VARAžDIN. Varaždin overcomes Gorica 1-0 after I. Postonjski scored a penalty (26′).
The match was played at the Stadion Anđelko Herjavec stadium in Varaždin on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan who had the assistance of Alen Jakšić and Dario Kolarević. The 4th official was Jakov Titlić. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.78 degrees Celsius or 67.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Varaždin was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Gorica that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Gorica had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Varaždin succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Varaždin shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Gorica shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Varaždin didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Gorica received 1 yellow card (Jurica Pršir).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Varaždin will have 14 points to drop in the 5th place. On the other side, Gorica will stay with 15 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Varaždin will host Gorica on the 30th of March with a 5-5 head to head.
Gorica will host Istra 1961 on the 25th of May with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (8 draws).
Varaždin – Formation
Varaždin started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nikola Šafarić decided to play with the following team: Oliver Zelenika , Marko Vukčević , Luka Jelenić , Jorgo Pëllumbi , Antonio Boršić , Marin Pilj , Agon Elezi , Igor Postonjski , Dimitar Mitrovski , Fran Brodić and Domagoj Drožđek .
The home team had on the bench: Leon Belcar , Karlo Lusavec, Niko Domjanić , Noa Vugrinec, Luka Škaričić , Andrea Capone, Josip Silic, Mario Marina , David Mistrafovic, Ivan Nekić, Karlo Bručić and Lovro Banovec.
Substitutions
Varaždin made 5 changes: Agon Elezi for Leon Belcar (66′), Marin Pilj for Luka Škaričić (72′), Fran Brodić for Niko Domjanić (46′), Dimitar Mitrovski for Mario Marina (67′) and Igor Postonjski for David Mistrafovic (90′).
Best player: Igor Postonjski
The player that probably impressed the most for Varaždin was Igor Postonjski.
His rating is with 1 goal, 65 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Gorica – Formation
Gorica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Dinko Jeličić played with: Ivan Banić , Alexander Munksgaard , Mario Maloča , Krešimir Krizmanić , Dino Štiglec , Filip Mrzljak , Marko Soldo , Valentino Majstorović , Merveil Ndockyt , Jurica Pršir and Nikola Vujnović .
They had on the bench: Božidar Radošević, Sven Blummel, Luka Kapulica, Ante Matej Jurić , Momčilo Raspopović , Tim Matavž , Mateo Leš, Mario Matković, Josip Mitrović , Lenny Ilečić , Martin Šroler and Jan Paolo Debijađi.
Substitutions
Gorica made 5 changes: Valentino Majstorović for Tim Matavž (71′), Alexander Munksgaard for Momčilo Raspopović (58′), Filip Mrzljak for Lenny Ilečić (88′), Marko Soldo for Josip Mitrović (59′) and Nikola Vujnović for Ante Matej Jurić (71′).
Best player: Josip Mitrović
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gorica was Josip Mitrović.
His rating is with 11 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 59′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.