PULA. Osijek conquered Istra 1961.
The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Saturday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan assisted by Hrvoje Radic and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Marino Majstrović. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 15 Total 10
- 5 On Target 6
- 10 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 122 Attack 106
- 50 Dangerous attack 67
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Istra 1961 was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Osijek that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Osijek was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Osijek won the match.
Istra 1961 shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Osijek shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Istra 1961 received 1 yellow card (J. Silva). Talking about the opposition, Osijek received 4 yellow cards (M. Jurcevic, R. Mierez, Y. Cheberko and M. Zaper).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Istra 1961 will stay with 22 points to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Osijek will have 49 points like Dinamo Zagreb to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 will play away with Šibenik on the 27th of February with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Šibenik (4 draws).
Osijek will host Dinamo Zagreb on the 27th of February with a 36-8 head to head stats in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (12 draws).
Istra 1961 – Formation
Istra 1961 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Gonzalo Manuel García García decided to play with the following team: Ivan Lučić , Mateo Lisica , João Silva , Einar Galilea , Luka Marin , Frano Mlinar , Antonio Perera Calderon , Facundo Cáseres , Robert Mišković , Dion Drena Beljo and Hassane Bandé .
The home team had on the bench: Gonzalo Collao, Fran Vujnović, Slavko Blagojević, Gonzalo Desio, Antonio Ivančić , Abdallahi Mahmoud , Mihael Rovis, Dino Kapitanović and Serder Serderov.
Substitutions
Istra 1961 made only 1 change substituting F. Caseres for A. Mahmoud (74′).
Best player: Einar Galilea
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Einar Galilea.
His rating is with 1 goal, 83 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Osijek – Formation
Osijek started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Nenad Bjelica played with: Ivica Ivušić , Mato Miloš , Danijel Lončar , Yevgen Cheberko , Mario Jurčevič , Damjan Bohar , László Kleinheisler , Mihael Žaper , Kristian Fućak , Mijo Caktaš and Ramón Miérez .
These were the players on the bench: Marko Malenica, Slavko Bralić, Alen Grgić, Marin Leovac, Petar Brlek , Amer Hiroš , Vedran Jugović , Antonio Mance and Mihret Topčagić .
Substitutions
Osijek made 7 changes: D. Bohar for P. Brlek (67′), R. Mierez for M. Topcagic (67′), K. Fucak for A. Hiros (76′), M. Caktas for V. Jugovic (76′), M. Caktas for V. Jugovic (76′), K. Fucak for A. Hiros (76′) and L. Kleinheisler for A. Mance (90′).
Best player: Mihael Žaper
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Osijek was Mihael Žaper.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.