VELIKA GORICA. Gorica and Osijek draw 1-1. J. Prsir scored the first goal (6′) for Gorica. A. Hiros equalized (45′). Gorica was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Goran Pečarić assisted by Luka Pušić and Dejan Vuković. The 4th official was Marko Cestarić. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.6 degrees Celsius or 42.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Gorica had a superior ball possession 62% while Osijek was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gorica was has a more offensive attitude with 85 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 12 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Gorica to win the match.
Gorica shot 18 times, 12 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Osijek shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Gorica received 3 yellow cards (J. Simunovic, K. Lovric and A. Kalik). On the other side, Osijek received 6 yellow cards (A. Hiros, M. Jurcevic, L. Kleinheisler, V. Jugovic, D. Nejasmic and D. Loncar).
Also, Osijek didn’t end the match with 11 players after L. Kleinheisler (Osijek) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (61′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Gorica will have 26 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Osijek will have 35 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will play away with Rijeka on the 11th of December with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Gorica (2 draws).
Osijek will host Šibenik on the 12th of December with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Osijek (7 draws).
Gorica – Formation
Gorica
72'
15'
6'
Gorica started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Krunoslav Rendulić decided to play with the following team: Dominik Kotarski , Albi Doka , Matthew Steenvoorden , Jozo Šimunović , Aleksandar Jovičić , Hrvoje Babec , Anthony Kalik , Jurica Pršir , Kristijan Lovrić , Matar Dieye and Josip Mitrović .
The home team had on the bench: Ivan Banić, Saša Marjanović, Joey Suk , Toni Fruk , Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali, Younes Delfi, Matija Dvorneković, Fran Brodić and Caio Cruz .
Gorica could not rely on the presence of J. Suk (injured), C. Oliveira Queiroz (injured) and T. Fruk (injured).
Substitutions
Gorica made 3 changes: J. Prsir for J. Suk (14′), M. Dieye for C. Oliveira Queiroz (29′) and M. Steenvoorden for T. Fruk (72′).
Best player: Kristijan Lovrić
The player that probably impressed the most for Gorica was Kristijan Lovrić.
His rating is with 26 passes (61% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Osijek – Formation
Osijek
61'
Osijek started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nenad Bjelica played with: Marko Malenica , Mato Miloš , Mile Škorić , Danijel Lončar , Mario Jurčevič , Vedran Jugović , Darko Nejašmić , László Kleinheisler , Petar Brlek , Mihret Topčagić and Amer Hiroš , Mirlind Daku .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Franko Kolić, Yevgen Cheberko, Slavko Bralić , Merveil Ndockyt, Damjan Bohar, Šime Gržan, Marin Pilj, Ivan Fiolić and José Antonio Caro.
Substitutions
Osijek made 4 changes: A. Hiros for I. Fiolic (65′), P. Brlek for S. Bralic (78′), M. Jurcevic for Y. Cheberko (89′) and V. Jugovic for M. Pilj (89′).
Best player: Marko Malenica
The most impressive player for Osijek was the goalkeeper: Marko Malenica. His rating is 7.90. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
