio Goričan and Marko Batur.Substitutions
Lokomotiva Zagreb made 5 changes: Lukas Kacavenda for Silvio Goričan (46′), Ivan Milicevic for Josip Pivarić (46′), Ibrahim Aliyu for Jakov-Anton Vasilj (62′), S. Kulenović for Indrit Tuci (75′) and Branimir Cipetic for Marko Vranjković (81′).
Best player: Nikola Čavlina
The most impressive player for Lokomotiva Zagreb was the goalkeeper: Nikola Čavlina. His rating is 7.43. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Gorica – Lokomotiva Zagreb – 1-0
- Rijeka – Slaven Koprivnica – 0-1