VELIKA GORICA. Rijeka had a close win over Gorica. Rijeka took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
Y. Delfi received a red card (51′). This red card was one of the reason why Gorica lost the match.
The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Mario Zebec who had the assistance of Hrvoje Radic and Nikola Kečkiš. The 4th official was Ivan Vučković. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 76.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
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: Ivan Banić , Albi Doka , Saša Marjanović , Hrvoje Babec , Cheick Keita , Jurica Pršir , Elvis Sarić , Younes Delfi , Josip Mitrović , Kristijan Lovrić and Matar Dieye .
The home team had on the bench: Dominik Kotarski, Marco Curic, Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali , Toni Fruk , Niko Janković, Martin Šroler, Matija Dvorneković , Vlatko Stojanovski and Fran Brodić.
Best player: Kristijan Lovrić
The player that probably impressed the most for Gorica was Kristijan Lovrić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Rijeka – Formation
Rijeka
Rijeka started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Goran Tomić played with: Martin Zlomislić , João Escoval , Anton Krešić , Hrvoje Smolčić , Ivan Tomečak , Adam Gnezda Čerin , Lindon Selahi , Prince Ampem , Robert Murić , Issah Abass and Haris Vučkić .
They had on the bench: Nediljko Labrović, Darko Velkovski, Andrija Vukčević , Domagoj Pavičić , Ivan Lepinjica, Adrian Liber, Denis Bušnja , Jorge Obregon and Matej Vuk.
Best player: Issah Abass
The player that probably impressed the most for Rijeka was Issah Abass.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Match Statistics
Rijeka was in firm control of the ball 60% while Gorica was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Gorica was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Rijeka was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Gorica shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Rijeka shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Gorica received 5 yellow cards (J. Mitrovic, K. Lovric, J. Prsir, E. Saric and A. Doka). On the other side, Rijeka received 3 yellow cards (A. Kresic, R. Muric and D. Busnja).
(Gorica) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (51′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Gorica will stay with 13 points to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Rijeka will have 20 points like Osijek to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will play away against Šibenik on the 1st of October with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (1 draw).
Rijeka will play away agasint Istra 1961 on the 2nd of October with a 32-3 head to head in favor of Rijeka (11 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Gorica – Rijeka – 3-4
- Hajduk Split – Lokomotiva Zagreb – 1-0
