PULA. Istra 1961 was in the end too much to handle for Hrvatski Dragovoljac with the goal of A. Mahmoud (19′), H. Bande (27′) and M. Lisica (72′).

The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Jakov Titlić with the support of Goran Perica and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Dario Kulušić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Istra 1961 was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Hrvatski Dragovoljac that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hrvatski Dragovoljac was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Istra 1961 managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Istra 1961 shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hrvatski Dragovoljac shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Istra 1961 received 3 yellow cards (L. Hujber, F. Mlinar and L. Marin). Regarding the opposition, Hrvatski Dragovoljac received 1 yellow card (V. Majstorovic).

Standings

After this match, Istra 1961 will have 18 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Hrvatski Dragovoljac will stay with 7 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 will play away with Rijeka on the 18th of December with a 34-3 head to head record in favor of Rijeka (11 draws).

Hrvatski Dragovoljac will host Dinamo Zagreb on the 19th of December with a 7-0 head to head record in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (1 draw).

Istra 1961 – Formation

Istra 1961 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gonzalo Manuel García García decided to play with the following team: Ivan Lučić (7.2), Luka Hujber (6.8), Mauro Perković (7.2), Einar Galilea (7.0), Luka Marin (6.7), Frano Mlinar (6.1), Antonio Perera Calderon (6.9), Mateo Lisica (7.3), Abdallahi Mahmoud (7.2), Hassane Bandé (7.2) and Dion Drena Beljo (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Gonzalo Collao, Erhun Obanor, Damjan Daničić, Facundo Cáseres, Robert Mišković (6.4), Gonzalo Desio, Mihael Rovis, Miroslav Iličić and Serder Serderov (6.2).

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 4 changes: D. Drena Beljo for R. Miskovic (81′), M. Lisica for S. Serderov (81′), H. Bande for M. Rovis (90′) and H. Bande for M. Rovis (90′).

Best player: Dion Drena Beljo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Istra 1961 was Dion Drena Beljo even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 10 passes (60% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

Hrvatski Dragovoljac – Formation

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

Davor Mladina played with: Zvonimir Šubarić (6.4), Ricardo Bagadur (6.1), Andrej Lukić (6.1), Stipe Vulikić (6.1), Valentino Majstorović (6.2), Benedik Mioč (6.2), Vilibald Vuco (7.0), Petar Mamić (6.8), Luka Viduka (6.6), Vinko Petković (6.6) and Tomislav Štrkalj (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mate Peric, Marko Ćosić, Marko Bašić (6.2), Fran Fijan Beloša, Ivan Roca (6.6), Karlo Perić (6.4) and Tomislav Turčin (6.7).

Substitutions

Hrvatski Dragovoljac made 6 changes: P. Mamic for T. Turcin (46′), V. Vuco for I. Roca (60′), R. Bagadur for M. Basic (75′), T. Strkalj for K. Peric (86′), L. Viduka for F. Belosa Fijan (87′) and L. Viduka for F. Belosa Fijan (87′).

Best player: Vilibald Vuco​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hrvatski Dragovoljac was Vilibald Vuco.

His rating is (7.0) with 24 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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

• Istra 1961 – Hrvatski Dragovoljac – 3-0