RIJEKA. Istra 1961 beats Rijeka 1-0 after A. Erceg scored just 1 goal (63′).
The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Dario Bel with the support of Hrvoje Radic and Anto Marić. The 4th official was Mateo Erceg. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 8 Total 5
- 1 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 124 Attack 84
- 69 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
Fouls
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Rijeka was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Istra 1961 that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rijeka was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Istra 1961 was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Rijeka shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Istra 1961 shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Rijeka received 4 yellow cards (P. O. Ampem, L. Selahi, D. Pavlovic and V. Hodza). Talking about the opposition, Istra 1961 received 5 yellow cards (M. Perkovic, L. Hujber, D. Maresic, A. Erceg and R. Boultam).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Rijeka will stay with 12 points to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Istra 1961 will have 17 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Rijeka will play away against Gorica on the 22nd of April with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (3 draws).
Istra 1961 will host Gorica on the 20th of May with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Gorica (8 draws).
Rijeka – Formation
Rijeka
46'
32'
Rijeka started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Serse Cosmi decided to play with the following team: Nediljko Labrović , Anton Krešić , Mateo Pavlović , Andrija Vukčević , Alen Grgić , Lindon Selahi , Damjan Pavlović , Veldin Hodža , Prince Ampem , Haris Vučkić and Matija Frigan .
The home team had on the bench: Martin Zlomislić, Duje Dujmović, Ivan Smolčić , Nikita Vlasenko, Andro Babić, Denis Bušnja, Mario Vrančić , Jorge Obregón , Gabriel Lunetta, Näis Djouahra, Bernard Karrica and Marco Đuričin.
Substitutions
Rijeka made 4 changes: A. Kresic for I. Smolcic (46′), D. Pavlović for M. Vrančić (68′), M. Frigan for J. Obregón (68′) and L. Selahi for M. Djuricin (79′).
Best player: Damjan Pavlović
The player that probably impressed the most for Rijeka was Damjan Pavlović.
His rating is with 55 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
Istra 1961 – Formation
Istra 1961
63'
Istra 1961 started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Gonzalo Manuel García García played with: Lovro Majkić , Luka Hujber , Dario Marešić , Einar Galilea , Mauro Perković , Advan Kadušić , Frano Mlinar , Oleksandr Petrusenko , Facundo Cáseres , Reda Boultam and Ante Erceg .
They had on the bench: Ivan Lučić, Jan Paus-Kunšt, Luka Marin, Iurie Iovu, Luka Bradarić, Mihael Rovis, Filip Antovski, Tino Blaž Lauš, Antonio Maurić, Prince Mumba, Monsef Bakrar and Vinko Petković.
Substitutions
Istra 1961 made 4 changes: F. Mlinar for T. Lauš (79′), L. Hujber for L. Marin (86′), R. Boultam for M. Rovis (90′) and A. Erceg for M. Bakrar (90′).
Best player: Luka Hujber
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Luka Hujber even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 31 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Rijeka – Istra 1961 – 0-1
- Osijek – Dinamo Zagreb – 1-0
