1. HNL: Osijek defeats Šibenik 3-1
OSIJEK. Osijek tops Šibenik 3-1.
OSIJEK. Osijek prevails over Šibenik 3-1. Osijek got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from R. Mierez (3′) and D. Bohar (6′). Šibenik tried to recover with a goal from A. Marin (8′). However, the match was closed by a goal (33′) scored by L. Kleinheisler for Osijek.
The match was played at the Stadion Gradski vrt stadium in Osijek on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Ivana Martinčić with the assistance of Nikola Kečkiš and Anto Marić. The 4th official was Ante Čuljak. The weather was snow. The temperature was quite cold around 2.4 degrees Celsius or 36.36 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 75%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Osijek was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Šibenik that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Osijek was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Osijek won the contest.
Osijek shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Šibenik shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Osijek received 2 yellow cards (D. Loncar and A. Hiros). On the other side, Šibenik received 2 yellow cards (D. Mina and M. Curic).
After playing this match, Osijek will have 36 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Šibenik will stay with 19 points to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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3'3'
R. Mierez
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6'6'
D. Bohar
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8'8'
A. Marin
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13'13'
D. Loncar
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21'21'
N. Rak
S. Bacelic-Grgic
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33'33'
L. Kleinheisler
K. Bartolec
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52'52'
D. Mina
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55'55'
A. Hiros
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60'60'
S. Grzan
A. Hiros
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61'61'
P. Brlek
D. Nejasmic
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63'63'
B. Yordy
S. Sahiti
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63'63'
C. Dasilva
K. Bilic
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75'75'
M. Pilj
D. Bohar
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77'77'
A. Cvetkovic
I. Delic
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83'83'
M. Daku
R. Mierez
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84'84'
M. Jurcevic
L. Kleinheisler
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90'90'
M. Curic
Next match
In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Osijek will play away against Hajduk Split on the 19th of December with a 22-18 head to head stats in favor of Hajduk Split (16 draws).
Šibenik will play away with Gorica on the 18th of December with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Gorica (1 draw).
Osijek: Formation and Lineups
Osijek started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nenad Bjelica chose to play with the following team: Marko Malenica , Karlo Bartolec , Mile Škorić , Danijel Lončar , Petar Bočkaj , Mihael Žaper , Darko Nejašmić , Damjan Bohar , László Kleinheisler , Amer Hiroš and Ramón Miérez .
Substitutes
Osijek made 5 changes: A. Hiros for S. Grzan (60′), D. Nejasmic for P. Brlek (61′), D. Bohar for M. Pilj (75′), R. Mierez for M. Daku (83′) and L. Kleinheisler for M. Jurcevic (84′).
Top player: László Kleinheisler
The player who no doubt impressed Osijek the most was László Kleinheisler.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13.
Šibenik: Formation and Lineups
Šibenik started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Mario Alberto Rosas Montero played with: Lovre Rogić , Ivica Batarelo , Stefan Perić , Karlo Bilić , Marcos Mina , Suad Sahiti , Mario Ćurić , Stipe Bačelić-Grgić , Marin Jakoliš , Ivan Delić and Antonio Marin .
Substitutes
Šibenik made 4 changes: S. Bacelic-Grgic for N. Rak (21′), S. Sahiti for B. Yordy (63′), K. Bilic for C. Dasilva (63′) and I. Delic for A. Cvetkovic (77′).
Top player: Antonio Marin
The player who no doubt impressed Šibenik the most was Antonio Marin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL
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