OSIJEK. Osijek and Šibenik draw 1-1. L. Kleinheisler scored the first goal (38′) for Osijek. B. settled the score (78′). Osijek was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Stadion Gradski vrt stadium in Osijek on Saturday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan with the assistance of Bojan Zobenica and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Marino Majstrović. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Osijek had a superior ball possession 57% while Šibenik was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Osijek was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Osijek to win the match​.

Osijek shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Šibenik shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Osijek received 3 yellow cards (D. Loncar, M. Jurcevic and Barri). On the other side, Šibenik received 3 yellow cards (S. Peric, M. Matic and D. Mina).

Standings

After playing this match, Osijek will have 9 points like Hajduk Split to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Šibenik will have 8 points like Istra 1961 to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Osijek will play away with Gorica on the 8th of April with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Osijek (6 draws).

Šibenik will host Gorica on the 15th of April with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (2 draws).

Osijek – Formation

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

The manager Nenad Bjelica decided to play with the following team: Ivica Ivušić (6.8), Karlo Bartolec (6.4), Danijel Lončar (6.5), Yevgen Cheberko (7.4), Marin Leovac (6.8), Darko Nejašmić (7.0), Ivan Fiolić (6.5), Ramón Miérez (6.8), Mihael Žaper (7.0), László Kleinheisler (7.2) and Dion Drena Beljo (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Marko Malenica, Nikola Janjić, Mario Jurčevič (7.1), Adrian Leon Barišić, Diego Barri (6.5), Amer Hiroš, Mijo Caktaš, Šime Gržan (6.8), Petar Brlek (6.2), Kristijan Lovrić, Kristian Fućak and Antonio Mance (6.7).

Substitutions

Osijek made 5 changes: M. Leovac for M. Jurcevic (70′), D. Nejasmic for P. Brlek (70′), R. Mierez for A. Mance (84′), M. Zaper for Barri (85′) and I. Fiolic for S. Grzan (85′).

Best player: Yevgen Cheberko​

The most impressive player for Osijek was Yevgen Cheberko.

His rating is (7.4) with 48 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Šibenik – Formation

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

Damir Canadi played with: Lovre Rogić (7.3), Stefan Perić (6.6), Mislav Matić (7.3), Juan Mesa (6.7), Patrick Salomon (6.4), Niko Rak (6.6), Bernardo Matić (7.7), Marcos Mina (6.8), Marcel Čanadi (7.1), Ivan Delić (7.4) and Haruki Arai (7.0).

They had on the bench: Antonio Đaković, Josip Kvesić (6.8), Ivan Dolček, Matija Rom, Martin Pajić, Dino Skorup (6.8), Burgui (7.4), Nace Koprivnik, Sacha Marasović, Karlo Špeljak and Leon Kreković.

Substitutions

Šibenik made 5 changes: N. Rak for D. Skorup (57′), M. Canadi for Burgui (72′), M. Matic for J. Kvesic (72′), D. Mina for L. Krekovic (90′) and H. Arai for M. Pajic (90′).

Best player: Bernardo Matić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Šibenik was Bernardo Matić.

His rating is (7.7) with 39 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17.

Results of the day

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

• Varaždin – Gorica – 2-1
• Osijek – Šibenik – 1-1