1. HNL: Lokomotiva Zagreb prevails over Gorica 2-1

ZAGREB. Lokomotiva Zagreb defeated Gorica to win 2-1.

ZAGREB. Lokomotiva Zagreb beat Gorica to win 2-1. It was Lokomotiva Zagreb to strike first with a goal of S. Kulenovic at the 32′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Gorican gave the win to Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 74′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Stadion Kranjčevićeva stadium in Zagreb on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jakov Titlić who had the assistance of Hrvoje Radic and Goran Perica. The 4th official was Dario Kulušić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19 degrees Celsius or 66.2 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.​

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  Lokomotiva Zagreb

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  Gorica

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  22 Oct 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Lokomotiva Zagreb was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Gorica that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Lokomotiva Zagreb was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Lokomotiva Zagreb won the match.

Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Gorica shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiva Zagreb received 4 yellow cards (I. Tuci, L. Stojkovic, V. Bubanja and J. Mersinaj). On the opposite side, Gorica received 2 yellow cards (K. Krizmanic and C. Da Cruz).

After this match, Lokomotiva Zagreb will have 10 points to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Gorica will stay with 6 points to stay in the 10th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Hajduk Split on the 30th of October with a 26-9 head to head statistic in favor of Hajduk Split (11 draws).

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  Lokomotiva Zagreb

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  Hajduk Split

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  30 Oct 2022 Full time

Gorica will play away against Hajduk Split on the 26th of October with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Hajduk Split (4 draws).

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  Hajduk Split

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  Gorica

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  26 Oct 2022 Full time

Lokomotiva Zagreb: Formation and Lineups

Lokomotiva Zagreb started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Silvijo Čabraja chose to play with the following team: Nikola Čavlina (6.4), Branimir Cipetić (7.0), Jon Mersinaj (7.1), Justin De Haas (7.0), Ivan Milićević (7.2), Vladan Bubanja (6.2), Mateo Marić (7.0), Ibrahim Aliyu (6.8), Indrit Tuci (6.5), Luka Stojković (7.5) and Sandro Kulenović (7.5).

Substitutes

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 3 changes: I. Tuci for S. Gorican (46′), A. Ibrahim for I. Tomecak (69′) and V. Bubanja for B. Boskovic (75′).

Top player: Luka Stojković

The player who no doubt impressed Lokomotiva Zagreb the most was Luka Stojković even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses.

Gorica: Formation and Lineups

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

On the other side, Igor Angelovski played with: Ivan Banić (6.3), Matthew Steenvoorden (6.8), Aleksandar Jovičić (6.8), Krešimir Krizmanić (6.8), Josip Mitrović (6.5), Tyrese Francois (7.0), Jurica Pršir (6.7), Matúš Vojtko (6.7), Nikola Vujnović (6.7), Toni Fruk (7.5) and Deni Jurić (7.4).

Substitutes

Gorica made 5 changes: T. Francois for J. Suk (46′), M. Steenvoorden for M. Wague (46′), D. Juric for D. Prokop (72′), J. Mitrovic for M. Ndockyt (79′) and T. Fruk for C. Da Cruz (79′).

Top player: Toni Fruk

Probably the most impressive player in Gorica was Toni Fruk.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 27 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 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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  Varaždin

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  Osijek

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  22 Oct 2022 Full time