VARAžDIN. Varaždin defeats Rudeš 1-0 after D. Mitrovski scored just 1 goal (67′). Varaždin made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).
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 Jakov Titlić who was helped by Goran Perica and Dominik Benković. The 4th official was Ante Terzić. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.84 degrees Celsius or 56.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Varaždin had a superior ball possession 60% while Rudeš was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Varaždin was more pushing with 76 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Varaždin won the match.
Varaždin shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Rudeš shot 4 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Varaždin didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Rudeš received 2 yellow cards (Jan Doležal and Luka Pasaricek).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Varaždin has 25 points to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Rudeš will stays with 4 points to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Varaždin will play away with Dinamo Zagreb on the 17th of February with a 23-3 head to head stats in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (6 draws).
Rudeš will host Osijek on the 27th of January with a 8-1 head to head in favor of Osijek (2 draws).
Varaždin – Formation
Varaždin started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nikola Šafarić decided to play with the following team: Jurica Poldrugac, Oliver Zelenika
, Marko Vukcevic , Luka Jelenić , Lamine Ba , Antonio Boršić , Leon Belcar , Igor Postonjski , Mario Marina , Dimitar Mitrovski and Michele Šego .The home team had on the bench: Sven Lesjak, Ivan Nekić, Domagoj Drožđek
, Karlo Lusavec , David Mistrafovic, Domagoj Mamic, Tomislav Gudelj , Luka Škaričić, Niko Domjanić, Vito Težak and Tin Levanić .Substitutions
Varaždin made 3 changes: Jurica Poldrugac for Tomislav Gudelj (46′), Michele Šego for Domagoj Drožđek (70′) and Leon Belcar for Karlo Lusavec (78′).
Player of the match: Dimitar Mitrovski
The player that probably impressed the most for Varaždin was Dimitar Mitrovski.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 42 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10.Rudeš – Formation
Rudeš started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Davor Mladina played with: Matej Markovic
, Tomislav Mrčela , Mateo Pavlović , Vilim Krušlin , Edin Šehić , Tomislav Srbljinovic , Vanja Vukmanović , Eros Grezda , Ante Coric , Jan Doležal and Fran Topic .The following players were sitting on the bench: Luka Pavkovic
, Aboubacar Camara, Roko Brajkovic , Mihael Stipić, Riad Mašala , Dominik Resetar, Vigo Vujanić, Luka Pasaricek , Grgo Huljić, Eugen Ciban, Karlo Špeljak and Matko Babić .Substitutions
Rudeš made 5 changes: Ante Coric for Luka Pasaricek (69′), Eros Grezda for Riad Mašala (69′), Fran Topic for Roko Brajkovic (53′), Jan Doležal for Matko Babić (84′) and Vilim Krušlin for Luka Pavkovic (84′).
Player of the match: Vanja Vukmanović
The player that probably impressed the most for Rudeš was Vanja Vukmanović.
His rating is
with 24 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 15.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.