VELIKA GORICA. Gorica and Istra 1961 didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Istra 1961 was definitely better in terms of ball possession (73%).
The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Saturday and it started at 2:50 pm local time. The referee was Mateo Erceg assisted by Anto Marić and Deni Grofelnik. The 4th official was Ante Terzić. The weather was light snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.11 degrees Celsius or 35.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Gorica has 27 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Istra 1961 will has 18 points like Lokomotiva Zagreb to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will host Varaždin on the 16th of December with a 5-5 head to head stats.
Istra 1961 will play away against Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 16th of December with a 25-12 head to head in favor of Lokomotiva Zagreb (14 draws).
Gorica – Formation
Gorica
3'
82'
19'
Gorica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dinko Jeličić decided to play with the following team: Ivan Banić , Momčilo Raspopović , Mario Maloča , Krešimir Krizmanić , Dino Štiglec , Filip Mrzljak , Jurica Pršir , Marko Soldo , Nikola Vujnović , Ante Matej Jurić and Tim Matavž .
The home team had on the bench: Mateo Leš , Sven Blummel, Lenny Ilečić, Jan Paolo Debijađi, Alexander Munksgaard , Josip Mitrović , Luka Kapulica, Martin Šroler, Mario Matković, Ino Vuko, Božidar Radošević and Abdullah Talal Hameed.
Substitutions
Gorica made 3 changes: Nikola Vujnović for Mateo Leš (8′), Ante Matej Jurić for Josip Mitrović (82′) and Jurica Pršir for Alexander Munksgaard (66′).
Player of the match: Ivan Banić
The player that probably impressed the most for Gorica was the goalkeeper: Ivan Banić. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.
Istra 1961 – Formation
Istra 1961
Istra 1961 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
David Català Jiménez played with: Lovro Majkic , Advan Kadusic , Ante Majstorovic , Dario Maresic , Mladen Devetak , Frano Mlinar , Slavko Blagojevic , Antonio Mauric , Darwin Matheus , Ante Erceg and Matej Vuk .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Marijan Coric, Mario Cuic , Zoran Josipovic , Oleksandr Petrusenko, Terrence Douglas , Iurie Iovu, Moris Valincic, Ivan Calusic, Jan Paus-Kunšt, Salim Fago Lawal, Elias Filet and Sebastian Nebyla.
Substitutions
Istra 1961 made 4 changes: Frano Mlinar for Zoran Josipovic (64′), Mladen Devetak for Terrence Douglas (75′), Darwin Matheus for Mario Cuic (75′) and Antonio Mauric for Elias Filet (89′).
Player of the match: Matej Vuk
The most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Matej Vuk.
His rating is with 45 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Gorica – Istra 1961 – 0-0
- Dinamo Zagreb – Rudeš – 1-0
