ZAGREB. Hrvatski Dragovoljac beat Rijeka to win 2-1. K. Peric was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Hrvatski Dragovoljac to strike first with a goal of K. Peric at the 23′. Then K. Peric scored again for Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the 50′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, P. O. Ampem reduced the distance for Rijeka (74′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Rijeka was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Stadion Kranjčevićeva stadium in Zagreb on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Mario Zebec with the assistance of Vedran Đurak and Jerko Crnčić. The 4th official was Ivan Matić. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 17%.​

Match Statistics​

Hrvatski Dragovoljac

2 - 1

Rijeka

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 12 Total 16
  • 8 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 82 Attack 96
  • 42 Dangerous attack 83
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 13
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Rijeka had a strong ball possession 61% while Hrvatski Dragovoljac was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rijeka was putting more pressure with 83 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Hrvatski Dragovoljac was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Hrvatski Dragovoljac shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rijeka shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Hrvatski Dragovoljac received 1 yellow card (B. Karrica). On the other side, Rijeka didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

13'
23'
32'
Denis Bušnja- sub ->D. Pavicic
46'
50'
61'
68'
69'
69'
74'
76'
77'
Mikhail Merkulov- sub ->A. Vukcevic
Marino Kukoč- sub ->M. Frigan
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Dinamo Zagreb
79
36
Hajduk Split
72
36
Osijek
69
36
Rijeka
65
36
Lokomotiva Zagreb
49
36
Gorica
45
36
Slaven Koprivnica
36
36
Šibenik
32
36
Istra 1961
31
36
Hrvatski Dragovoljac
19
36

After this encounter, Hrvatski Dragovoljac will have 13 points to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Rijeka will stay with 52 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Hrvatski Dragovoljac will host Istra 1961 on the 18th of March with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Istra 1961 (1 draw).

Rijeka will play away agasint Gorica on the 19th of March with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Gorica (2 draws).

Hrvatski Dragovoljac – Formation

Hrvatski Dragovoljac
G
Mario Maric 1.Croatia
6.8
D
I. Smolčić 27.Croatia
7.3
D
Niko Galesic 4.Croatia
6.5
D
Stipe Vulikic 6.Croatia
6.6
M
Valentino Majstorovic 7.Croatia
6.9
M
Roko Jurisic 3.Croatia
7.1
M
Marko Basic 5.Croatia
6.8
68'
M
V. Hodža 22.Croatia
6.4
F
M. Frigan 19.Croatia
5.8
89'
F
Bernard Karrica 20.Albania
7.4
69' 13'
F
Karlo Perić 9.Croatia
8.6
69' 23', 50'
Substitutes
G
M. Peric 12.Croatia
D
Bartul Markovina 2.Croatia
D
Martin Franić 15.Croatia
D
Filip Braut 16.Croatia
6.4
69'
M
M. Kukoč 14.Croatia
89'
M
Petar Turković 17.Croatia
M
Admir Bristric 18.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.2
69'
F
L. Čirjak 23.Croatia
6.7
68'
F
Ante Kuliš 26.Croatia

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

The manager Krešimir Sunara decided to play with the following team: Mario Marić (6.8), Ivan Smolčić (7.3), Niko Galešić (6.5), Stipe Vulikić (6.6), Valentino Majstorović (6.9), Marko Bašić (6.8), Veldin Hodža (6.4), Roko Jurišić (7.1), Matija Frigan (5.8), Karlo Perić (8.6) and Bernard Karrica (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Mate Peric, Bartul Markovina, Marino Kukoč, Martin Franić, Filip Braut (6.4), Petar Turković, Admir Bristrić (6.2), Lovre Čirjak (6.7) and Ante Kuliš.

Substitutions

Hrvatski Dragovoljac made 4 changes: M. Basic for L. Cirjak (68′), K. Peric for F. Braut (69′), B. Karrica for A. Bristric (69′) and M. Frigan for M. Kukoc (89′).

Best player: Karlo Perić​

The most impressive player for Hrvatski Dragovoljac was Karlo Perić.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 9 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Rijeka – Formation

Rijeka
G
N. Labrović 1.Croatia
6.5
D
Lindon Selahi 30.Albania
7.1
D
Darko Velkovski 14.Macedonia
7.1
76'
D
Anton Kresic 15.Croatia
6.8
D
Andrija Vukcevic 12.Montenegro
6.6
77'
M
Domagoj Pavicic 10.Croatia
6.6
32'
M
Adam Gnezda Cerin 16.Slovenia
7.9
M
Robert Muric 7.Croatia
7.4
M
H. Vučkič 19.Slovenia
6.7
61'
M
I. Abass 33.Ghana
7.4
46'
F
Josip Drmic 18.Switzerland
7.0
Substitutes
G
Martin Zlomislic 98.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
Mikhail Merkulov 3.Russia
6.8
77'
D
Sava-Arangel Cestic 6.Serbia
D
Hrvoje Smolcic 36.Croatia
M
Ivan Lepinjica 13.Croatia
6.6
76'
M
Denis Bušnja 23.Croatia
6.9
32'
M
Mato Stanić 24.Bosnia and Herzegovina
F
P. Ampem 11.Ghana
7.4
46' 74'
F
Matej Vuk 17.Croatia
7.0
61'

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

Goran Tomić played with: Nediljko Labrović (6.5), Lindon Selahi (7.1), Anton Krešić (6.8), Darko Velkovski (7.1), Andrija Vukčević (6.6), Adam Gnezda Čerin (7.9), Domagoj Pavičić (6.6), Robert Murić (7.4), Haris Vučkić (6.7), Issah Abass (7.4) and Josip Drmić (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Martin Zlomislić, Mikhail Merkulov (6.8), Sava Arangel Čestić, Hrvoje Smolčić, Ivan Lepinjica (6.6), Denis Bušnja (6.9), Mato Stanić, Prince Ampem (7.4) and Matej Vuk (7.0).

Rijeka could not rely on the presence of D. Busnja (injured).

Substitutions

Rijeka made 5 changes: D. Pavicic for D. Busnja (32′), I. Abass for P. O. Ampem (46′), H. Vuckic for M. Vuk (61′), D. Velkovski for I. Lepinjica (76′) and A. Vukcevic for M. Merkulov (77′).

Best player: Adam Gnezda Čerin​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rijeka was Adam Gnezda Čerin.

His rating is (7.9) with 52 passes (90% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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