PULA. Istra 1961 beats Osijek 1-0 after E. Ekong scored just 1 goal (43′). Osijek lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 1,091 spectators. The referee was Patrik Kolarić with the collaboration of Sanja Rođak-Karšić and Nikola Kečkiš. The 4th official was Toni Dadić. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.93 degrees Celsius or 55.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 5 Total 10
- 2 On Target 2
- 1 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 99 Attack 88
- 52 Dangerous attack 60
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 19
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Osijek had a strong ball possession 60% while Istra 1961 was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Osijek was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Istra 1961 succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Istra 1961 shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Osijek shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Istra 1961 received 4 yellow cards (Mario Cuic, Paolo Tramezzani, Ante Erceg and Advan Kadusic). On the opposite side, Osijek received 2 yellow cards (Vedran Jugović and Marko Malenica).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Istra 1961 has 21 points to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Osijek will stays with 31 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 will play away with Slaven Koprivnica on the 17th of February with a 18-15 head to head in favor of Slaven Koprivnica (24 draws).
Osijek will play away against Rudeš on the 27th of January with a 8-1 head to head record in favor of Osijek (2 draws).
Istra 1961 – Formation
Istra 1961
27'
67'
43'
Istra 1961 adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager David Català Jiménez decided to play with the following team: Lovro Majkic , Advan Kadusic , Ante Majstorovic , Dario Maresic , Mladen Devetak , Oleksandr Petrusenko , Slavko Blagojevic , Mario Cuic , Emmanuel Ekong , Ante Erceg and Matej Vuk .
The home team had on the bench: Marijan Coric, Ville Koski, Hamza Jaganjac, Mateo Lisica , Terrence Douglas, Iurie Iovu, Moris Valincic, Ivan Calusic , Dukan Ahmeti, Jan Paus-Kunšt, Salim Fago Lawal and Elias Filet.
Istra 1961 could not rely on the presence of Mateo Lisica (injured).
Substitutions
Istra 1961 made 2 changes: Mario Cuic for Ivan Calusic (67′) and Emmanuel Ekong for Mateo Lisica (60′).
Player of the match: Matej Vuk
The player that probably impressed the most for Istra 1961 was Matej Vuk even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 17 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Osijek – Formation
Osijek
Also Osijek adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Zoran Zekić played with: Marko Malenica , Renan Guedes , André Duarte , Petar Brlek , Roko Jurisic , Marin Prekodravac , Darko Nejašmić , Petar Pušić , Nail Omerović , Ladislav Almási and Kristijan Lovrić .
These were the players on the bench: Krešimir Vrbanac, Styopa Mkrtchyan, Vedran Jugović , Šime Gržan , Enis Cokaj , Filip Živković, Anton Matković, Luka Zebec, Franko Kolić, Domagoj Bukvić and Amar Zahirović .
Substitutions
Osijek made 4 changes: Kristijan Lovrić for Domagoj Bukvić (46′), Nail Omerović for Šime Gržan (46′), Renan Guedes for Enis Cokaj (61′) and Marin Prekodravac for Vedran Jugović (46′).
Player of the match: André Duarte
The player that probably impressed the most for Osijek was André Duarte.
His rating is with 86 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb – Dinamo Zagreb – 2-2
- Istra 1961 – Osijek – 1-0
