VELIKA GORICA. Gorica and Istra 1961 draw 1-1. F. Mlinar scored the first own goal (12′) for Gorica. H. Bande settled the score 1-1 (53′). Istra 1961 was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Tihomir Pejin who had the assistance of Sanja Rođak-Karšić and Tomislav Keglević. The 4th official was Domagoj Kurtović. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 7 Total 13
- 2 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 105
- 50 Dangerous attack 56
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Istra 1961 was in firm control of the ball 57% while Gorica was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Istra 1961 was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Istra 1961 to win the match.
Gorica shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Istra 1961 shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Gorica received 3 yellow cards (M. Muhammed, E. Saric and C. Keita). On the other side, Istra 1961 received 4 yellow cards (S. Blagojevic, A. Perera, H. Bande and F. Mlinar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Gorica will have 17 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Istra 1961 will have 11 points to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will play away against Hajduk Split on the 23rd of October with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Gorica (3 draws).
Istra 1961 will play away agasint Dinamo Zagreb on the 24th of October with a 36-2 head to head statistic in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (7 draws).
Gorica – Formation
Gorica
83'
57'
Gorica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Krunoslav Rendulić decided to play with the following team: Dominik Kotarski , Musa Muhammed , Aleksandar Jovičić , Krešimir Krizmanić , Cheick Keita , Elvis Sarić , Hrvoje Babec , Josip Mitrović , Anthony Kalik , Kristijan Lovrić and Matar Dieye .
The home team had on the bench: Ivan Banić, Matthew Steenvoorden, Martin Šroler, Jurica Pršir , Toni Fruk , Niko Janković , Fran Brodić , Vlatko Stojanovski and Younes Delfi .
Substitutions
Gorica made 5 changes: E. Saric for J. Prsir (57′), A. Kalik for Y. Delfi (58′), M. Dieye for F. Brodic (67′), H. Babec for N. Jankovic (79′) and J. Mitrovic for T. Fruk (79′).
Best player: Kristijan Lovrić
The most impressive player for Gorica was Kristijan Lovrić.
His rating is with 15 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
Istra 1961 – Formation
Istra 1961
53'
Istra 1961 started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Gonzalo Manuel García García played with: Ivan Lučić , Rafa Navarro , João Silva , Einar Galilea , Luka Marin , Slavko Blagojević , Robert Mišković , Frano Mlinar , Dion Drena Beljo , Hassane Bandé and Antonio Perera Calderon .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gonzalo Collao, Luka Hujber, Erhun Obanor, Mauro Perković, Gonzalo Desio, Mihael Rovis, Serder Serderov, Miroslav Iličić and Mateo Lisica .
Substitutions
Istra 1961 made 2 changes: R. Miskovic for M. Lisica (66′) and H. Bande for S. Serderov (87′).
Best player: Hassane Bandé
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Hassane Bandé.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Gorica – Istra 1961 – 1-1
- Rijeka – Dinamo Zagreb – 3-3
