Rijeka 1-0 Istra 1961: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Obregon
RIJEKA. Rijeka overcomes Istra 1961 1-0 after J. Obregon scored just 1 goal (82').
RIJEKA. Rijeka defeats Istra 1961 1-0 after J. Obregon scored just 1 goal (82′). Rijeka took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Saturday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Jakov Titlić who was helped by Goran Perica and Željko Bučar. The 4th official was Marino Majstorović. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 6.1 degrees Celsius or 42.89 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 42%.
Match Statistics
Rijeka was in firm control of the ball 59% while Istra 1961 was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Rijeka was more aggressive with 104 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Rijeka won the match.
Istra 1961 shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Rijeka shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Istra 1961. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Rijeka.
After this match, Istra 1961 will stay with 18 points to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Rijeka will have 37 points like Dinamo Zagreb to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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46'46'
J. Obregon
I. Abass
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46'46'
A. Vukcevic
M. Vuk
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51'51'
D. Danicic
L. Marin
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63'63'
A. Gnezda Cerin
L. Selahi
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70'70'
D. Drena Beljo
R. Miskovic
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80'80'
S. Serderov
H. Bande
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81'81'
D. Busnja
D. Velkovski
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82'82'
J. Obregon
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90'90'
I. Lepinjica
J. Drmic
Next match
In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Istra 1961 will host Gorica on the 29th of January with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (6 draws).
Rijeka will play away with Dinamo Zagreb on the 29th of January with a 28-11 head to head in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (16 draws).
Istra 1961: Formation and Lineups
Istra 1961 adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Goran Tomić chose to play with the following team: Gonzalo Collao , João Silva , Einar Galilea , Mauro Perković , Luka Hujber , Facundo Cáseres , Frano Mlinar , Luka Marin , Mateo Lisica , Robert Mišković and Hassane Bandé .
Substitutes
Istra 1961 made 3 changes: L. Marin for D. Danicic (51′), R. Miskovic for D. Drena Beljo (70′) and H. Bande for S. Serderov (80′).
Top player: Facundo Cáseres
The player who no doubt impressed Istra 1961 the most was Facundo Cáseres.
His rating is
with 35 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14.Rijeka: Formation and Lineups
Also Rijeka adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Gonzalo Manuel García García played with: Nediljko Labrović , Anton Krešić , Darko Velkovski , Hrvoje Smolčić , Ivan Tomečak , Lindon Selahi , Domagoj Pavičić , Matej Vuk , Robert Murić , Josip Drmić and Issah Abass .
Substitutes
Rijeka made 5 changes: I. Abass for J. Obregon (46′), M. Vuk for A. Vukcevic (46′), L. Selahi for A. Gnezda Cerin (63′), D. Velkovski for D. Busnja (81′) and J. Drmic for I. Lepinjica (90′).
Top player: Hrvoje Smolčić
The player who no doubt impressed Rijeka the most was Hrvoje Smolčić even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 77 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL
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