Istra 1961 1-0 Gorica: tops 1-0 with a late goal scored by M. Bakrar

PULA. Istra 1961 snatched a late win Gorica 1-0 after M. Bakrar scored just 1 goal (90').

PULA. Istra 1961 snatched a late win Gorica 1-0 after M. Bakrar scored just 1 goal (90′). Istra 1961 was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Ante Čulina with the assistance of Nikola Kečkiš and Ivan Janić. The 4th official was Goran Pečarić. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.36 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.​

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  Istra 1961

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  Gorica

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  4 Nov 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Istra 1961 was in firm control of the ball 64% while Gorica was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Istra 1961 was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Istra 1961 won the match.

Istra 1961 shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Gorica shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Istra 1961 received 4 yellow cards (F. Mlinar, F. Caseres, E. Galilea and L. Hujber). On the opposite side, Gorica received 3 yellow cards (M. Steenvoorden, T. Francois and C. Keita).

After playing this match, Istra 1961 will have 17 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Gorica will stay with 7 points to stay in the 10th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Istra 1961 will play away against Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 12th of November with a 22-12 head to head statistic in favor of Lokomotiva Zagreb (12 draws).

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  Lokomotiva Zagreb

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  Istra 1961

  0

  

  12 Nov 2022 Full time

Gorica will host Varaždin on the 13th of November with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Gorica (2 draws).

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  Gorica

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  Varaždin

  0

  18 Jan 2023 Full time

Istra 1961: Formation and Lineups

Istra 1961 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Gonzalo Manuel García García chose to play with the following team: Lovro Majkić (7.0), Luka Hujber (7.2), Dario Marešić (6.8), Einar Galilea (7.0), Luka Marin (6.6), Frano Mlinar (6.4), Oleksandr Petrusenko (6.8), Facundo Cáseres (7.1), Advan Kadušić (6.8), Ante Erceg (6.4) and Reda Boultam (6.8).

Substitutes

Istra 1961 made 3 changes: R. Boultam for T. B. Laus (72′), A. Kadusic for M. Bakrar (85′) and A. Erceg for F. Antovski (90′).

Top player: Luka Hujber

Probably the most impressive player in Istra 1961 was Luka Hujber even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.2) with 74 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.

Gorica: Formation and Lineups

Gorica started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

On the other side, Igor Angelovski played with: Ivan Banić (7.3), Momčilo Raspopović (6.7), Amet Korça (7.4), Matthew Steenvoorden (6.9), Krešimir Krizmanić (6.8), Cheick Keita (6.6), Jurica Pršir (7.1), Tyrese Francois (7.1), Joey Suk (7.0), Nikola Vujnović (6.6) and Luka Kapulica (6.5).

Substitutes

Gorica made 5 changes: L. Kapulica for J. Mitrovic (59′), N. Vujnovic for D. Juric (59′), M. Steenvoorden for A. Jovicic (81′), M. Raspopovic for M. Wague (90′) and J. Prsir for E. Julardzija (90′).

Top player: Amet Korça

The player who no doubt impressed Gorica the most was Amet Korça.

His rating is (7.4) with 39 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.