OSIJEK. Osijek snatched a late win Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 after R. Mierez scored just 1 goal (86′).
The match was played at the Stadion Gradski vrt stadium in Osijek on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan who was helped by Bojan Zobenica and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Dario Kulušić. The weather was foggy. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 16 Total 12
- 5 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 99
- 77 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Osijek was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Dinamo Zagreb that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Osijek was putting more pressure with 77 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Osijek won the match.
Osijek shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Osijek received 1 yellow card (A. Hiros). On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb received 3 yellow cards (D. Stefulj, R. Lauritsen and S. Ristovski).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Osijek will have 27 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb will stay with 35 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Osijek will play away with Gorica on the 8th of April with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Osijek (6 draws).
Dinamo Zagreb will host Gorica on the 3rd of June with a 16-1 head to head in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (1 draw).
Osijek – Formation
Osijek
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86'
90'
Osijek started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Nenad Bjelica decided to play with the following team: Ivica Ivušić , Šime Gržan , Mihael Žaper , Yevgen Cheberko , Marin Leovac , Vedran Jugović , Darko Nejašmić , László Kleinheisler , Mijo Caktaš , Ramón Miérez and Dion Drena Beljo .
The home team had on the bench: Marko Malenica, Karlo Bartolec, Nikola Janjić, Mario Jurčevič, Slavko Bralić , Diego Barri, Amer Hiroš, Ivan Fiolić, Ognjen Bakić, Kristian Fućak, Josip Špoljarić and Antonio Mance.
Substitutions
Osijek made 2 changes: Y. Cheberko for S. Bralic (73′) and D. Drena Beljo for A. Mance (88′).
Best player: Ramón Miérez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Osijek was Ramón Miérez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (66% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Dinamo Zagreb – Formation
Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Ante Čačić played with: Dominik Livaković , Stefan Ristovski , Kévin Théophile-Catherine , Rasmus Lauritsen , Daniel Štefulj , Josip Mišić , Petar Bočkaj , Luka Ivanušec , Martin Baturina , Dario Špikić and Josip Drmić .
These were the players on the bench: Danijel Zagorac, Ivan Nevistić, Sadegh Moharrami, Dino Perić , Arijan Ademi , Marko Bulat, Mislav Oršić , Mahir Emreli , Antonio Marin, Luka Menalo and Bruno Petković .
Substitutions
Dinamo Zagreb made 5 changes: M. Baturina for A. Ademi (46′), D. Stefulj for B. Petkovic (46′), R. Lauritsen for D. Peric (57′), J. Drmic for M. Emreli (70′) and D. Spikic for M. Orsic (88′).
Best player: Josip Mišić
The player that probably impressed the most for Dinamo Zagreb was Josip Mišić.
His rating is with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
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
