RIJEKA. Osijek managed to clinch a draw against Rijeka with a late goal from M. Zaper scored in the (90′) after Rijeka got a lead with a penalty from M. Frigan (31′).
The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan with the support of Bojan Zobenica and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Jakov Titlić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Rijeka 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 was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Osijek to win the contest.
Rijeka shot 14 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Osijek shot 14 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Rijeka received 2 yellow cards (Andrija Vukcevic and Emir Dilaver). Talking about the opposition, Osijek received 1 yellow card (Vedran Jugovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rijeka will have 35 points like Istra 1961 to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Osijek will have 38 points to hold in the 3rd 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 in favor of Gorica (3 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).
Rijeka – Formation
Rijeka
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31'
Rijeka adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sergej Jakirović decided to play with the following team: Nediljko Labrović , Ivan Smolčić , Niko Galešić , Emir Dilaver , Andrija Vukčević , Veldin Hodža , Lindon Selahi , Alen Grgić , Niko Janković , Antonio Marin and Matija Frigan .
The home team had on the bench: Martin Zlomislić, Matej Mitrović, Anton Krešić, Danilo Filipe Melo Veiga, Bruno Goda, Adrian Liber, Jorge Obregón , Prince Ampem , Emmanuel Banda , Mato Stanić and Näis Djouahra .
Rijeka could not rely on the presence of Emmanuel Banda (injured) and Danilo Veiga (injured).
Substitutions
Rijeka made 5 changes: Lindon Selahi for Emmanuel Banda (68′), Alen Grgic for Prince Ampem (68′), Matija Frigan for Jorge Obregón (77′), Antonio Marin for Näis Djouahra (77′) and Niko Jankovic for Danilo Veiga (89′).
Best player: Nediljko Labrović
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rijeka was the goalkeeper: Nediljko Labrović. His rating is 8.04. He performed 5 saves.
Osijek – Formation
Osijek
Also Osijek adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ivica Kulešević played with: Marko Malenica , Šime Gržan , Mihael Žaper , Adrian Leon Barišić , Mario Jurčevič , Darko Nejašmić , Vedran Jugović , Nail Omerović , Mijo Caktaš , Kristijan Lovrić and Ramón Miérez .
These were the players on the bench: Marko Barešić, Nikola Janjić, Diego Barri, Ivan Fiolić , Ognjen Bakić, Domagoj Bukvić , Josip Špoljarić , Filip Živković and Mihret Topčagić .
Substitutions
Osijek made 3 changes: Sime Grzan for Ivan Fiolić (37′), Kristijan Lovric for Josip Špoljarić (73′) and Vedran Jugovic for Mihret Topcagic (88′).
Best player: Ramón Miérez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Osijek was Ramón Miérez.
His rating is with 21 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
