PULA. Istra 1961 and Osijek played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 4-4. Istra 1961 was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Sunday and it started at 6:55 pm local time. The referee was Igor Pajač who had the assistance of Ivan Mihalj and Nikola Kečkiš. The 4th official was Goran Pečarić. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 26.85 degrees Celsius or 80.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 5 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 127 Attack 89
- 83 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 18
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Istra 1961 had a superior ball possession 57% while Osijek was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Istra 1961 had a more offensive attitude with 83 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Istra 1961 to win the match.
Istra 1961 shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Osijek shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Istra 1961 received 2 yellow cards (Ante Erceg and Marijan Ćorić). Talking about the opposition, Osijek received 4 yellow cards (Ivan Fiolić, Stefanos Evangelou, Mijo Caktaš and Amer Hiroš).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 will play away against Gorica on the 25th of May with a 8-5 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (8 draws).
Osijek will play away agasint Gorica on the 27th of April with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Osijek (6 draws).
Istra 1961 – Formation
Istra 1961 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mislav Karoglan decided to play with the following team: Lovro Majkić
, Luka Hujber , Ante Majstorović , Dario Marešić , Moris Valinčić , Frano Mlinar , Oleksandr Petrusenko , Sebastián Nebyla , Mateo Lisica , Ante Erceg and Terrence Douglas .The home team had on the bench: Marijan Ćorić, Slavko Blagojević, Mario Čuić, Zoran Josipović, Chovanie Amatkarijo, Darwin Matheus
, Iurie Iovu, Ivan Calusic , Mladen Devetak, Antonio Maurić, Lorenzo Travaglia and Marino Bulat.Substitutions
Istra 1961 made 3 changes: Terrence Douglas for Darwin Matheus (61′), Sebastián Nebyla for Mario Čuić (80′) and Frano Mlinar for Zoran Josipović (89′).
Best player: Ante Erceg
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Ante Erceg.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 17 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 22.Osijek – Formation
Osijek started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Stjepan Tomas played with: Marko Malenica
, Renan Guedes , Stefanos Evangelou , Styopa Mkrtchyan , Oleksandr Drambaev , Ivan Fiolić , Vedran Jugović , Mijo Caktaš , Domagoj Bukvić , Ramón Miérez and Kristijan Lovrić .The following players were sitting on the bench: Tin Sajko, Darko Nejašmić
, Josip Špoljarić, Marko Barešić, Šime Gržan, Petar Brlek , Nail Omerović , Adrian Leon Barišić, Petar Pušić, Amer Hiroš and Šimun Mikolčić.Osijek could not rely on the presence of Petar Brlek (injured).
Substitutions
Osijek made 5 changes: Ivan Fiolić for Darko Nejašmić (45′), Oleksandr Drambaev for Nail Omerović (46′), Vedran Jugović for Petar Brlek (75′), Kristijan Lovrić for Amer Hiroš (78′) and Domagoj Bukvić for Petar Pušić (78′).
Best player: Kristijan Lovrić
The most impressive player for Osijek was Kristijan Lovrić.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 15 passes (93% accurate) and 3 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.
- Istra 1961 – Osijek – 4-4
- Hajduk Split – Slaven Koprivnica – 3-0