PULA. Istra 1961 finds the way to recover against Lokomotiva Zagreb with a goal on the M. Maric 27′ and a goal on the S. Kulenovic 90′.

The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Dario Bel with the assistance of Tomislav Keglević and Ivan Janić. The 4th official was Ivan Matić. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Istra 1961

2 - 2

Lokomotiva Zagreb

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 124 Attack 137
  • 44 Dangerous attack 69
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Istra 1961 was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Lokomotiva Zagreb that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiva Zagreb had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Lokomotiva Zagreb to win the encounter​.

Istra 1961 shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Istra 1961 received 2 yellow cards (A. Perera and M. Perkovic). Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiva Zagreb received 2 yellow cards (J. Mersinaj and L. Kacavenda).

Match Timeline

16'
27'
Mateo Marić(goal)
37'
42'
46'
46'
Silvio Goričan- sub ->L. Stojkovic
47'
Jon Mersinaj- Yellow
64'
64'
67'
Frano Mlinar- sub ->A. Mahmoud
78'
84'
Marko Vranjković- sub ->E. Cokaj
85'
87'
89'
89'
90'

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 playing this match, Istra 1961 will have 27 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiva Zagreb will have 44 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 will play away with Osijek on the 1st of May with a 23-9 head to head in favor of Osijek (16 draws).

Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Dinamo Zagreb on the 1st of May with a 36-4 head to head stats in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (4 draws).

Istra 1961 – Formation

Istra 1961
G
Ivan Lucic 1.Austria
7.0
D
L. Hujber 2.Croatia
6.5
D
João Silva 44.Portugal
6.8
D
Einar Galilea 8.Spain
6.5
D
M. Perković 39.Croatia
6.4
85'
M
Slavko Blagojevic 7.Croatia
7.3
64'
M
Antonio Perera 6.Spain
6.4
37'
M
Abdallahi Mahmoud 17.Mauritania
7.2
78'
M
Robert Mišković 10.Germany
6.6
64'
M
Antonio Ivančić 20.Croatia
7.0
89'
F
Dion Beljo 23.Croatia
7.2
89' 16'
Substitutes
G
Gonzalo Collao 25.Chile
D
Fran Vujnović 31.Croatia
M
Mihael Rovis 32.Croatia
M
Frano Mlinar 4.Croatia
6.8
78'
M
Facundo Cáseres 5.Argentina
7.1
64' 67'
M
G. Desio 16.Argentina
M
Hassane Bandé 18.Burkina Faso
6.4
64'
F
Lucas Moura 11.Brazil
89'
F
Dino Kapitanović 77.Croatia
89'

Istra 1961 adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gonzalo Manuel García García decided to play with the following team: .

Istra 1961 could not rely on the presence of F. Mlinar (injured).

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 5 changes: S. Blagojevic for F. Caseres (64′), R. Miskovic for H. Bande (64′), A. Mahmoud for F. Mlinar (78′), D. Drena Beljo for L. Moura (89′) and A. Ivancic for D. Kapitanovic (89′).

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation

Lokomotiva Zagreb
G
Ivan Nevistic 1.Croatia
6.1
D
Branimir Cipetić 24.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
D
Jon Mersinaj 5.Albania
6.3
47'
D
Nikola Soldo 20.Croatia
6.6
D
Ivan Milicevic 17.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
46'
M
Mateo Marić 14.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.7
27'
M
Enis Cokaj 18.Albania
7.0
84'
M
Ibrahim Aliyu 7.Nigeria
6.8
42'
M
Lukas Kacavenda 11.Croatia
6.8
87'
M
Luka Stojkovic 23.Croatia
7.0
46'
F
S. Kulenović 29.Croatia
7.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Krunoslav Hendija 12.Croatia
D
H. Salihu 6.Kosovo
D
Josip Pivarić 19.Croatia
6.4
46'
M
Fabijan Krivak 26.Croatia
M
M. Maleš 4.Croatia
M
Ivan Roca 8.Croatia
M
Jakov-Anton Vasilj 30.Croatia
6.4
42'
F
Silvio Goričan 22.Croatia
6.9
46'
F
Marko Vranjković 27.Croatia
6.6
84'

Also Lokomotiva Zagreb adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Silvijo Čabraja played with: .

Lokomotiva Zagreb could not rely on the presence of J. Vasilj (injured).

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 4 changes: A. Ibrahim for J. Vasilj (42′), I. Milicevic for J. Pivaric (46′), L. Stojkovic for S. Gorican (46′) and E. Cokaj for M. Vranjkovic (84′).

Results of the day

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