SPLIT. Osijek conquered Hajduk Split to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Osijek to strike first with a goal of A. Matković at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 28′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ramón Miérez gave the win to Osijek in the 42′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Stadion Poljud stadium in Split on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Fran Jović who had the assistance of Luka Pušić and Dario Kolarević. The 4th official was Toni Dadić. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.68 degrees Celsius or 72.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Hajduk Split had a superior ball possession 55% while Osijek was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hajduk Split had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Osijek found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Hajduk Split shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Osijek shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Hajduk Split received 2 yellow cards (Emir Sahiti and Nikola Kalinic). On the opposite side, Osijek received 3 yellow cards (Franko Kolic, Enis Cokaj and Styopa Mkrtchyan).

Standings

After this match, Hajduk Split stays with 55 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Osijek will has 45 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Hajduk Split will play away against Slaven Koprivnica on the 20th of April with a 36-7 head to head record in favor of Hajduk Split (19 draws).

Osijek will host Istra 1961 on the 20th of April with a 26-12 head to head stats in favor of Osijek (18 draws).

Hajduk Split – Formation

Hajduk Split started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mislav Karoglan decided to play with the following team: B. Buljan (6.8), Fahd Moufi, N. Sigur (6.8), Filip Uremovic (6.7), D. Prpić (7.1), Š. Hrgović (6.3), Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (6.7), Filip Krovinovic (6.8), R. Pukštas (7.3), Josip Brekalo (7.9), Aleksandar Trajkovski (7.7) and László Kleinheisler (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ivan Perisic  (7.0), Ismaël Diallo, Anthony Kalik (6.7), Nikola Kalinic (7.1), Josip Elez, Leon Dajaku (6.4), Raul Bezeljak and Emir Sahiti (7.1).

Hajduk Split could not rely on the presence of Emir Sahiti (injured).

Substitutions

Hajduk Split made 5 changes: Š. Hrgović for Emir Sahiti (55′), László Kleinheisler for Anthony Kalik (63′), Filip Krovinovic for Nikola Kalinic (64′), Aleksandar Trajkovski for Ivan Perisic  (64′) and Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe for Leon Dajaku (81′).

Player of the match: Josip Brekalo​

The most impressive player for Hajduk Split was Josip Brekalo.

His rating is 7.9 with 39 passes (74% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Osijek – Formation

Osijek started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Zoran Zekić played with: Franko Kolic (8.1), André Duarte (7.3), Slavko Bralic (6.3), Styopa Mkrtchyan (7.0), Renan Guedes (6.6), Petar Pusic (7.0), D. Nejašmić (6.7), Roko Jurisic (7.0), D. Bukvić (6.7), Ramón Miérez (7.7), A. Matković (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: J. Hlapčić, K. Vrbanac, Vedran Jugovic (6.4), Sime Grzan, Enis Cokaj (6.6), Marin Prekodravac, P. Brlek, Luka Zebec, N. Omerović (6.4), Kristijan Lovric, Simun Mikolcic and Ladislav Almasi.

Substitutions

Osijek made 5 changes: Petar Pusic for N. Omerović (84′), Renan Guedes for Sime Grzan (90′), Ramón Miérez for Ladislav Almasi (90′), A. Matković for Enis Cokaj (71′) and D. Bukvić for Vedran Jugovic (71′).

Player of the match: Franko Kolic​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Osijek was the goalkeeper: Franko Kolic. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Hajduk Split – Osijek – 1-2
• Istra 1961 – Rijeka – 0-2