VELIKA GORICA. Varaždin tops Gorica 3-1. Varaždin was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Michele Šego (59′), Domagoj Drožđek (72′) and Fran Brodić (73′). Gorica reduced the distance with a goal (80′) by Tim Matavž, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Zdenko Lovrić who was helped by Marjan Tomas and Ivan Starčević. The 4th official was . The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.1 degrees Celsius or 44.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Gorica was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Varaždin that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Varaždin had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Varaždin won the match.
Gorica shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Varaždin shot 24 times, 12 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Gorica received 1 yellow card (Marko Soldo). On the opposite side, Varaždin received 1 yellow card (Marin Pilj).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Gorica stays with 27 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Varaždin will has 21 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will host Rijeka on the 12th of August with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of Gorica (3 draws).
Varaždin will host Slaven Koprivnica on the 27th of January with a 14-5 head to head stats in favor of Slaven Koprivnica (11 draws).
Gorica – Formation
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 , Alexander Munksgaard , Mario Maloča , Mateo Leš , Dino Štiglec , Momčilo Raspopović , Marko Soldo , Sven Blummel , Jurica Pršir , Luka Kapulica and Nikola Vujnović .
The home team had on the bench: Lenny Ilečić , Jan Paolo Debijađi, Arona Fall , Martin Šroler , Mario Matković , Zvonimir Josić, Ino Vuko, Đuro-Giulio Đekić, Božidar Radošević, Sekou Matar Sagna, Tim Matavž and Abdullah Talal Hameed.
Gorica could not rely on the presence of Mario Matković (injured).
Substitutions
Gorica made 4 changes: Luka Kapulica for Martin Šroler (64′), Sven Blummel for Tim Matavž (64′), Alexander Munksgaard for Lenny Ilečić (46′) and Momčilo Raspopović for Mario Matković (76′).
Player of the match: Jurica Pršir
The most impressive player for Gorica was Jurica Pršir.
His rating is with 64 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Varaždin – Formation
Varaždin started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Nikola Šafarić played with: Oliver Zelenika , Marko Vukcevic , Luka Jelenić , Luka Škaričić , Antonio Boršić , Igor Postonjski , Marin Pilj , Mario Marina , Dimitar Mitrovski , Michele Šego and Domagoj Drožđek .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Karlo Bručić, Lamine Ba, Ivan Nekić , Fran Brodić , Josip Silic, Leonard Vuk, Karlo Lusavec, Lovro Banovec, Noa Vugrinec, David Mistrafovic and Ante Vukušić.
Varaždin could not rely on the presence of Ivan Nekić (injured).
Substitutions
Varaždin made 4 changes: Luka Škaričić for Ivan Nekić (38′), Dimitar Mitrovski for Fran Brodić (70′), Marin Pilj for Karlo Lusavec (90′) and Domagoj Drožđek for Ante Vukušić (90′).
Player of the match: Domagoj Drožđek
The most impressive player for Varaždin was Domagoj Drožđek.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (73% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.