OSIJEK. Osijek and Hajduk Split draw 1-1. L. Kleinheisler scored the first goal (9′) for Osijek. G. Lovrencsics settled the score 1-1 (19′).
The match was played at the Stadion Gradski vrt stadium in Osijek on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Igor Pajač who was helped by Jerko Crnčić and Vedran Đurak. The 4th official was Ivan Vučković. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 10 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 99 Attack 83
- 60 Dangerous attack 53
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 4
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Osijek was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Hajduk Split that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Osijek was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 10 were on target. However, that was not enough Osijek to win the match.
Osijek shot 13 times, 10 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Hajduk Split shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Osijek received 3 yellow cards (A. Hiros, V. Jugovic and M. Zaper). On the other side, Hajduk Split received 1 yellow card (M. Livaja).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Osijek will have 21 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Hajduk Split will have 20 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Osijek will play away with Slaven Koprivnica on the 17th of October with a 20-19 head to head in favor of Osijek (13 draws).
Hajduk Split will host Gorica on the 23rd of October with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (3 draws).
Osijek – Formation

Osijek started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nenad Bjelica decided to play with the following team: Marko Malenica
, Karlo Bartolec , Mile Škorić , Danijel Lončar , Petar Bočkaj , Darko Nejašmić , László Kleinheisler , Vedran Jugović , Damjan Bohar , Ramón Miérez and Amer Hiroš .The home team had on the bench: Franko Kolić, Yevgen Cheberko
, Mato Miloš , Mihael Žaper , Marin Pilj, Šime Gržan, Merveil Ndockyt , Mihret Topčagić, Mirlind Daku and Franko Kolić.Osijek could not rely on the presence of M. Milos (injured) and Y. Cheberko (injured).
Substitutions
Osijek made 5 changes: K. Bartolec for M. Milos (53′), D. Loncar for Y. Cheberko (64′), V. Jugovic for M. Zaper (78′), A. Hiros for M. Ndockyt (78′) and R. Mierez for M. Daku (78′).
Best player: Petar Bočkaj
The player that probably impressed the most for Osijek was Petar Bočkaj.
His rating is
with 53 passes (79% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 15 crosses.Hajduk Split – Formation

Hajduk Split started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Jens Gustafsson played with: Lovre Kalinić
, Gergő Lovrencsics , Stefan Simić , Josip Elez , David Čolina , Josip Vuković , Marco Fossati , Filip Krovinović , Marko Livaja , Emir Sahiti and Marin Ljubičić .They had on the bench: Danijel Subašić, Nikola Katić
, Dario Melnjak , Ivan Dolček, Kristian Dimitrov, Alexander Kačaniklić , Jani Atanasov , Jan Mlakar and Dimitris Diamantakos.Hajduk Split could not rely on the presence of N. Katic (injured).
Substitutions
Hajduk Split made 5 changes: M. Ljubicic for A. Kacaniklic (46′), E. Sahiti for J. Mlakar (72′), J. Elez for N. Katic (75′), M. Livaja for D. Melnjak (84′) and J. Vukovic for J. Atanasov (84′).
Best player: Lovre Kalinić
The player that probably impressed the most for Hajduk Split was the goalkeeper: Lovre Kalinić. His rating is 8.42. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.