VELIKA GORICA. Gorica annihilates Varaždin 5-2 with goals of Merveil Ndockyt (3′), Joey Suk (22′), Toni Fruk (73′), Matthew Steenvoorden (83′) and Toni Fruk (86′). On the other side, Varaždin scored with Matija Kolaric (34′), Vito Težak (88′), Vito Težak (88′). Varaždin was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Patrik Kolarić who had the assistance of Sanja Rođak-Karšić and Nikola Kečkiš. The 4th official was Toni Dadić. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Varaždin had a superior ball possession 67% while Gorica was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Varaždin was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Gorica managed to find the solution to win this match.
Gorica shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Varaždin shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Gorica received 1 yellow card (Joey Suk). Talking about the opposition, Varaždin received 2 yellow cards (Luka Skaricic and Marin Pilj).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Gorica will have 32 points to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Varaždin will stay with 45 points like Istra 1961 to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will play away against Dinamo Zagreb on the 28th of May with a 16-1 head to head in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (3 draws).
Varaždin will host Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 28th of May with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Lokomotiva Zagreb (5 draws).
Gorica – Formation
Gorica started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Željko Sopić decided to play with the following team: Božidar Radošević , Ivan Tomečak , Matthew Steenvoorden , Slavko Bralić , Dino Štiglec , Joey Suk , Momčilo Raspopović , Jurica Pršir , Merveil Ndockyt , Nikola Vujnović and Josip Mitrović .
The home team had on the bench: Karlo Žiger, Robert Ćosić, Matúš Vojtko , Krešimir Krizmanić , Mario Matković, Filip Mrzljak, Toni Fruk , Luka Kapulica, Valentino Majstorović , Edin Julardžija, Kristian Fućak and Tim Matavž.
Gorica could not rely on the presence of Valentino Majstorovic (injured) and Toni Fruk (injured).
Substitutions
Gorica made 4 changes: Merveil Ndockyt for Valentino Majstorović (51′), Josip Mitrovic for Toni Fruk (64′), Joey Suk for Kristian Fućak (64′) and Dino Stiglec for Krešimir Krizmanić (75′).
Best player: Toni Fruk
The most impressive player for Gorica was Toni Fruk.
His rating is with 2 goals, 11 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.
Varaždin – Formation
Varaždin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mario Kovačević played with: Oliver Zelenika , Jozo Stanić , Luka Jelenić , Jorgo Pëllumbi , Itsuki Urata , Agon Elezi , Marin Pilj , Tonio Teklić , Fran Brodić , Matija Kolarić and Niko Domjanić .
They had on the bench: Josip Silic, Jakov Karabatić, Lamine Ba, Marko Stolnik, Luka Škaričić , Vito Težak , Ivan Šaranić, Nick Ocvirek, Leon Belcar and Rafa Pereira.
Substitutions
Varaždin made 5 changes: Luka Jelenic for Luka Škaričić (46′), Matija Kolaric for Leon Belcar (70′), Niko Domjanic for Vito Težak (75′), Marin Pilj for Rafael Pereira (82′) and Itsuki Urata for Vito Težak (82′).
Best player: Vito Težak
The player that probably impressed the most for Varaždin was Vito Težak.
His rating is with 1 goal, 3 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 75′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.