VELIKA GORICA. Gorica wipes out Hrvatski Dragovoljac 4-0 with goals of I. B. Atiemwen (22′ pen), M. Muhammed (47′), C. Da Cruz (52′) and A. Kalik (59′). Gorica was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

A. Kalik didn’t convert a penalty (10′) for Gorica.​

The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ivan Bebek with the assistance of Sanja Rođak-Karšić and Nikola Kečkiš. The 4th official was Jakov Titlić. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Gorica had a superior ball possession 65% while Hrvatski Dragovoljac was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gorica was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gorica won the match​.

Gorica shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Hrvatski Dragovoljac shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Gorica received 2 yellow cards (I. B. Atiemwen and A. Kalik). Talking about the opposition, Hrvatski Dragovoljac received 3 yellow cards (M. Frigan, M. Kukoc and A. Cvetkovic).

Also, Hrvatski Dragovoljac didn’t end the match with 11 players after Z. Subaric (Hrvatski Dragovoljac) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (45′).

Standings

After playing this match, Gorica will have 32 points to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Hrvatski Dragovoljac will stay with 10 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will play away with Osijek on the 13th of March with a 5-5 head to head.

Hrvatski Dragovoljac will host Rijeka on the 13th of March with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Rijeka (2 draws).

Gorica – Formation

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

The manager Saša Sabljak decided to play with the following team: Dominik Kotarski (8.4), Musa Muhammed (8.1), Aleksandar Jovičić (7.2), Krešimir Krizmanić (6.8), Cheick Keita (6.8), Hrvoje Babec (7.6), Jurica Pršir (6.7), Josip Mitrović (7.3), Anthony Kalik (6.8), Iyayi Believe Atiemwen (7.6) and Caio Cruz (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Jan Paolo Debijadi, Saša Marjanović, Toni Fruk (6.9), Younes Delfi (7.0), Matija Dvorneković (7.0), Paulius Golubickas (6.7), Benito, Vlatko Stojanovski (6.5) and Matar Dieye.

Gorica could not rely on the presence of P. Golubickas (injured).

Substitutions

Gorica made 5 changes: K. Krizmanic for P. Golubickas (25′), J. Prsir for Y. Delfi (46′), J. Mitrovic for M. Dvornekovic (64′), C. Da Cruz for T. Fruk (65′) and I. B. Atiemwen for V. Stojanovski (82′).

Best player: Dominik Kotarski​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gorica was the goalkeeper: Dominik Kotarski. His rating is 8.42. He performed 4 saves.

Hrvatski Dragovoljac – Formation

Hrvatski Dragovoljac started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Krešimir Sunara played with: Zvonimir Šubarić (6.1), Filip Braut (6.4), Ivan Smolčić (6.1), Niko Galešić (6.8), Stipe Vulikić (6.1), Lovre Čirjak (6.4), Valentino Majstorović (7.2), Marino Kukoč (5.8), Veldin Hodža (7.3), Admir Bristric (6.8) and Matija Frigan (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mario Marić (6.2), Bartul Markovina, Martin Franić, Marko Bašić (6.1), Petar Turković, Karlo Perić (6.6), Leo Perić, Alexander Cvetkovic (6.6) and Ante Kuliš.

Substitutions

Hrvatski Dragovoljac made 4 changes: M. Kukoc for M. Maric (45′), L. Cirjak for M. Basic (46′), A. Bristric for K. Peric (65′) and M. Frigan for A. Cvetkovic (82′).

Best player: Veldin Hodža​

The most impressive player for Hrvatski Dragovoljac was Veldin Hodža.

His rating is (7.3) with 38 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Gorica – Hrvatski Dragovoljac – 4-0
• Istra 1961 – Hajduk Split – 1-1