Rijeka 2-0 Istra 1961: result and report
1. HNL · Sunday 25 July 2021
Result
Rijeka 2-0 Istra 1961
1. HNL · Sunday 25 July 2021, 16:55 UTC · half-time 0-0
Rijeka 2-0 Istra 1961: match report
Rijeka defeated Istra 1961 2-0 in the 1. HNL on Sunday 25 July 2021. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Josip Drmic opened the scoring in the 78th minute. Rijeka's goals came from Josip Drmic (78') and Josip Drmic (82'). Istra 1961 did not score.
Discipline: Rijeka received 1 yellow card; Istra 1961 received 5 yellow cards.
Rijeka went on to finish that season 4th with 65 points, and Istra 1961 9th with 31.
Rijeka lined up in a 3-5-2 and Istra 1961 in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Josip Drmić of Rijeka (8.8), ahead of Domagoj Pavicic (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 9 Rijeka wins, 1 draw and 0 for Istra 1961.
Key events
- 17'Yellow card · Slavko Blagojevic
- 25'Yellow card · Bernardo Matic
- 44'Yellow card · Antonio Perera
- 78'Goal · Josip Drmic
- 81'Yellow card · Jorge Obregón
- 82'Goal · Josip Drmic
- 90+5'Yellow card · Antonio Siljan
- 90+5'Yellow card · A. Siljan
- 90+6'Missed penalty · Domagoj Pavicic
Head-to-head
Team news
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Rijeka line-up (3-5-2)
Nediljko Labrovic, Anton Kresic, Darko Velkovski, Hrvoje Smolcic, Ivan Tomecak, Adrian Liber, Domagoj Pavicic, Robert Mudrazija, Andrija Vukcevic, Josip Drmić, Prince Ampem
Istra 1961 line-up (4-3-3)
Ivan Lucic, Rafa Navarro, Bernardo Matic, Mauro Perkovic, Damjan Danicic, Antonio Perera Calderón, Slavko Blagojević, F. Mlinar, Mateo Lisica, Miroslav Iličić, H. Bandé