1. HNL: Varaždin recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Šibenik 2-1
ŠIBENIK. Varaždin succeeded in turn the table against Šibenik to win 2-1.
ŠIBENIK. Varaždin was capable to turn the table against Šibenik to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Šibenik to strike first with a goal of I. Dolcek at the 60′. Then it was a penalty in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Pilj gave the win to Varaždin in the 90′ minute with a goal. Varaždin took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
Varaždin remained in 10 people after T. Teklic received a red card in the 65′. Anyway, Varaždin still found a way to win this match competing only with 10 players. In fact, on the other side, I. Delic received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Šibenik lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadion Šubićevac stadium in Šibenik on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Ante Čulina who had the assistance of Vedran Đurak and Jerko Crnčić. The 4th official was Goran Pečarić. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 19.7 degrees Celsius or 67.37 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
Varaždin was in firm control of the ball 56% while Šibenik was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Šibenik was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyhow, Varaždin was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Šibenik shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Varaždin shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Šibenik received 4 yellow cards (B. Matic, I. Dolcek, D. Cop and I. Delic). On the opposite side, Varaždin received 2 yellow cards (F. Brodic and M. Pilj).
I. Delic (Šibenik) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Also, Varaždin didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after T. Teklic (Varaždin) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (65′).
After playing this contest, Šibenik will stay with 13 points like Lokomotiva Zagreb to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Varaždin will have 19 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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34'34'
B. Matic
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35'35'
I. Dolcek
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46'46'
J. Pellumbi
L. Ba
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60'60'
I. Dolcek
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62'62'
D. Cop
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65'65'
T. Teklic
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65'65'
F. Brodic
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67'67'
M. Pilj
A. Elezi
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67'67'
K. Peric
M. Stolnik
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71'71'
F. Brodic (Penalty)
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78'78'
Burgui
I. Vidovic
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79'79'
A. Herrera
F. Brodic
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80'80'
I. Delic
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81'81'
D. Peco
I. Posavec
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88'88'
M. Pilj
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90'90'
S. Marasovic
I. Dolcek
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90'90'
I. Delic
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90'90'
M. Pilj
K. Peric
Next match
In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Šibenik will play away against Dinamo Zagreb on the 6th of November with a 19-2 head to head statistic in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (2 draws).
Varaždin will host Rijeka on the 6th of November with a 14-5 head to head in favor of Rijeka (8 draws).
Šibenik: Formation and Lineups
Šibenik started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mario Cvitanović chose to play with the following team: Lovre Rogić , Haruki Arai , Stefan Perić , Mislav Matić , Marcos Mina , Bernardo Matić , Juan Mesa , Ivan Dolček , Ivica Vidović , Ivan Delić and Duje Čop .
Substitutes
Šibenik made only 1 change substituting I. Vidovic for Burgui (78′).
Top player: Ivan Dolček
Probably the most impressive player in Šibenik was Ivan Dolček.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Varaždin: Formation and Lineups
Varaždin started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Mario Kovačević played with: Oliver Zelenika , Marko Stolnik , Luka Jelenić , Lamine Ba , Jozo Stanić , David Puclin , Agon Elezi , Matija Kolarić , Tonio Teklić , Ivan Posavec and Fran Brodić .
Substitutes
Varaždin made 5 changes: L. Ba for J. Pellumbi (46′), A. Elezi for M. Pilj (67′), M. Stolnik for K. Peric (67′), F. Brodic for A. Herrera (79′) and I. Posavec for D. Peco (82′).
Top player: Marko Stolnik
Probably the most impressive player in Varaždin was Marko Stolnik even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 44 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
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