OSIJEK. Osijek succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Lokomotiva Zagreb. It was Lokomotiva Zagreb to score first with a goal from S. Kulenovic. Nonetheless, later Osijek found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with D. Nejasmic (40′), M. Daku (88′) and I. Fiolic (90′). Osijek took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
Also, Lokomotiva Zagreb had 2 players sent off: A. Ibrahim (72′ for a double yellow card) and E. Cokaj (90′ for a double yellow card).
The match was played at the Stadion Gradski vrt stadium in Osijek on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Igor Pajač with the collaboration of Bojan Zobenica and Vedran Đurak. The 4th official was Tino Krečak. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 19 Total 5
- 8 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 93
- 95 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 2
Ball possession
Osijek had a strong ball possession 57% while Lokomotiva Zagreb was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Osijek was was more pushing with 95 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Osijek won the match.
Osijek shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Osijek received 4 yellow cards (P. Bockaj, R. Mierez, I. Fiolic and K. Bartolec). On the other side, Lokomotiva Zagreb received 4 yellow cards (N. Soldo, E. Cokaj, M. Maric and A. Ibrahim).
Also, Lokomotiva Zagreb didn’t finish the match with 11 players after
Lokomotiva Zagreb had 2 players sent off: A. Ibrahim (72′ for double yellow card) and E. Cokaj (90′ for double yellow card).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Osijek will have 34 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiva Zagreb will stay with 22 points like Gorica to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Osijek will play away against Gorica on the 4th of December with a 5-5 head to head statistic.
Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Šibenik on the 5th of December with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Lokomotiva Zagreb (5 draws).
Osijek – Formation
Osijek started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Nenad Bjelica decided to play with the following team: Marko Malenica
, Karlo Bartolec , Mile Škorić , Danijel Lončar , Petar Bočkaj , Ivan Fiolić , László Kleinheisler , Darko Nejašmić , Amer Hiroš , Mihael Žaper and Mihret Topčagić .The home team had on the bench: Marko Barešić, Mato Miloš, Mario Jurčevič
, Yevgen Cheberko, Vedran Jugović, Damjan Bohar, Merveil Ndockyt, Mirlind Daku and Ramón Miérez .Substitutions
Osijek made 4 changes: M. Topcagic for R. Mierez (65′), A. Hiros for M. Jurcevic (79′), P. Bockaj for M. Daku (79′) and K. Bartolec for Y. Cheberko (79′).
Best player: Ivan Fiolić
The player that probably impressed the most for Osijek was Ivan Fiolić.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation
Lokomotiva Zagreb started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Silvijo Čabraja played with: Ivan Nevistić
, Marko Vranjković , Nikola Soldo , Justin De Haas , Josip Pivarić , Enis Çokaj , Mateo Marić , Ibrahim Aliyu , Lukas Kačavenda , Silvio Goričan and Sandro Kulenović .These were the players on the bench: Krševan Santini, Jon Mersinaj, Mario Musa, Mate Maleš, Marko Đira, Indrit Tuci, Luka Stojković, Marko Dabro and Arber Hoxha.
Substitutions
Lokomotiva Zagreb made 3 changes: J. Pivaric for A. Hoxha (90′), S. Gorican for M. Djira (90′) and M. Maric for I. Tuci (90′).
Best player: Enis Çokaj
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Enis Çokaj.
His rating is
with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Hajduk Split – Istra 1961 – 4-0
- Osijek – Lokomotiva Zagreb – 3-1