1. HNL: Šibenik conquers Gorica 3-2
VELIKA GORICA. Šibenik overcame Gorica.
VELIKA GORICA. Šibenik overcome Gorica. Gorica was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan with the assistance of Hrvoje Radic and Anto Marić. The 4th official was Ante Čulina. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.46 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 59%.
Match Statistics
Gorica was in firm control of the ball 64% while Šibenik was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Gorica was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Šibenik was able to find the solution to win this match.
Gorica shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Šibenik shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Gorica received 1 yellow card (F. Brodic). On the other side, Šibenik received 4 yellow cards (J. Kvesic, C. Dasilva, A. Cvetkovic and ).
After this contest, Gorica will stay with 29 points to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Šibenik will have 19 points like Slaven Koprivnica to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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12'12'
K. Lovric
F. Brodic
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30'30'
A. Jakolis
I. Delic
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47'47'
J. Kvesic
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51'51'
I. Delic
A. Marin
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54'54'
M. Sroler
Y. Delfi
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54'54'
J. Mitrovic
A. Doka
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57'57'
F. Brodic
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60'60'
C. Dasilva
J. Kvesic
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66'66'
V. Stojanovski
S. Ngouali
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67'67'
C. Da Cruz
F. Brodic
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69'69'
V. Stojanovski
C. Da Cruz
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72'72'
C. Attys
N. Rak
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80'80'
C. Dasilva
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81'81'
A. Cvetkovic
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87'87'
M. Jakolis
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89'89'
I. Batarelo
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89'89'
P. Golubickas
H. Babec
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90'90'
Y. Bedoya
M. Jakolis
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90'90'
C. Mena
A. Marin
Next match
In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Gorica will play away against Istra 1961 on the 29th of January with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Gorica (6 draws).
Šibenik will host Hajduk Split on the 29th of January with a 16-4 head to head stats in favor of Hajduk Split (1 draw).
Gorica: Formation and Lineups
Gorica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Krunoslav Rendulić chose to play with the following team: Dominik Kotarski , Albi Doka , Jozo Šimunović , Aleksandar Jovičić , Musa Muhammed , Hrvoje Babec , Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali , Younes Delfi , Anthony Kalik , Kristijan Lovrić and Fran Brodić .
Substitutes
Gorica made 5 changes: Y. Delfi for M. Sroler (54′), A. Doka for J. Mitrovic (54′), S. Ngouali for V. Stojanovski (66′), F. Brodic for C. Da Cruz (67′) and H. Babec for P. Golubickas (89′).
Top player: Kristijan Lovrić
The player who no doubt impressed Gorica the most was Kristijan Lovrić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.
Šibenik: Formation and Lineups
Šibenik started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Mario Alberto Rosas Montero played with: Lovre Rogić , Antonio Jakoliš , Ivica Batarelo , Stefan Perić, Karlo Bilić , Marcos Mina , Ivan Delić , Alexander Cvetkovic , Niko Rak , Josip Kvesić and Antonio Marin , Marin Jakoliš .
Substitutes
Šibenik made 4 changes: J. Kvesic for C. Dasilva (60′), N. Rak for C. Attys (72′), M. Jakolis for Y. Bedoya (90′) and A. Marin for C. Mena (90′).
Top player: Karlo Bilić
Probably the most impressive player in Šibenik was Karlo Bilić even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 27 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL
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