VARAžDIN. Slaven Koprivnica beat Varaždin to win 2-1. A penalty from B. Mioc was decisive in the 87min. It was Slaven Koprivnica to strike first with a goal of Samuel Nongoh at the 21′. Then it was a penalty in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Benedik Mioc gave the win to Slaven Koprivnica in the 87′ minute with a penalty. Varaždin was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Stadion Anđelko Herjavec stadium in Varaždin on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Ante Čulina with the support of Anto Marić and Dario Kolarević. The 4th official was Goran Pečarić. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 23 Total 10
- 2 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 4
- 10 Shots blocked 3
- 96 Attack 84
- 62 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 20
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Varaždin was in firm control of the ball 63% while Slaven Koprivnica was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Varaždin was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Slaven Koprivnica managed to find the solution to win this match.
Varaždin shot 23 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Slaven Koprivnica shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Varaždin received 2 yellow cards (Dimitar Mitrovski and Luka Jelenić). On the opposite side, Slaven Koprivnica received 2 yellow cards (Samuel Nongoh and Michael Agbekpornu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Varaždin stays with 21 points to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Slaven Koprivnica will has 23 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Varaždin will play away with Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 3rd of February with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Lokomotiva Zagreb (8 draws).
Slaven Koprivnica will host Rudeš on the 3rd of February with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Slaven Koprivnica (4 draws).
Varaždin – Formation
Varaždin started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nikola Šafarić decided to play with the following team: Oliver Zelenika
, Marko Vukcevic , Luka Jelenić , Ivan Nekić , Antonio Boršić , Igor Postonjski , Marin Pilj , Mario Marina , Dimitar Mitrovski , Ante Vukušić and Jurica Poldrugac .The home team had on the bench: Sven Lesjak, Domagoj Drožđek
, Leon Belcar , Karlo Lusavec, Matija Kolarić, David Mistrafovic, Domagoj Mamic, Tomislav Gudelj , Luka Škaričić, Niko Domjanić , Vito Težak and Tin Levanić.Substitutions
Varaždin made 4 changes: Ante Vukušić for Tomislav Gudelj (46′), Marin Pilj for Leon Belcar (58′), Jurica Poldrugac for Domagoj Drožđek (68′) and Mario Marina for Niko Domjanić (83′).
Player of the match: Dimitar Mitrovski
The most impressive player for Varaždin was Dimitar Mitrovski.
His rating is
with 45 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.Slaven Koprivnica – Formation
Slaven Koprivnica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roy Ferenčina played with: Ivan Susak
, Antonio Bosec , Bujar Pllana , Marco Boras , Daniel Stefulj , Michael Agbekpornu , Ivan Lepinjica , Samuel Nongoh , Benedik Mioc , Mihail Caimacov and Tomislav Štrkalj .They had on the bench: Zvonimir Katalinić, Marko Martinaga, Erik Riđan, Matej Sakota
, Fabijan Šašek, Adrian Liber , Filip Krušelj, Filip Hlevnjak, Vinko Medjimorec, Ivan Covic, Uros Mrdakovic and Dilan Ortíz.Substitutions
Slaven Koprivnica made 4 changes: Mihail Caimacov for Adrian Liber (65′), Samuel Nongoh for Matej Sakota (65′), Tomislav Štrkalj for Dilan Ortíz (90′) and Benedik Mioc for Vinko Medjimorec (90′).
Player of the match: Benedik Mioc
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Slaven Koprivnica was Benedik Mioc.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 36 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 11.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.