1. HNL: Rijeka defeats Gorica 2-0 on Sunday
VELIKA GORICA. Rijeka tops Gorica with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. O. (56') and a penalty scored by A. Halilovic (68').
VELIKA GORICA. Rijeka overcomes Gorica with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. O. (56′) and a penalty scored by A. Halilovic (68′).
The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Sunday and it started at 5:10 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan who had the assistance of Hrvoje Radic and Goran Perica. The 4th official was Jakov Titlić. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 17 degrees Celsius or 62.55 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Gorica was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Rijeka that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Gorica was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Rijeka succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Gorica shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Rijeka shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Gorica received 5 yellow cards (A. Jovicic, M. Ndockyt, I. Banic, T. Fruk and T. Francois). On the other side, Rijeka received 4 yellow cards (A. Vukcevic, V. Hodza, P. Alvarez and A. Halilovic).
After this encounter, Gorica will stay with 6 points like Rijeka to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Rijeka will have 6 points like Gorica to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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13'13'
A. Vukcevic
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22'22'
V. Hodza
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22'22'
P. Alvarez
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56'56'
P. O. Ampem
A. Grgic
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58'58'
A. Jovicic
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63'63'
M. Vojtko
K. Krizmanic
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63'63'
N. Vujnovic
D. Prokop
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64'64'
A. Halilovic
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68'68'
M. Ndockyt
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68'68'
A. Halilovic (Penalty)
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71'71'
T. Fruk
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71'71'
I. Banić
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72'72'
C. Da Cruz
M. Ndockyt
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76'76'
M. Frigan
A. Halilovic
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84'84'
P. Golubickas
T. Fruk
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84'84'
A. Jurič
D. Jurić
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86'86'
J. Obregon
H. Vuckic
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90'90'
T. Francois
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90'90'
N. Galešić
A. Vukčević
Next match
In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Gorica will host Hajduk Split on the 15th of October with a 6-6 head to head record.
Rijeka will host Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 16th of October with a 25-14 head to head statistic in favor of Rijeka (7 draws).
Gorica: Formation and Lineups
Gorica adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Igor Angelovski chose to play with the following team: Ivan Banić , Moussa Wagué , Matthew Steenvoorden , Aleksandar Jovičić , Krešimir Krizmanić , Joey Suk , Tyrese Francois , Merveil Ndockyt , Dominik Prokop , Toni Fruk and Deni Jurić .
Substitutes
Gorica made 5 changes: K. Krizmanic for M. Vojtko (63′), D. Prokop for N. Vujnovic (63′), M. Ndockyt for C. Da Cruz (72′), D. Juric for A. M. Juric (84′) and T. Fruk for P. Golubickas (84′).
Top player: Toni Fruk
Probably the most impressive player in Gorica was Toni Fruk.
His rating is with 25 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.
Rijeka: Formation and Lineups
Also Rijeka adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Serse Cosmi played with: Nediljko Labrović , Alen Grgić , Ivan Smolčić , Mateo Pavlović , Andrija Vukčević , Pablo Álvarez , Lindon Selahi , Alen Halilović , Veldin Hodža , Prince Ampem and Haris Vučkić .
Substitutes
Rijeka made 3 changes: A. Halilovic for M. Frigan (76′), H. Vuckic for J. Obregon (86′) and A. Vukcevic for N. Galesic (90′).
Top player: Alen Grgić
Probably the most impressive player in Rijeka was Alen Grgić even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL
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