VELIKA GORICA. Šibenik prevailed over Gorica. Gorica was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
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 Duje Strukan with the help of Hrvoje Radic and Anto Marić. The 4th official was Ante Čulina. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Gorica had a strong ball possession 64% while Šibenik was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gorica was more pushing with 80 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Šibenik managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Gorica shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Šibenik shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Gorica received 1 yellow card (F. Brodic). Talking about the opposition, Šibenik received 4 yellow cards (J. Kvesic, C. Dasilva, A. Cvetkovic and I. Batarelo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Gorica will stay with 29 points to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Šibenik will have 22 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will play away against Istra 1961 on the 29th of January with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (7 draws).
Šibenik will host Hajduk Split on the 29th of January with a 16-4 head to head record in favor of Hajduk Split (1 draw).
Gorica – Formation
Gorica
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Gorica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Krunoslav Rendulić decided to play with the following team: Dominik Kotarski , Albi Doka , Jozo Šimunović , Aleksandar Jovičić , Musa Muhammed , Hrvoje Babec , Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali , Younes Delfi , Anthony Kalik , Kristijan Lovrić and Fran Brodić .
The home team had on the bench: Cheick Keita, Saša Marjanović, Josip Mitrović , Martin Šroler , Matija Dvorneković, Paulius Golubickas, Vlatko Stojanovski , Patrick Crnolatec and Caio Cruz .
Substitutions
Gorica made 5 changes: Y. Delfi for M. Sroler (54′), A. Doka for J. Mitrovic (54′), S. Ngouali for V. Stojanovski (67′), F. Brodic for C. Da Cruz (67′) and H. Babec for P. Golubickas (89′).
Best player: Kristijan Lovrić
The most impressive player for Gorica was Kristijan Lovrić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 51 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.
Šibenik – Formation
Šibenik
Šibenik started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mario Alberto Rosas Montero played with: Lovre Rogić , Antonio Jakoliš , Ivica Batarelo , Stefan Perić, Karlo Bilić , Marcos Mina , Ivan Delić , Alexander Cvetkovic , Niko Rak , Josip Kvesić and Antonio Marin , Marin Jakoliš .
These were the players on the bench: Antonio Đaković, Cole Dasilva , Christopher Attys , Adam Benić, Jose Alejandro Lopez Mejia, Cristhian Mena and Yordy Bedoya.
Substitutions
Šibenik made 4 changes: J. Kvesic for C. Dasilva (60′), N. Rak for C. Attys (72′), M. Jakolis for Y. Bedoya (90′) and A. Marin for C. Mena (90′).
Best player: Ivan Delić
The player that probably impressed the most for Šibenik was Ivan Delić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
