Gorica 2-2 Istra 1961: result and report

1. HNL · Saturday 19 September 2020

Result

Gorica 2-2 Istra 1961

1. HNL · Saturday 19 September 2020, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Gorica · Istra 1961 · 1. HNL predictions

Gorica 2-2 Istra 1961: match report

Gorica drew with Istra 1961 2-2 in the 1. HNL on Saturday 19 September 2020. The half-time score was 1-1.

Matej Vuk opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Gorica's goals came from Dario Spikic (29') and Y. Delfi (89'). Istra 1961 scored through Matej Vuk (12') and Sime Grzan (76', penalty).

Discipline: Gorica received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Istra 1961 received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Gorica were 2nd on 12 points from 4 and Istra 1961 10th on 0 points from 4. Gorica went on to finish that season 5th with 59 points, and Istra 1961 9th with 29.

Gorica lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Istra 1961 in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Einar Galilea of Istra 1961 (8.2), ahead of Sime Grzan (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Gorica wins, 3 draws and 1 for Istra 1961.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Yellow card · Sime GrzanIstra 1961
  • 11'Yellow card · Dario SpikicGorica
  • 12'Goal · Matej VukIstra 1961 · 0-1
  • 29'Goal · Dario SpikicGorica · 1-1
  • 30'Yellow card · Einar GalileaIstra 1961
  • 41'Yellow card · J. TomaševićIstra 1961
  • 56'Yellow card · Kristijan LovricGorica
  • 73'Red card · Matthew SteenvoordenGorica
  • 76'Penalty goal · Sime GrzanIstra 1961 · 1-2
  • 89'Goal · Y. DelfiGorica · 2-2

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Gorica 4, draws 3, Istra 1961 1.

Team news

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Gorica line-up (4-2-3-1)

Kristijan Kahlina, Albi Doka, Matthew Steenvoorden, Kresimir Krizmanic, Marijan Cabraja, Dario Canadjija, Hrvoje Babec, Josip Mitrovic, Joey Suk, Dario Spikic, Kristijan Lovric

Istra 1961 line-up (5-3-2)

Lovro Majkic, Luka Hujber, Josip Tomašević, Petar Bosančić, Mateo Lisica, Antonio Ivancic, Einar Galilea, Sergio Gonzalez Teston, Sime Grzan, Adrián Fuentes, Matej Vuk