RIJEKA. Hajduk Split defeats Rijeka 1-0 after C. Awaziem scored just 1 goal (51′).
The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Igor Pajač with the collaboration of Marjan Tomas and Jerko Crnčić. The 4th official was Ante Čulina. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 11 Total 14
- 2 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 84 Attack 105
- 60 Dangerous attack 73
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 5 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Rijeka was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Hajduk Split that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Hajduk Split was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hajduk Split won the contest.
Rijeka shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Hajduk Split shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Rijeka received 5 yellow cards (G. Lunetta, I. Smolčić, A. Kresic, M. Vrancic and B. Karrica). On the other side, Hajduk Split received 4 yellow cards (C. Awaziem, M. Fossati, A. Kalik and L. Kalinic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rijeka will stay with 6 points like Gorica to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Hajduk Split will have 20 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Rijeka will play away with Gorica on the 22nd of April with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Gorica (3 draws).
Hajduk Split will play away agasint Gorica on the 29th of April with a 6-6 head to head record.
Rijeka – Formation
Rijeka started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Serse Cosmi decided to play with the following team: Nediljko Labrović , Ivan Smolčić , Anton Krešić , Niko Galešić , Alen Grgić , Veldin Hodža , Damjan Pavlović , Gabriel Lunetta , Matija Frigan , Jorge Obregón and Prince Ampem .
The home team had on the bench: Martin Zlomislić, Nikita Vlasenko, Duje Dujmović, Mario Vrančić , Denis Bušnja , Marino Kukoč, Andro Babić, Antoine Coupland, Pablo Álvarez , Matej Vuk and Bernard Karrica.
Substitutions
Rijeka made 5 changes: D. Pavlović for Pablo Álvarez (57′), G. Lunetta for D. Bušnja (57′), A. Grgić for M. Vrančić (58′), J. Obregón for N. Gajzler (79′) and V. Hodza for B. Karrica (88′).
Best player: Niko Galešić
The player that probably impressed the most for Rijeka was Niko Galešić.
His rating is with 37 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Hajduk Split – Formation
Hajduk Split started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Valdas Dambrauskas played with: Lovre Kalinić , Dino Mikanović , Chidozie Awaziem , Josip Elez , Dario Melnjak , Anthony Kalik , Marco Fossati , Jan Mlakar , Filip Krovinović , Stipe Biuk and Marko Livaja .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Danijel Subašić, Karlo Sentić, Toni Borevković, Stefan Simić, Kristian Dimitrov, Gergő Lovrencsics, Dominik Prpić, Josip Vuković , Rokas Pukštas and Ivan Šarić.
Substitutions
Hajduk Split made 4 changes: A. Kalik for J. Vukovic (71′), J. Mlakar for S. Simic (84′), J. Elez for T. Borevkovic (87′) and S. Biuk for R. Pukstas (87′).
Best player: Chidozie Awaziem
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hajduk Split was Chidozie Awaziem.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.