Rijeka 4-1 Istra 1961: result and report

1. HNL · Friday 22 July 2016

Result

Rijeka 4-1 Istra 1961

1. HNL · Friday 22 July 2016, 18:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

Rijeka · Istra 1961 · 1. HNL predictions

Rijeka 4-1 Istra 1961: match report

Rijeka defeated Istra 1961 4-1 in the 1. HNL on Friday 22 July 2016. The half-time score was 3-0.

Mario Gavranovic opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Rijeka's goals came from Mario Gavranovic (5'), Roman Bezjak (7'), Roman Bezjak (28') and Mario Gavranovic (55'). Istra 1961 scored through Goran Roce (65').

Discipline: Rijeka received no yellow cards; Istra 1961 received 1 yellow card.

Rijeka went on to finish that season 1st with 88 points, and Istra 1961 6th with 39.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Rijeka wins, 2 draws and 0 for Istra 1961.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Mario GavranovicRijeka · 1-0
  • 7'Goal · Roman BezjakRijeka · 2-0
  • 28'Goal · Roman BezjakRijeka · 3-0
  • 55'Goal · Mario GavranovicRijeka · 4-0
  • 65'Goal · Goran RoceIstra 1961 · 4-1
  • 77'Yellow card · D. PolićIstra 1961

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rijeka 8, draws 2, Istra 1961 0.

Team news

Rijeka line-up

Andrej Prskalo, Stefan Ristovski, Leonard Žuta, Matej Mitrović, Josip Elez, Marin Tomasov, Florentin Matei, Mate Maleš, Filip Bradarić, Roman Bezjak, Mario Gavranović

Istra 1961 line-up

Ivica Ivusic, Renato Gojkovic, Ivica Jurkić, A. Georgiev, Darko Mišić, Jamilu Collins, Dejan Polić, Sung-Min Hong, Valentino Stepčić, Goran Roce, Ivor Ljubanović