ZAGREB. Istra 1961 and Lokomotiva Zagreb draw 1-1. D. Drena scored the first goal (54′) for Istra 1961. S. Kulenovic made it even (80′).

The match was played at the Stadion Kranjčevićeva stadium in Zagreb on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tihomir Pejin who had the assistance of Goran Pataki and Tomislav Keglević. The 4th official was Zdenko Lovrić. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Lokomotiva Zagreb was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Istra 1961 that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiva Zagreb was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Lokomotiva Zagreb to win the match​.

Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Istra 1961 shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiva Zagreb received 2 yellow cards (H. Salihu and A. Ibrahim). Regarding the opposition, Istra 1961 received 4 yellow cards (E. Galilea, A. Mahmoud, A. Perera and M. Perkovic).

H. Salihu (Lokomotiva Zagreb) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (43′).

Standings

After this match, Lokomotiva Zagreb will have 28 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Istra 1961 will have 22 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Lokomotiva Zagreb will play away against Dinamo Zagreb on the 20th of February with a 36-4 head to head stats in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (3 draws).

Istra 1961 will host Osijek on the 19th of February with a 22-9 head to head record in favor of Osijek (16 draws).

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation

Lokomotiva Zagreb started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Silvijo Čabraja decided to play with the following team: Ivan Nevistić (6.9), Branimir Cipetić (6.9), Hajdin Salihu (5.5), Nikola Soldo (7.2), Hajdin Salihu, Ivan Milićević (7.3), Mateo Marić (7.1), Enis Çokaj (6.7), Ibrahim Aliyu (7.0), Lukas Kačavenda (6.6), Josip Pivarić (7.2) and Marko Dabro (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Krševan Santini, Luka Islic, Mate Maleš (7.4), Silvio Goričan, Indrit Tuci, Luka Stojković, Marko Vranjković and Sandro Kulenović (7.3).

Lokomotiva Zagreb could not rely on the presence of M. Males (injured) and S. Kulenovic (injured).

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 3 changes: E. Cokaj for M. Males (26′), L. Kacavenda for S. Kulenovic (70′) and A. Ibrahim for S. Gorican (90′).

Best player: Mate Maleš​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Mate Maleš.

His rating is (7.4) with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 26′.

Istra 1961 – Formation

Istra 1961 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Gonzalo Manuel García García played with: Ivan Lučić (6.9), João Silva (7.1), Mauro Perković (6.8), Einar Galilea (6.7), Luka Marin (7.4), Antonio Perera Calderon (7.6), Frano Mlinar (6.9), Abdallahi Mahmoud (7.5), Mateo Lisica (6.8), Dion Drena Beljo (7.4), Robert Mišković (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gonzalo Collao, Fran Vujnović, Slavko Blagojević (6.6), Gonzalo Desio, Antonio Ivančić, Mihael Rovis, Miroslav Iličić, Lucas Moura and Serder Serderov (6.8).

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 2 changes: A. Mahmoud for S. Blagojevic (70′) and M. Lisica for S. Serderov (83′).

Best player: Antonio Perera Calderon​

The most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Antonio Perera Calderon.

His rating is (7.6) with 70 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.​

• Dinamo Zagreb – Gorica – 2-1
• Lokomotiva Zagreb – Istra 1961 – 1-1