ZAGREB. Lokomotiva Zagreb conquers Rijeka 3-1. Lokomotiva Zagreb got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from S. Gorican (14′) and E. Cokaj (19′). Rijeka tried to recover with a goal from B. Karrica (34′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (79′) scored by J. Vasilj for Lokomotiva Zagreb. Rijeka lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadion Kranjčevićeva stadium in Zagreb on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Dario Bel with the assistance of Marjan Tomas and Kristijan Novosel. The 4th official was Martin Turčin. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.8 degrees Celsius or 76.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Rijeka had a strong ball possession 59% while Lokomotiva Zagreb was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rijeka had a more offensive attitude with 99 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Lokomotiva Zagreb was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Rijeka shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiva Zagreb didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Rijeka received 3 yellow cards (I. Lepinjica, D. Busnja and A. Kresic).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Gorica on the 6th of May with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Lokomotiva Zagreb (7 draws).

Rijeka will play away agasint Gorica on the 22nd of April with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Gorica (3 draws).

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation

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

The manager Silvijo Čabraja decided to play with the following team: Krševan Santini (6.7), Branimir Cipetić (6.9), Jon Mersinaj (7.1), Nikola Soldo (7.1), Ivan Milićević (7.2), Art Smakaj (6.5), Mateo Marić (6.8), Josip Pivarić (6.6), Enis Çokaj (7.3), Silvio Goričan (7.1) and Sandro Kulenović (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Krunoslav Hendija, Hajdin Salihu, Justin De Haas, Marko Vranjković (6.6), Blaž Bošković, Luka Stojković (6.1), Vladan Bubanja, Marin Šotiček, Indrit Tuci (6.9) and Jakov Anton Vasilj (7.8).

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 5 changes: S. Gorican for J. Vasilj (46′), A. Smakaj for L. Stojkovic (46′), B. Cipetic for M. Vranjkovic (64′), J. Pivaric for I. Tuci (67′) and E. Cokaj for B. Boskovic (88′).

Best player: Jakov Anton Vasilj​

The most impressive player for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Jakov Anton Vasilj.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 13 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Rijeka – Formation

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

Fausto Budicin played with: Nediljko Labrović (6.1), Andrés Solano (6.4), Anton Krešić (6.2), Mateo Pavlović (7.0), Roko Jurišić (6.0), Lindon Selahi (7.1), Ivan Lepinjica (6.8), Veldin Hodža (7.0), Bernard Karrica (7.6), Haris Vučkić (7.1) and Prince Ampem (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Martin Zlomislić, Niko Galešić, Andrija Vukčević, Nikita Vlasenko, Ivan Smolčić, Mario Vrančić (6.8), Adrian Liber, Alen Halilović (7.1), Denis Bušnja (6.2), Pablo Álvarez, Jorge Obregón (6.2) and Näis Djouahra (7.1).

Substitutions

Rijeka made 5 changes: A. Solano for D. Busnja (46′), I. Lepinjica for A. Halilovic (46′), B. Karrica for N. Djouahra (67′), P. O. Ampem for J. Obregon (71′) and L. Selahi for M. Vrancic (79′).

Best player: Bernard Karrica​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rijeka was Bernard Karrica.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 25 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Lokomotiva Zagreb – Rijeka – 3-1