1. HNL: H. Vuckic scores a double to give a 2-0 win to Rijeka over Istra 1961
PULA. Rijeka 2-0 Istra 1961: defeats 2-0 after H. Vuckic scores 2 goals.
PULA. Rijeka 2-0 Istra 1961: tops 2-0 after H. Vuckic scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Saturday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. In the presence of 2,170 spectators. The referee was Duje Strukan with the assistance of Hrvoje Radic and Vice Vidović. The 4th official was Marino Majstrović. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.76 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Istra 1961 was in firm control of the ball 57% while Rijeka was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Istra 1961 was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Rijeka succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Istra 1961 shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Rijeka shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Istra 1961 received 4 yellow cards (E. Galilea, A. Perera, A. Mahmoud and S. Serderov). On the other side, Rijeka received 1 yellow card (A. Vukcevic).
After playing this match, Istra 1961 will stay with 25 points to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Rijeka will have 52 points like Hajduk Split to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
E. Galilea
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17'17'
A. Vukcevic
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28'28'
H. Vuckic
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46'46'
H. Bande
L. Marin
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65'65'
A. Perera
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71'71'
A. Mahmoud
F. Caseres
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71'71'
S. Serderov
R. Miskovic
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73'73'
H. Smolcic
A. Vukcevic
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77'77'
A. Mahmoud
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81'81'
S. Blagojevic
A. Perera
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87'87'
H. Vuckic
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88'88'
D. Busnja
R. Muric
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88'88'
A. Ivancic
F. Mlinar
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90'90'
S. Serderov
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90'90'
M. Stanic
H. Vuckic
Next match
In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Istra 1961 will play away with Gorica on the 8th of April with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Gorica (6 draws).
Rijeka will host Dinamo Zagreb on the 10th of April with a 29-11 head to head in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (16 draws).
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 , Luka Hujber , Facundo Cáseres , Antonio Perera Calderon , Luka Marin , Frano Mlinar , Robert Mišković and Dion Drena Beljo .
Substitutes
Istra 1961 made 5 changes: L. Marin for H. Bande (46′), F. Caseres for A. Mahmoud (71′), R. Miskovic for S. Serderov (71′), A. Perera for S. Blagojevic (81′) and F. Mlinar for A. Ivancic (88′).
Top player: Facundo Cáseres
Probably the most impressive player in Istra 1961 was Facundo Cáseres.
His rating is with 49 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Rijeka: Formation and Lineups
Rijeka started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Goran Tomić played with: Nediljko Labrović , Andrés Solano , Anton Krešić , Darko Velkovski , Andrija Vukčević , Lindon Selahi , Ivan Lepinjica , Robert Murić , Haris Vučkić , Issah Abass and Josip Drmić .
Substitutes
Rijeka made 2 changes: A. Vukcevic for H. Smolcic (73′) and R. Muric for D. Busnja (88′).
Top player: Haris Vučkić
Probably the most impressive player in Rijeka was Haris Vučkić.
His rating is with 2 goals, 11 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL
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