ZAGREB. Osijek conquered Rudeš. Osijek was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Igralište NK Rudeš stadium in Zagreb on Friday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 920 spectators.​ The referee was Ante Terzić assisted by Alen Jakšić and Nikola Kečkiš. The 4th official was Patrik Kolarić. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 17.75 degrees Celsius or 63.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Rudeš

2 - 3

Osijek

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 13 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 7
  • 9 Off Target 7
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 148 Attack 114
  • 75 Dangerous attack 59
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 6 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Osijek had a strong ball possession 61% while Rudeš was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rudeš had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Osijek was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Rudeš shot 13 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Osijek shot 16 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Rudeš received 8 yellow cards (D. Nejašmić, Tomislav Mrcela, P. Brlek, Tomislav Mrcela, Vanja Vukmanovic, Lukas Magđinski, Davor Mladina and Riad Masala). Talking about the opposition, Osijek received 2 yellow cards (Petar Pusic and Vinko Petkovic).

Match Timeline

Tomislav Mrcela(goal)Fran Karacic
11'
Riad Masala- Yellow
19'
35'
Petar Pusic(goal)Ramón Miérez
61'
P. Brlek- Yellow
Aboubacar Camara- sub ->Mateo Pavlovic
46'
46'
Renan Guedes- sub ->N. Omerović
Karlo Speljak- sub ->Riad Masala
46'
56'
Kristijan Lovric(goal)
55'
P. Brlek- sub ->A. Matković
56'
Kristijan Lovric- sub ->Vedran Jugovic
59'
Kristijan Lovric(goal)Renan Guedes
Vanja Vukmanovic- Yellow
45'
62'
Petar Pusic- Yellow
Vinko Petkovic- Yellow
71'
Tomislav Mrcela- Yellow
81'
Tomislav Mrcela(goal)Fran Karacic
79'
Tomislav Mrcela- Yellow
89'
85'
Sime Grzan- sub ->D. Bukvić
90'
D. Nejašmić- Yellow
90'
Marin Prekodravac- sub ->Petar Pusic

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Dinamo Zagreb
78
34
Rijeka
71
34
Hajduk Split
62
34
Osijek
51
34
Lokomotiva Zagreb
50
34
Varaždin
42
34
Gorica
38
34
Istra 1961
38
34
Slaven Koprivnica
33
34
Rudeš
7
34

After this encounter, Rudeš stays with 7 points to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Osijek will has 42 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Rudeš will host Slaven Koprivnica on the 13th of April with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of Slaven Koprivnica (4 draws).

Osijek will play away against Hajduk Split on the 13th of April with a 26-20 head to head record in favor of Hajduk Split (19 draws).

Rudeš – Formation

Rudeš
G
Matej Markovic 44.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.3
D
Tomislav Mrcela 5.Australia
8.9
89' 11', 79'
D
Fran Karacic 26.Australia
7.7
D
Mateo Pavlovic 90.Croatia
6.4
46'
M
Eros Grezda 11.Albania
6.0
78'
M
Vanja Vukmanovic 13.Croatia
6.4
46' 45'
M
Vinko Petkovic 14.Croatia
6.4
M
Roko Brajkovic 20.Croatia
6.8
84'
M
Riad Masala 23.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.3
46' 19'
M
Luka Pasaricek 27.Croatia
7.1
Substitutes
D
Luka Pavkovic 4.Croatia
D
Aboubacar Camara 18.France
6.8
46'
D
Grgo Huljic 30.Croatia
D
Vilim Kruslin 42.Croatia
M
Fran Topic 19.Croatia
M
Mihael Stipic 22.Croatia
F
Karlo Speljak 34.Croatia
6.4
46'

Rudeš started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Davor Mladina decided to play with the following team: Matej Markovic (6.3), Fran Karacic (7.7), Tomislav Mrcela (8.9), Mateo Pavlovic (6.4), Lukas Magđinski (6.4), Luka Pasaricek (7.1), Vanja Vukmanovic (6.4), Vinko Petkovic (6.4), Riad Masala (6.3), Eros Grezda (6.0) and Roko Brajkovic (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Vigo Vujanić, Luka Pavkovic, Aboubacar Camara (6.8), Fran Topic, Filip Golem (6.4), Mihael Stipic, Marin Kuzmanić (7.0), Duje Budiša (6.4), Grgo Huljic, Eugen Ciban, Karlo Speljak (6.4) and Vilim Kruslin.

Substitutions

Rudeš made 2 changes: Mateo Pavlovic for Aboubacar Camara (46′) and Riad Masala for Karlo Speljak (46′).

Player of the match: Tomislav Mrcela​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rudeš was Tomislav Mrcela.

His rating is 8.9 with 2 goals, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 11.

Osijek – Formation

Osijek
G
Franko Kolic 38.Croatia
6.4
D
André Duarte 3.Portugal
6.7
D
Roko Jurisic 22.Croatia
7.3
D
Slavko Bralic 28.Croatia
7.3
D
N. Omerović 36.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
46'
M
D. Nejašmić 6.Croatia
7.5
M
Vedran Jugovic 7.Croatia
7.3
56'
M
A. Matković 34.Croatia
7.5
55'
M
D. Bukvić 39.Croatia
6.7
85'
M
Petar Pusic 66.Switzerland
7.7
90' 62' 35'
F
Ramón Miérez 13.Argentina
7.1
Substitutes
D
Styopa Mkrtchyan 5.Armenia
D
Marin Prekodravac 20.Croatia
90'
D
Luka Zebec 35.Croatia
D
Renan Guedes 42.Brazil
7.3
46'
M
Sime Grzan 17.Croatia
7.0
85'
M
Enis Cokaj 18.Albania
M
P. Brlek 23.Croatia
6.4
55'
M
Kristijan Lovric 44.Croatia
8.4
56' 56', 59'
M
Simun Mikolcic 98.Croatia
F
Ladislav Almasi 99.Slovakia

Osijek started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Zoran Zekić played with: Franko Kolic (6.4), N. Omerović (7.0), André Duarte (6.7), Slavko Bralic (7.3), Roko Jurisic (7.3), D. Bukvić (6.7), Vedran Jugovic (7.3), D. Nejašmić (7.5), Petar Pusic (7.7), A. Matković (7.5) and Ramón Miérez (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: J. Hlapčić, K. Vrbanac, Styopa Mkrtchyan, Sime Grzan (7.0), Enis Cokaj, Marin Prekodravac, P. Brlek (6.4), Luka Zebec, Renan Guedes (7.3), Kristijan Lovric (8.4), Simun Mikolcic and Ladislav Almasi.

Osijek could not rely on the presence of P. Brlek (injured).

Substitutions

Osijek made 5 changes: Petar Pusic for Marin Prekodravac (90′), N. Omerović for Renan Guedes (46′), D. Bukvić for Sime Grzan (85′), A. Matković for P. Brlek (55′) and Vedran Jugovic for Kristijan Lovric (56′).

Player of the match: Kristijan Lovric​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Osijek was Kristijan Lovric.

His rating is 8.4 with 2 goals, 8 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was sensational also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 56′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.​