VELIKA GORICA. Rijeka prevails over Gorica 2-0 after J. Obregón scores 2 goals.
Ante Matej Jurić squandered a decisive penalty (52′). That would have allowed Gorica to draw the match.
The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Sunday and it started at 5:10 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan with the assistance of Alen Jakšić and Vice Vidović. The 4th official was Zdenko Lovrić. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.93 degrees Celsius or 55.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rijeka was in firm control of the ball 57% while Gorica was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rijeka was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rijeka won the match.
Gorica shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Rijeka shot 16 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Gorica received 5 yellow cards (Andrej Lazarov, Mateo Leš, Ante Matej Jurić, Marko Soldo and Dinko Jeličić). Regarding the opposition, Rijeka received 2 yellow cards (Jorge Obregón and Danilo Veiga).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Gorica stays with 27 points to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Rijeka will has 47 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will play away with Osijek on the 17th of February with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Osijek (6 draws).
Rijeka will host Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 17th of February with a 29-14 head to head in favor of Rijeka (8 draws).
Gorica – Formation
Gorica
69'
26'
Gorica started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Dinko Jeličić decided to play with the following team: Ivan Banić , Krešimir Krizmanić , Mario Maloča , Mateo Leš , Alexander Munksgaard , Filip Mrzljak , Marko Soldo , Dino Štiglec , Ante Matej Jurić , Tim Matavž and Josip Mitrović .
The home team had on the bench: Sven Blummel , Lenny Ilečić , Jan Paolo Debijađi, Andrej Lazarov, Arona Fall, Momčilo Raspopović, Luka Kapulica , Mario Matković, Đuro-Giulio Đekić, Gabrijel Rukavina , Božidar Radošević and Sekou Matar Sagna.
Substitutions
Gorica made 5 changes: Marko Soldo for Gabrijel Rukavina (69′), Tim Matavž for Andrej Lazarov (46′), Ante Matej Jurić for Lenny Ilečić (83′), Mateo Leš for Sven Blummel (69′) and Josip Mitrović for Luka Kapulica (87′).
Player of the match: Filip Mrzljak
The player that probably impressed the most for Gorica was Filip Mrzljak.
His rating is with 37 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Rijeka – Formation
Rijeka
66', 75'
Rijeka started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Željko Sopić played with: Nediljko Labrovic , Danilo Veiga , Niko Galesic , Stjepan Radeljic , Ivan Smolcic , Lindon Selahi , Marco Pasalic , Veldin Hodza , Niko Jankovic , Marko Pjaca and Mirko Marić .
These were the players on the bench: Matej Momčilovski, Jorge Obregón , Martin Zlomislic, Marino Miškulin, Dejan Petrovic , Alen Grgic , Damjan Pavlovic, Franjo Ivanovic , Momo Yansane and Matej Mitrovic .
Rijeka could not rely on the presence of Dejan Petrovic (injured).
Substitutions
Rijeka made 5 changes: Niko Jankovic for Dejan Petrovic (33′), Marco Pasalic for Alen Grgic (46′), Danilo Veiga for Matej Mitrovic (58′), Mirko Marić for Jorge Obregón (58′) and Lindon Selahi for Franjo Ivanovic (87′).
Player of the match: Jorge Obregón
The most impressive player for Rijeka was Jorge Obregón.
His rating is with 2 goals, 11 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.
His performance was sensational also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 58′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Gorica – Rijeka – 0-2
- Hajduk Split – Slaven Koprivnica – 4-0
