1. HNL: Rijeka beats Osijek 3-1
RIJEKA. Rijeka overcomes Osijek 3-1.
RIJEKA. Rijeka prevails over Osijek 3-1. Rijeka was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with R. Muric (19′), H. Vuckic (36′) and J. Drmic (48′). Osijek reduced the distance with a goal (65′) by A. Mance, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Mario Zebec who had the assistance of Hrvoje Radic and Goran Perica. The 4th official was Dario Kulušić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Rijeka was in firm control of the ball 55% while Osijek was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Rijeka was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Rijeka won the contest.
Rijeka shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Osijek shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Rijeka received 1 yellow card (D. Velkovski). On the other side, Osijek received 1 yellow card (L. Kleinheisler).
After this contest, Rijeka will have 55 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Osijek will stay with 64 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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19'19'
R. Muric (Penalty)
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32'32'
D. Velkovski
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36'36'
H. Vuckic
J. Drmic
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46'46'
M. Topcagic
M. Caktas
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48'48'
J. Drmic
R. Muric
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56'56'
L. Kleinheisler
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62'62'
P. Brlek
D. Nejasmic
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63'63'
A. Mance
R. Mierez
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63'63'
A. Hiros
L. Kleinheisler
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65'65'
A. Mance
M. Zaper
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71'71'
I. Lepinjica
H. Vuckic
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71'71'
P. O. Ampem
D. Pavicic
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80'80'
A. Erceg
K. Lovric
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87'87'
D. Busnja
R. Muric
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90'90'
J. Obregon
J. Drmic
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90'90'
M. Stanic
L. Selahi
Next match
In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Rijeka will play away against Šibenik on the 30th of April with a 8-8 head to head record.
Osijek will host Istra 1961 on the 1st of May with a 23-9 head to head in favor of Osijek (16 draws).
Rijeka: Formation and Lineups
Rijeka adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Goran Tomić chose to play with the following team: Nediljko Labrović , Andrés Solano , Darko Velkovski , Hrvoje Smolčić , Andrija Vukčević , Lindon Selahi , Domagoj Pavičić , Robert Murić , Haris Vučkić , Adam Gnezda Čerin and Josip Drmić .
Substitutes
Rijeka made 5 changes: H. Vuckic for I. Lepinjica (71′), D. Pavicic for P. O. Ampem (71′), R. Muric for D. Busnja (87′), J. Drmic for J. Obregon (90′) and L. Selahi for M. Stanic (90′).
Top player: Robert Murić
Probably the most impressive player in Rijeka was Robert Murić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.
Osijek: Formation and Lineups
Also Osijek adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Nenad Bjelica played with: Ivica Ivušić , Alen Grgić , Slavko Bralić , Danijel Lončar , Yevgen Cheberko , Darko Nejašmić , Mihael Žaper , László Kleinheisler , Mijo Caktaš , Kristijan Lovrić and Ramón Miérez .
Substitutes
Osijek made 5 changes: M. Caktas for M. Topcagic (46′), D. Nejasmic for P. Brlek (62′), R. Mierez for A. Mance (63′), L. Kleinheisler for A. Hiros (63′) and K. Lovric for A. Erceg (80′).
Top player: Antonio Mance
The player who no doubt impressed Osijek the most was Antonio Mance.
His rating is with 1 goal, 5 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 63′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL
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