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OSIJEK. Osijek was ultimately too strong for Istra 1961 with the goal of M. Zaper (5′), M. Topcagic (59′) and I. Fiolic (75′). Istra 1961 lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stadion Gradski vrt stadium in Osijek on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Mario Zebec with the support of Bojan Zobenica and Ivan Mihalj. The 4th official was Tino Krečak. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 11 Total 2
- 4 On Target 0
- 7 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 121
- 68 Dangerous attack 66
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Istra 1961 had a strong ball possession 56% while Osijek was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Osijek was was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Osijek won the match.
Osijek shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Istra 1961 shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Osijek didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Istra 1961 received 4 yellow cards (R. Miskovic, A. Perera, A. Mahmoud and F. Mlinar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Osijek will have 30 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Istra 1961 will stay with 15 points like Šibenik to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Osijek will play away with Dinamo Zagreb on the 20th of November with a 36-8 head to head statistic in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (11 draws).
Istra 1961 will host Šibenik on the 20th of November with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Šibenik (4 draws).
Osijek – Formation
Osijek
82'
5'
Osijek started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Nenad Bjelica decided to play with the following team: Marko Malenica , Karlo Bartolec , Mile Škorić , Danijel Lončar , Petar Bočkaj , Merveil Ndockyt , Darko Nejašmić , Mihael Žaper , Amer Hiroš , Ivan Fiolić and Mihret Topčagić .
The home team had on the bench: Franko Kolić, Slavko Bralić, Adrian Leon Barišić, Mario Jurčevič, Yevgen Cheberko, Šime Gržan , Marin Pilj , Damjan Bohar and Mirlind Daku.
Substitutions
Osijek made 5 changes: A. Hiros for M. Pilj (69′), M. Ndockyt for S. Grzan (69′), I. Fiolic for D. Bohar (78′), M. Topcagic for M. Daku (79′) and K. Bartolec for A. Barisic (82′).
Best player: Petar Bočkaj
The player that probably impressed the most for Osijek was Petar Bočkaj even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Istra 1961 – Formation
Istra 1961
8'
Istra 1961 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Gonzalo Manuel García García played with: Ivan Lučić , Luka Hujber , João Silva , Einar Galilea , Luka Marin , Frano Mlinar , Antonio Perera Calderon , Abdallahi Mahmoud , Mateo Lisica , Dion Drena Beljo and Hassane Bandé .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gonzalo Collao , Erhun Obanor, Damjan Daničić, Mauro Perković, Mihael Rovis, Robert Mišković , Gonzalo Desio, Serder Serderov and Miroslav Iličić.
Istra 1961 could not rely on the presence of G. Collao (injured).
Substitutions
Istra 1961 made 4 changes: I. Lucic for G. Collao (11′), H. Bande for R. Miskovic (62′), M. Lisica for S. Serderov (83′) and A. Mahmoud for G. Desio (83′).
Best player: Mateo Lisica
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Mateo Lisica.
His rating is with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
