PULA. Istra 1961 defeated Lokomotiva Zagreb to win 2-1. It was Istra 1961 to strike first with an early goal of H. Bande at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 15′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Drena Beljo gave the win to Istra 1961 in the 53′ minute with a penalty. Lokomotiva Zagreb lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Monday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Igor Pajač who was helped by Bojan Zobenica and Vedran Đurak. The 4th official was Tino Krečak. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Lokomotiva Zagreb was in firm control of the ball 57% while Istra 1961 was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiva Zagreb was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Istra 1961 was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Istra 1961 shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Istra 1961 received 4 yellow cards (E. Galilea, L. Marin, S. Serderov and H. Bande). Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiva Zagreb received 3 yellow cards (B. Cipetic, R. A. Florucz and J. Mersinaj).

Standings

After this encounter, Istra 1961 will have 15 points like Šibenik to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Lokomotiva Zagreb will stay with 18 points like Gorica to stay in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 will play away with Osijek on the 6th of November with a 21-9 head to head record in favor of Osijek (16 draws).

Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Dinamo Zagreb on the 7th of November with a 36-3 head to head in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (3 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: Ivan Lučić (7.4), Luka Hujber (6.8), Mauro Perković (7.1), Einar Galilea (6.8), Luka Marin (6.8), Slavko Blagojević (6.4), Antonio Perera Calderon (7.4), Frano Mlinar (6.1), Mateo Lisica (7.1), Dion Drena Beljo (7.0) and Hassane Bandé (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Gonzalo Collao, Erhun Obanor, Damjan Daničić, Fran Vujnović, Abdallahi Mahmoud (7.0), Robert Mišković (6.6), Gonzalo Desio, Mihael Rovis and Serder Serderov (6.4).

Istra 1961 could not rely on the presence of A. Mahmoud (injured).

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 3 changes: S. Blagojevic for A. Mahmoud (25′), M. Lisica for R. Miskovic (79′) and H. Bande for S. Serderov (79′).

Best player: Ivan Lučić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Istra 1961 was the goalkeeper: Ivan Lučić. His rating is 7.44. He performed 4 saves.

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation

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

Regarding the opposition, Silvijo Čabraja played with: Ivan Nevistić (7.4), Branimir Cipetić (6.4), Jon Mersinaj (6.2), Justin De Haas (6.4), Ivan Milićević (6.9), Enis Çokaj (6.4), Mateo Marić (7.2), Ibrahim Aliyu (6.0), Marko Dabro (6.9), Silvio Goričan (6.6) and Sandro Kulenović (6.8).

They had on the bench: Krševan Santini, Josip Pivarić, Nikola Soldo, Mate Maleš, Marko Đira, Raul Florucz (6.2), Arber Hoxha (6.9), Luka Stojković (6.2) and Marko Vranjković.

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 3 changes: M. Dabro for R. A. Florucz (59′), S. Gorican for A. Hoxha (59′) and A. Ibrahim for L. Stojkovic (77′).

Best player: Ivan Nevistić​

The most impressive player for Lokomotiva Zagreb was the goalkeeper: Ivan Nevistić. His rating is 7.43. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Istra 1961 – Lokomotiva Zagreb – 2-1