VARAžDIN. Varaždin prevails over Šibenik with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Brodic (45′) and a goal from T. Teklic (54′).

The match was played at the Stadion Anđelko Herjavec stadium in Varaždin on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Goran Pečarić with the collaboration of Dejan Vuković and Dominik Benković. The 4th official was Ivana Martinčić. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Varaždin was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Šibenik that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Šibenik was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Varaždin found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Varaždin shot 16 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Šibenik shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Varaždin received 1 yellow card (Michele Sego). Regarding the opposition, Šibenik received 4 yellow cards (Damir Canadi, D. Radonjić, Josip Knežević and Haruki Arai).

Standings

After this contest, Varaždin will have 33 points like Slaven Koprivnica to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Šibenik will stay with 20 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Varaždin will play away with Gorica on the 27th of May with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (4 draws).

Šibenik will host Gorica on the 15th of April with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (3 draws).

Varaždin – Formation

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

The manager Mario Kovačević decided to play with the following team: Oliver Zelenika (7.3), Jozo Stanić (7.3), Lamine Ba (6.8), Luka Jelenić (7.6), Itsuki Urata (6.6), David Puclin (6.2), Marin Pilj (6.9), Michele Šego (5.9), Tonio Teklić (9.1), Domagoj Drožđek (6.8) and Fran Brodić (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Josip Silić, Jorgo Pëllumbi (6.8), Marko Stolnik, Igor Postonjski, Lovro Banovec (6.1), Dimitar Mitrovski, Agon Elezi (6.8), Andris Herrera (6.2), Leon Belcar, Rafa Pereira, Leonard Vuk and Niko Domjanić.

Substitutions

Varaždin made 5 changes: Marin Pilj for Agon Elezi (66′), Itsuki Urata for Jorgo Pellumbi (66′), Michele Sego for Andris Herrera (78′), Domagoj Drozdek for Lovre Banovec (78′) and David Puclin for Igor Postonjski (85′).

Best player: Tonio Teklić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Varaždin was Tonio Teklić.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 42 passes (73% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Šibenik – Formation

Šibenik started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

Damir Canadi played with: Lovre Rogić (6.2), Zoran Kvržić (6.4), Stefan Perić (6.8), Mislav Matić (6.3), Josip Kvesić (6.6), Dario Čanađija (6.2), Marko Đira (7.0), Haruki Arai (6.6), Ivan Dolček (6.9), Josip Knežević (6.9) and Dejan Radonjić (6.6).

They had on the bench: Antonio Đaković, Marcos Mina (6.6), Doni Grdić, Nikola Đorić, Juan Mesa, Marko Soldo, Dino Skorup, Ivan Krolo, Karlo Špeljak (7.0) and Leon Kreković.

Šibenik could not rely on the presence of David Mina (injured).

Substitutions

Šibenik made 4 changes: Josip Kvesic for Marcos Mina Lucumí (61′), Josip Knežević for Karlo Špeljak (61′), D. Radonjić for Marko Soldo (82′) and D. Čanađija for Leon Kreković (83′).

Best player: Marko Đira​

The player that probably impressed the most for Šibenik was Marko Đira.

His rating is (7.0) with 33 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Slaven Koprivnica – Gorica – 1-1
• Varaždin – Šibenik – 2-0