1. HNL: Hajduk Split overcomes Rijeka 2-0 on Wednesday

SPLIT. Hajduk Split beats Rijeka with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Biuk (66') and a goal from N. Kalinic (76').

SPLIT. Hajduk Split overcomes Rijeka with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Biuk (66′) and a goal from N. Kalinic (76′). Hajduk Split was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadion Poljud stadium in Split on Wednesday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Dario Bel who was helped by Goran Pataki and Kruno Šarić. The 4th official was Dario Kulušić. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 26.1 degrees Celsius or 78.93 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 50%.​

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  Hajduk Split

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  Rijeka

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  14 Sep 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Hajduk Split was in firm control of the ball 64% while Rijeka was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Hajduk Split was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Hajduk Split won the encounter.

Hajduk Split shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Rijeka shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Hajduk Split received 3 yellow cards (C. Awaziem, and A. Kalik). On the other side, Rijeka received 5 yellow cards (A. Vukcevic, N. Galesic, J. Obregon, and G. Lunetta).

Also, Rijeka didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after G. Lunetta (Rijeka) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (84′).

After this match, Hajduk Split has 13 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. while Rijeka stays with 5 points (10th).

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Hajduk Split will host Istra 1961 on the 17th of September with a 32-10 head to head record in favor of Hajduk Split (8 draws).

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  Hajduk Split

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  Istra 1961

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  17 Sep 2022 Full time

Rijeka will host Šibenik on the 18th of September with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Rijeka (6 draws).

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  Rijeka

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  Šibenik

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  18 Sep 2022 Full time

Hajduk Split: Formation and Lineups

Hajduk Split started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Valdas Dambrauskas chose to play with the following team: Lovre Kalinić (7.0), David Čolina (6.6), Chidozie Awaziem (7.1), Stefan Simić (7.1), Dario Melnjak (7.1), Marco Fossati (7.0), Filip Krovinović (7.8), Emir Sahiti (7.1), Marko Livaja (7.3), Stipe Biuk (7.3) and Jan Mlakar (6.9).

Substitutes

Hajduk Split made 5 changes: J. Mlakar for N. Kalinic (56′), D. Colina for G. Lovrencsics (56′), E. Sahiti for A. Kalik (73′), F. Krovinovic for I. Krolo (86′) and S. Biuk for R. Pukstas (86′).

Top player: Filip Krovinović

Probably the most impressive player in Hajduk Split was Filip Krovinović even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 74 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.

Rijeka: Formation and Lineups

Rijeka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the other side, Fausto Budicin played with: Nediljko Labrović (6.2), Gabriel Lunetta (6.4), Niko Galešić (6.2), Nikita Vlasenko (7.8), Andrija Vukčević (6.4), Prince Ampem (6.3), Lindon Selahi (7.0), Veldin Hodža (7.0), Denis Bušnja (6.9), Näis Djouahra (6.9) and Jorge Obregón (7.0).

Rijeka could not rely on the presence of D. Dujmovic (injured).

Substitutes

Rijeka made 4 changes: D. Busnja for M. Vrancic (46′), N. Djouahra for D. Simcic (67′), P. O. Ampem for M. Djuricin (73′) and N. Galesic for D. Dujmovic (77′).

Top player: Nikita Vlasenko

Probably the most impressive player in Rijeka was Nikita Vlasenko.

His rating is (7.8) with 33 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 10.