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​

Istra 1961

4 - 4

Osijek

  • 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

Ante Erceg- Yellow
11'
22'
Styopa Mkrtchyan(goal)
Ante Majstorovic(goal)Oleksandr Petrusenko
28'
39'
43'
45'
D. Nejašmić- sub ->Ivan Fiolić
46'
N. Omerović- sub ->Oleksandr Drambaev
48'
50'
58'
Kristijan Lovric(penalty)
60'
D. Nejašmić(goal)
Darwin Matheus- sub ->Terrence Douglas
61'
76'
75'
P. Brlek- sub ->Vedran Jugović
78'
Amer Hiroš- sub ->Kristijan Lovrić
78'
Petar Pusic- sub ->Domagoj Bukvić
M. Čuić- sub ->Sebastián Nebyla
80'
Ante Erceg(goal)
85'
90'
Styopa Mkrtchyan(owngoal)
89'
90'
Amer Hiroš- Yellow
Marijan Coric- Yellow
12'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Dinamo Zagreb
78
34
Rijeka
71
34
Hajduk Split
62
34
Osijek
51
34
Lokomotiva Zagreb
50
34
Varaždin
42
34
Gorica
38
34
Istra 1961
38
34
Slaven Koprivnica
33
34
Rudeš
7
34

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
G
L. Majkić 21.Croatia
6.4
D
M. Valinčić 23.Croatia
6.0
D
Ante Majstorovic 45.Croatia
7.5
28'
D
L. Hujber 2.Croatia
6.4
D
Dario Maresic 13.Austria
6.1
D
Terrence Douglas 17.Netherlands
6.8
61'
M
S. Nebyla 77.Slovakia
7.5
80' 50'
M
Frano Mlinar 4.Croatia
6.6
89'
M
Oleksandr Petrusenko 16.Ukraine
6.8
F
Ante Erceg 50.Croatia
7.7
11' 85'
F
Mateo Lisica 11.Croatia
6.4
Substitutes
G
Marino Bulat 99.Croatia
G
Marijan Coric 1.Croatia
12'
D
Mladen Devetak 34.Serbia
D
I. Iovu 20.Moldova
M
Ivan Calusic 27.Croatia
M
A. Maurić 35.Croatia
M
Slavko Blagojevic 7.Croatia
M
M. Čuić 8.Croatia
80'
F
Zoran Josipovic 9.Switzerland
89'
F
C. Amatkarijo 10.Sint Maarten
F
Darwin Matheus 15.Venezuela
7.0
61'

Istra 1961 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mislav Karoglan decided to play with the following team: Lovro Majkić (6.4), Luka Hujber (6.4), Ante Majstorović (7.5), Dario Marešić (6.1), Moris Valinčić (6.0), Frano Mlinar (6.6), Oleksandr Petrusenko (6.8), Sebastián Nebyla (7.5), Mateo Lisica (6.4), Ante Erceg (7.7) and Terrence Douglas (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Marijan Ćorić, Slavko Blagojević, Mario Čuić, Zoran Josipović, Chovanie Amatkarijo, Darwin Matheus (7.0), 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 (7.7) with 1 goal, 17 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 22.

Osijek – Formation

Osijek
G
Marko Malenica 31.Croatia
6.0
D
Styopa Mkrtchyan 5.Armenia
7.7
22'
D
Stefanos Evangelou 41.Greece
6.3
43'
D
Renan Guedes 42.Brazil
6.8
D
Oleksandr Drambayev 55.Ukraine
7.0
46'
M
Vedran Jugovic 7.Croatia
6.4
75'
M
Mijo Caktas 11.Croatia
7.3
76' 48'
M
Ivan Fiolic 14.Croatia
7.3
45' 39'
M
D. Bukvić 39.Croatia
7.0
78'
M
Kristijan Lovric 44.Croatia
8.7
78' 58'
F
Ramón Miérez 13.Argentina
6.4
Substitutes
G
Tin Sajko 1.Croatia
G
M. Barešić 15.Croatia
D
Sime Grzan 17.Croatia
D
N. Omerović 36.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
46'
D
Adrian Leon Barisic 37.Bosnia and Herzegovina
M
D. Nejašmić 6.Croatia
7.0
45' 60'
M
P. Brlek 23.Croatia
6.4
75'
M
Petar Pusic 66.Switzerland
78'
M
Amer Hiroš 79.Bosnia and Herzegovina
78' 90'
M
Simun Mikolcic 98.Croatia
F
Josip Špoljarić 10.Croatia

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

Stjepan Tomas played with: Marko Malenica (6.0), Renan Guedes (6.8), Stefanos Evangelou (6.3), Styopa Mkrtchyan (7.7), Oleksandr Drambaev (7.0), Ivan Fiolić (7.3), Vedran Jugović (6.4), Mijo Caktaš (7.3), Domagoj Bukvić (7.0), Ramón Miérez (6.4) and Kristijan Lovrić (8.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tin Sajko, Darko Nejašmić (7.0), Josip Špoljarić, Marko Barešić, Šime Gržan, Petar Brlek (6.4), Nail Omerović (6.4), 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 (8.7) 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.​