PULA. Istra 1961 was after all too much to handle for Šibenik with the goal of Frano Mlinar (44′ pen), M. Bakrar (71′) and Abdallahi Mahmoud (85′).

The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan with the support of Alen Jakšić and Vice Vidović. The 4th official was Goran Pečarić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Istra 1961 was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Šibenik that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Istra 1961 was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Istra 1961 won the match​.

Istra 1961 shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Šibenik shot 12 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Istra 1961 received 1 yellow card (Lovre Knezevic ). Regarding the opposition, Šibenik received 1 yellow card (N. Đorić).

Standings

After this match, Istra 1961 will have 41 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Šibenik will stay with 27 points like Gorica to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 will host Gorica on the 13th of May with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (8 draws).

Šibenik will play away agasint Hajduk Split on the 3rd of June with a 20-4 head to head in favor of Hajduk Split (2 draws).

Istra 1961 – Formation

Istra 1961 adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Gonzalo Manuel García García decided to play with the following team: Lovro Majkić (6.8), Luka Hujber (7.1), Einar Galilea (7.3), Dario Marešić (6.9), Luka Marin (6.6), Frano Mlinar (7.5), Oleksandr Petrusenko (7.6), Facundo Cáseres (7.6), Mateo Lisica (6.3), Monsef Bakrar (8.8) and Advan Kadušić (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Marijan Ćorić, Jan Paus-Kunšt, Luka Bradarić, Iurie Iovu, Slavko Blagojević, Tomislav Duvnjak, Lovre Knežević, Kristijan Kopljar, Abdallahi Mahmoud (7.7), Reda Boultam (6.7), Zoran Josipović and Matej Vuk.

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 4 changes: Mateo Lisica for Reda Boultam (67′), Frano Mlinar for Abdallahi Mahmoud (73′), Oleksandr Petrusenko for Slavko Blagojević (90′) and M. Bakrar for Lovre Knežević (90′).

Best player: Monsef Bakrar​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Monsef Bakrar.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 14 passes (35% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Šibenik – Formation

Also Šibenik adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Damir Canadi played with: Lovre Rogić (5.7), Zoran Kvržić (6.8), Stefan Perić (6.4), Nikola Đorić (6.8), Juan Mesa (6.2), Amer Hiroš (7.0), Marko Soldo (6.6), Dario Čanađija (6.1), Haruki Arai (6.4), Karlo Špeljak (6.1) and Ivan Dolček (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Antonio Đaković, Luigi Misevic, Doni Grdić, Josip Baturina, Mislav Matić (6.2), Dino Skorup (5.8), Moses Barnabas, Iker Pozo (6.6), Josip Knežević (6.3) and Dejan Radonjić (6.2).

Substitutions

Šibenik made 5 changes: N. Đorić for Dejan Radonjić (68′), Amer Hiros for Iker Pozo (68′), Karlo Špeljak for Josip Knežević (75′), D. Čanađija for Dino Skorup (75′) and Juan Camilo Mesa for Mislav Matić (80′).

Best player: Amer Hiroš​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Šibenik was Amer Hiroš.

His rating is (7.0) with 26 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Istra 1961 – Šibenik – 3-0