1. HNL: Dinamo Zagreb defeats Istra 1961 2-0 on Wednesday
PULA. Dinamo Zagreb conquers Istra 1961 with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Gojak (13') and a goal from (90').
PULA. Dinamo Zagreb overcomes Istra 1961 with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Gojak (13′) and a goal from (90′). Dinamo Zagreb took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
Dinamo Zagreb remained in 9 people redcard K. Theophile-Catherine (80′ for a double yellow card) and B. Petkovic (90′ for a double yellow card) were sent off.
The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Wednesday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan with the help of Hrvoje Radic and Goran Perica. The 4th official was Dario Kulušić. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.72 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
Dinamo Zagreb was in firm control of the ball 59% while Istra 1961 was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Dinamo Zagreb was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Dinamo Zagreb won the match.
Istra 1961 shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Istra 1961 received 4 yellow cards (A. Perera, A. Mahmoud, and ). On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb received 2 yellow cards (K. Theophile-Catherine and B. Petkovic).
(Istra 1961) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (87′).
Also, Dinamo Zagreb didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after
Dinamo Zagreb had 2 players sent off: K. Theophile-Catherine (80′ for double yellow card) and B. Petkovic (90′ for double yellow card).
After this match, Istra 1961 will stay with 18 points to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb will have 34 points like Hajduk Split to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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13'13'
A. Gojak
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46'46'
B. Petkovic
K. Andric
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51'51'
A. Perera
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53'53'
K. Theophile-Catherine
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55'55'
A. Mahmoud
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63'63'
F. Caseres
A. Mahmoud
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64'64'
L. Marin
D. Danicic
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66'66'
J. Misic
A. Ademi
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74'74'
B. Petkovic
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80'80'
K. Theophile-Catherine
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82'82'
D. Peric
M. Orsic
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82'82'
S. Blagojevic
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84'84'
M. Ilicic
J. Silva
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84'84'
S. Serderov
D. Drena Beljo
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88'88'
I. Lucic
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89'89'
G. Collao
A. Perera
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90'90'
B. Petkovic
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90'90'
F. Caseres
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90'90'
D. Juric
L. Ivanusec
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90'90'
S. Ristovski
D. Juric
Next match
In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Istra 1961 will play away against Rijeka on the 18th of December with a 33-3 head to head in favor of Rijeka (11 draws).
Dinamo Zagreb will play away against Hrvatski Dragovoljac on the 19th of December with a 7-0 head to head record in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (1 draw).
Istra 1961: Formation and Lineups
Istra 1961 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Gonzalo Manuel García García chose to play with the following team: Ivan Lučić , João Silva , Einar Galilea , Mauro Perković , Mateo Lisica , Abdallahi Mahmoud , Antonio Perera Calderon , Damjan Daničić , Hassane Bandé , Robert Mišković and Dion Drena Beljo .
Substitutes
Istra 1961 made 3 changes: A. Mahmoud for F. Caseres (63′), D. Danicic for L. Marin (64′) and A. Perera for G. Collao (90′).
Top player: Mauro Perković
Probably the most impressive player in Istra 1961 was Mauro Perković.
His rating is
with 47 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.Dinamo Zagreb: Formation and Lineups
Dinamo Zagreb started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
On the opposite side, Željko Kopić played with: Dominik Livaković , Kévin Théophile-Catherine , Josip Šutalo , Bartol Franjić , Arijan Ademi , Stefan Ristovski , Amer Gojak , Luka Ivanušec , Daniel Štefulj , Komnen Andrić and Mislav Oršić .
Substitutes
Dinamo Zagreb made 4 changes: K. Andric for B. Petkovic (46′), A. Ademi for J. Misic (66′), M. Orsic for D. Peric (82′) and L. Ivanusec for D. Juric (90′).
Top player: Stefan Ristovski
Probably the most impressive player in Dinamo Zagreb was Stefan Ristovski even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 49 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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