VARAžDIN. Varaždin tops Rudeš with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Brodić (57′) and a goal from I. Postonjski (77′).

The match was played at the Stadion Anđelko Herjavec stadium in Varaždin on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ante Terzić with the help of Vedran Đurak and Jerko Crnčić. The 4th official was Marino Majstrović. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.54 degrees Celsius or 76.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Varaždin was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Rudeš that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rudeš was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Varaždin found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Varaždin shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rudeš shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Varaždin received 3 yellow cards (Igor Postonjski, Michele Šego and Marin Pilj). On the other side, Rudeš received 1 yellow card (Vanja Vukmanović).

Standings

After playing this match, Varaždin will have 6 points like Rijeka to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Rudeš will stay with 0 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Varaždin will host Gorica on the 30th of March with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Gorica (5 draws).

Rudeš will play away agasint Gorica on the 11th of May with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (2 draws).

Varaždin – Formation

Varaždin adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Mario Kovačević decided to play with the following team: Oliver Zelenika (7.2), Antonio Boršić (7.5), Luka Jelenić (6.8), Jorgo Pëllumbi (7.0), Igor Postonjski (8.1), Marin Pilj (7.1), Dimitar Mitrovski (7.8), Leon Belcar (6.7), Marko Vukčević (7.7), Michele Šego (6.3) and Fran Brodić (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Karlo Bručić, Josip Silic, Leonard Vuk, Karlo Lusavec, Lovro Banovec (6.5), Noa Vugrinec, Matija Kolarić, Agon Elezi (6.7), Luka Škaričić, Niko Domjanić and Ante Vukušić.

Varaždin could not rely on the presence of Karlo Lusavec (injured).

Substitutions

Varaždin made 5 changes: Michele Šego for Lovro Banovec (74′), Leon Belcar for Agon Elezi (75′), Igor Postonjski for Ante Vukušić (84′), Dimitar Mitrovski for Matija Kolarić (85′) and Marin Pilj for Karlo Lusavec (90′).

Best player: Igor Postonjski​

The player that probably impressed the most for Varaždin was Igor Postonjski.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 48 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Rudeš – Formation

Also Rudeš adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Robert Prosinečki played with: Karlo Kralj (6.6), Luka Pasariček (6.9), Aboubacar Camara (6.5), Mislav Matić (6.9), Dominik Pavlek (6.7), Tomislav Srbljinović (6.6), Vanja Vukmanović (6.7), Aleksa Latković (6.8), Andrej Lazarov (7.6), Ivan Tomečak (6.7) and Ivor Ljubanović (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: João Araújo, Bruno Brajković (6.7), Jakov Bašić (6.7), Krešimir Kovačević (6.6), Riad Mašala, Dominik Rešetar (6.7), Mihael Stipić, Brian Oddei (6.5), Ivan Perić, Stjepan Plazonja, Mario Marić, Dominik Mihaljevic and Joao Araujo.

Substitutions

Rudeš made 5 changes: Dominik Pavlek for Brian Oddei (64′), Ivor Ljubanović for Krešimir Kovačević (78′), Aleksa Latković for Dominik Rešetar (78′), Luka Pasariček for Bruno Brajković (81′) and Vanja Vukmanović for Jakov Bašić (81′).

Best player: Andrej Lazarov​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rudeš was Andrej Lazarov.

His rating is (7.6) with 26 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Varaždin – Rudeš – 2-0