ŠIBENIK. Osijek was after all too much to handle for Šibenik with the goal of K. Lovric (54′), A. Marin (70′ own) and M. Topcagic (78′). Osijek was much better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Šubićevac stadium in Šibenik on Sunday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan with the assistance of Hrvoje Radic and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Marino Majstrović. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Osijek had a superior ball possession 66% while Šibenik was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Osijek was more pushing with 92 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Osijek won the match.
Šibenik shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Osijek shot 25 times, 14 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Šibenik received 2 yellow cards (D. Mina and A. Asanovic). Regarding the opposition, Osijek received 1 yellow card (M. Leovac).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Šibenik will stay with 26 points to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Osijek will have 57 points like Dinamo Zagreb to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Šibenik will host Gorica on the 2nd of April with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Gorica (1 draw).
Osijek will host Hajduk Split on the 3rd of April with a 22-18 head to head in favor of Hajduk Split (17 draws).
Šibenik – Formation
Šibenik started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Dean Računica decided to play with the following team: .
Šibenik could not rely on the presence of D. Skorup (injured).
Substitutions
Šibenik made 2 changes: S. Sahiti for D. Skorup (46′) and N. Rak for C. Torres (60′).
Osijek – Formation
Osijek started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nenad Bjelica played with: .
Substitutions
Osijek made 5 changes: R. Mierez for M. Topcagic (67′), L. Kleinheisler for I. Fiolic (67′), D. Nejasmic for V. Jugovic (79′), M. Caktas for D. Bohar (84′) and D. Nejasmic for V. Jugovic (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Slaven Koprivnica – Dinamo Zagreb – 0-1
- Šibenik – Osijek – 0-3