Istra 1961 manages to draw 2-2 with Slaven Koprivnica after recovering a 0-2 deficit

KOPRIVNICA. Slaven Koprivnica bounces back against Istra 1961 with a goal on the M. Vuk 39' and a goal on the A. Erceg 84'.

Luke Meyer

August 21, 2023

KOPRIVNICA. Slaven Koprivnica bounces back against Istra 1961 with a goal on the M. Vuk 39′ and a goal on the A. Erceg 84′. Istra 1961 was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%)

The match was played at the Gradski Stadion stadium in Koprivnica on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan with the help of Bojan Zobenica and Goran Perica. The 4th official was Jakov Titlić. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.06 degrees Celsius or 80.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

Slaven Koprivnica

2 - 2

Istra 1961

! 38 Ball Possession 62

Shots

5 Total 15
2 On Target 7
1 Off Target 6
2 Shots blocked 2

119 Attack 138
45 Dangerous attack 79
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

13 Total 6
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Istra 1961 had a strong ball possession 62% while Slaven Koprivnica was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Istra 1961 had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Istra 1961 to win the encounter.

Slaven Koprivnica shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Istra 1961 shot 15 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Slaven Koprivnica received 3 yellow cards (Antonio Bosec, Arber Hoxha and Ante Crnac). Regarding the opposition, Istra 1961 received 5 yellow cards (Ante Erceg, Ante Majstorović, Slavko Blagojević, Dario Marešić and Sebastián Nebyla).

Match Timeline

Benedik Mioc(goal)

12'

23'

39'

Matej Vuk(goal)

46'

Darwin Matheus- sub ->Mateo Lisica

56'

Ante Erceg- Yellow

58'

Ante Majstorovic- Yellow

62'

Slavko Blagojevic- sub ->Frano Mlinar

62'

Antonio Bosec- Yellow

63'

69'

Tomislav Štrkalj- sub ->Dilan Ortíz

71'

74'

77'

Slavko Blagojevic- Yellow

Marco Boras- sub ->Mario Marina

77'

80'

Advan Kadusic- sub ->Oleksandr Petrusenko

84'

Ante Erceg(goal)

87'

Dario Maresic- Yellow

89'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Slaven Koprivnica will have 5 points like Gorica to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Istra 1961 will have 3 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Slaven Koprivnica will host Gorica on the 4th of May with a 7-7 head to head.

Istra 1961 will play away agasint Gorica on the 25th of May with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Gorica (8 draws).

Slaven Koprivnica – Formation

Slaven Koprivnica

Ivan Susak 25.Croatia

7.1

Marko Martinaga 3.Croatia

6.4

Luka Racic 15.Denmark

6.7

Daniel Stefulj 23.Croatia

6.6

Antonio Bosec 33.Croatia

7.7

63'

Mario Marina 4.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.0

77'

Arbër Hoxha 9.Kosovo

6.4

74'

Benedik Mioc 10.Croatia

8.1

12'

A. Crnac 11.Croatia

7.5

90'

23'

Michael Agbekpornu 30.Ghana

6.7

Dilan Ortíz 99.Colombia

6.8

71'

Substitutes

Matija Jesenovic 1.Croatia

Gabriel Eskinja 2.Austria

Filip Krušelj 18.Croatia

Marco Boras 55.Croatia

77'

Bautista Cascini 8.Argentina

Emanuel Mađarić 21.Croatia

Matej Sakota 7.Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tomislav Štrkalj 19.Croatia

6.4

71'

Arb Manaj 45.Kosovo

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

The manager Ricardo Moniz decided to play with the following team: Ivan Sušak (7.1), Antonio Bosec (7.7), Luka Racic (6.7), Daniel Štefulj (6.6), Marko Martinaga (6.4), Mario Marina (7.0), Michael Agbekpornu (6.7), Ante Crnac (7.5), Benedik Mioč (8.1), Arber Hoxha (6.4) and Dilan Ortíz (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Matija Jesenović, Gabriel Eskinja, Matej Šakota, Bautista Cascini, Adriano Jagušić, Filip Krušelj, Tomislav Štrkalj (6.4), Emanuel Mađarić, Arb Manaj and Marco Boras.

Substitutions

Slaven Koprivnica made 2 changes: Dilan Ortíz for Tomislav Štrkalj (71′) and Mario Marina for Marco Boras (77′).

Best player: Benedik Mioč

The player that probably impressed the most for Slaven Koprivnica was Benedik Mioč.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 21 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Istra 1961 – Formation

Istra 1961

L. Majkić 21.Croatia

6.1

L. Hujber 2.Croatia

7.3

Dario Maresic 13.Austria

6.7

87'

M. Valinčić 23.Croatia

7.0

Ante Majstorovic 45.Croatia

6.6

58'

Frano Mlinar 4.Croatia

6.8

62'

M. Čuić 8.Croatia

7.1

62'

Oleksandr Petrusenko 16.Ukraine

7.5

80'

Matej Vuk 22.Croatia

8.1

69'

39'

Mateo Lisica 11.Croatia

6.6

46'

Ante Erceg 50.Croatia

7.7

56'

84'

Substitutes

Marijan Coric 1.Croatia

Marino Bulat 99.Croatia

Eric Björkander 5.Sweden

Ivan Calusic 27.Croatia

Mladen Devetak 34.Serbia

S. Lawal 70.Nigeria

Advan Kadusic 97.Bosnia and Herzegovina

80'

Samson Lawal 70.Nigeria

Slavko Blagojevic 7.Croatia

7.0

62'

77'

S. Nebyla 77.Slovakia

6.4

62'

89'

Zoran Josipovic 9.Switzerland

6.4

69'

C. Amatkarijo 10.Sint Maarten

Darwin Matheus 15.Venezuela

7.5

46'

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

Mislav Karoglan played with: Lovro Majkić (6.1), Luka Hujber (7.3), Ante Majstorović (6.6), Dario Marešić (6.7), Moris Valinčić (7.0), Frano Mlinar (6.8), Oleksandr Petrusenko (7.5), Mario Čuić (7.1), Mateo Lisica (6.6), Ante Erceg (7.7) and Matej Vuk (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: Marijan Ćorić, Eric Björkander, Slavko Blagojević (7.0), Zoran Josipović (6.4), Chovanie Amatkarijo, Darwin Matheus (7.5), Ivan Calusic , Mladen Devetak, Salim Figo Lawal, Sebastián Nebyla (6.4), Advan Kadušić, Marino Bulat and Samson Lawal.

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 5 changes: Mateo Lisica for Darwin Matheus (46′), Frano Mlinar for Slavko Blagojević (62′), Mario Čuić for Sebastián Nebyla (62′), Matej Vuk for Zoran Josipović (69′) and Oleksandr Petrusenko for Advan Kadušić (80′).