KOPRIVNICA. Rijeka overcome Slaven Koprivnica to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Rijeka to strike first with an own goal of I. Krstanovic at the 51′. Then J. Drmic scored again for Rijeka in the 71′ minute with a goal. Eventually, M. Caimacov reduced the distance for Slaven Koprivnica with a goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
N. Hadzic didn’t convert a decisive penalty (86′). That would have allowed Slaven Koprivnica to draw the match.
The match was played at the Gradski Stadion stadium in Koprivnica on Saturday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Zdenko Lovrić who had the assistance of Nikola Kečkiš and Dino Knez. The 4th official was Goran Pečarić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.9 degrees Celsius or 40.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 10 Total 7
- 6 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 132 Attack 134
- 68 Dangerous attack 74
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Rijeka was in firm control of the ball 55% while Slaven Koprivnica was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rijeka was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rijeka won the encounter.
Slaven Koprivnica shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Rijeka shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Slaven Koprivnica didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Rijeka received 2 yellow cards (L. Selahi and H. Smolcic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Slaven Koprivnica will stay with 13 points to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Rijeka will have 33 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Slaven Koprivnica will play away with Istra 1961 on the 6th of December with a 16-12 head to head in favor of Slaven Koprivnica (20 draws).
Rijeka will host Hrvatski Dragovoljac on the 4th of December with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Rijeka (2 draws).
Slaven Koprivnica – Formation
Slaven Koprivnica
60'
74'
Slaven Koprivnica started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Zoran Zekić decided to play with the following team: Ivan Čović , Antonio Bosec , Tomislav Božić , Damian van Bruggen , Vinko Soldo , Ikouwem Udo Utin , Nemanja Glavčić , Mario Marina , Mihail Caimacov , Lovro Zvonarek and Ivan Krstanović .
The home team had on the bench: Antun Marković, Matko Zirdum, Zoran Kvržić, Mateo Kocijan, Arijan Brković , Hansel Zapata , Nedim Hadžić , Mihael Mlinarić and Marin Laušić .
Substitutions
Slaven Koprivnica made 5 changes: I. Krstanovic for H. Zapata (60′), V. Soldo for M. Lausic (60′), L. Zvonarek for A. Brkovic (79′), N. Glavcic for N. Hadzic (80′) and M. Marina for M. Zirdum (88′).
Best player: Mihail Caimacov
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Slaven Koprivnica was Mihail Caimacov.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Rijeka – Formation
Rijeka
85'
Rijeka started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Goran Tomić played with: Martin Zlomislić , Ivan Tomečak , Darko Velkovski , Hrvoje Smolčić , Andrija Vukčević , Adam Gnezda Čerin , Lindon Selahi , Robert Murić , Domagoj Pavičić , Issah Abass and Josip Drmić .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nediljko Labrović, Nino Galović, Roko Jurišić, João Escoval, Ivan Lepinjica , Denis Bušnja , Jorge Obregon, Matej Vuk and Haris Vučkić .
Substitutions
Rijeka made 4 changes: I. Abass for D. Busnja (61′), R. Muric for H. Vuckic (71′), D. Pavicic for I. Lepinjica (72′) and J. Drmic for N. Galovic (89′).
Best player: Martin Zlomislić
The player that probably impressed the most for Rijeka was the goalkeeper: Martin Zlomislić. His rating is 8.01. He saved 2 penalties. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
