PULA. Gorica prevails over Istra 1961 1-0 after V. Majstorović scored just 1 goal (36′). Istra 1961 was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Fran Jović with the support of Luka Pušić and Anto Marić. The 4th official was Dario Kulušić. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.32 degrees Celsius or 72.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Istra 1961 had a superior ball possession 65% while Gorica was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Istra 1961 had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Gorica succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Istra 1961 shot 17 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Gorica shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Istra 1961 received 3 yellow cards (Oleksandr Petrusenko, Luka Hujber and Dario Maresic). Regarding the opposition, Gorica received 3 yellow cards (A. Juric, Ante Matej Jurić and Merveil Ndockyt).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Istra 1961 will stay with 7 points to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Gorica will have 15 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 will play away against Gorica on the 25th of May with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Gorica (8 draws).

Gorica will host Istra 1961 on the 25th of May with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (8 draws).

Istra 1961 – Formation

Istra 1961 started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager David Català Jiménez decided to play with the following team: Lovro Majkic (6.4), Luka Hujber (6.1), Iurie Iovu (6.7), Dario Maresic (7.3), Mladen Devetak (7.5), Advan Kadusic (7.0), Oleksandr Petrusenko (8.2), Antonio Mauric (6.7), Moris Valincic (7.3), Ante Erceg (7.3) and Matej Vuk (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Marijan Coric, Frano Mlinar, Eric Björkander, Mario Cuic (7.9), Zoran Josipovic (6.8), Mateo Lisica (6.7), Emmanuel Ekong (6.3), Ivan Calusic, Salim Fago Lawal, Elias Filet, Sebastian Nebyla (6.7) and Marino Bulat.

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 5 changes: Luka Hujber for Emmanuel Ekong (46′), Matej Vuk for Mario Cuic (46′), Advan Kadusic for Mateo Lisica (63′), Antonio Mauric for Sebastian Nebyla (63′) and Iurie Iovu for Zoran Josipovic (70′).

Best player: Oleksandr Petrusenko​

The player that probably impressed the most for Istra 1961 was Oleksandr Petrusenko.

His rating is (8.2) with 62 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.

Gorica – Formation

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

Dinko Jeličić played with: Ivan Banić (7.5), Momčilo Raspopović (6.7), Mario Maloča (8.1), Krešimir Krizmanić (7.0), Dino Štiglec (7.5), Filip Mrzljak (6.8), Jurica Pršir (6.4), Valentino Majstorović (7.3), Merveil Ndockyt (7.5), Josip Mitrović (7.3) and Nikola Vujnović (6.8).

They had on the bench: Mateo Leš (6.8), Marko Soldo (6.4), Ante Matej Jurić (6.8), Sven Blummel, Lenny Ilečić, Jan Paolo Debijađi, Alexander Munksgaard (6.8), Luka Kapulica (6.8), Martin Šroler, Mario Matković, Božidar Radošević and Tim Matavž.

Substitutions

Gorica made 5 changes: Momčilo Raspopović for Alexander Munksgaard (59′), Valentino Majstorović for Marko Soldo (59′), Nikola Vujnović for Ante Matej Jurić (70′), Merveil Ndockyt for Mateo Leš (87′) and Jurica Pršir for Luka Kapulica (70′).

Best player: Mario Maloča​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gorica was Mario Maloča even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 28 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Istra 1961 – Gorica – 0-1
• Hajduk Split – Lokomotiva Zagreb – 1-0