1. HNL: Gorica tops Rijeka 2-1
RIJEKA. Gorica beat Rijeka to win 2-1.
RIJEKA. Gorica conquered Rijeka to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Gorica to strike first with a goal of K. Lovric at the 64′. Then Y. Delfi scored again for Gorica in the 76′ minute with a goal. Eventually, J. Drmic reduced the distance for Rijeka with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
P. O. Ampem received a red card (34′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Rijeka lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Saturday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Dario Bel with the help of Marjan Tomas and Kruno Šarić. The 4th official was Marin Vidulin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.31 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Rijeka was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Gorica that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Gorica was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Gorica won the contest.
Rijeka shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Gorica shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Rijeka received 3 yellow cards (P. O. Ampem, N. Galovic and A. Vukcevic). On the other side, Gorica received 4 yellow cards (A. Doka, J. Mitrovic, M. Steenvoorden and F. Brodic).
P. O. Ampem (Rijeka) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (34′).
After playing this encounter, Rijeka will stay with 37 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Gorica will have 26 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
Y. Delfi
T. Fruk
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18'18'
P. O. Ampem
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30'30'
N. Galovic
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34'34'
P. O. Ampem
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41'41'
A. Doka
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46'46'
A. Kresic
H. Vuckic
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46'46'
R. Muric
D. Pavicic
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46'46'
F. Brodic
C. Oliveira Queiroz
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64'64'
K. Lovric
M. Steenvoorden
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71'71'
M. Vuk
H. Smolcic
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71'71'
I. Tomecak
N. Galovic
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75'75'
Y. Delfi
J. Mitrovic
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78'78'
J. Drmic
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80'80'
L. Selahi
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80'80'
J. Mitrovic
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82'82'
M. Steenvoorden
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83'83'
J. Obregon
A. Gnezda Cerin
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85'85'
P. Golubickas
Y. Delfi
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86'86'
F. Brodic
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90'90'
N. Jankovic
H. Babec
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90'90'
J. Simunovic
J. Mitrovic
Next match
In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Rijeka will host Istra 1961 on the 18th of December with a 33-3 head to head in favor of Rijeka (11 draws).
Gorica will host Šibenik on the 18th of December with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (1 draw).
Rijeka: Formation and Lineups
Rijeka started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Goran Tomić chose to play with the following team: Nediljko Labrović , Nino Galović , Darko Velkovski , Hrvoje Smolčić , Prince Ampem , Lindon Selahi , Adam Gnezda Čerin , Andrija Vukčević , Josip Drmić , Domagoj Pavičić and Haris Vučkić .
Substitutes
Rijeka made 5 changes: H. Vuckic for A. Kresic (46′), D. Pavicic for R. Muric (46′), H. Smolcic for M. Vuk (71′), N. Galovic for I. Tomecak (71′) and A. Gnezda Cerin for J. Obregon (83′).
Best player: Nediljko Labrović
The player that probably impressed the most for Rijeka was the goalkeeper: Nediljko Labrović. His rating is 7.61. He performed 5 saves.
Gorica: Formation and Lineups
Gorica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Krunoslav Rendulić played with: Dominik Kotarski , Albi Doka , Matthew Steenvoorden , Aleksandar Jovičić , Musa Muhammed , Hrvoje Babec , Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali , Toni Fruk, Kristijan Lovrić , Josip Mitrović and Caio Cruz .
Substitutes
Gorica made 4 changes: T. Fruk for Y. Delfi (7′), J. Mitrovic for P. Golubickas (85′), H. Babec for N. Jankovic (90′) and Y. Delfi for J. Simunovic (90′).
Top player: Kristijan Lovrić
The player who no doubt impressed Gorica the most was Kristijan Lovrić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL
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