Rijeka 2-0 Istra 1961: result and report
1. HNL · Friday 1 March 2019
Result
Rijeka 2-0 Istra 1961
1. HNL · Friday 1 March 2019, 17:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Rijeka 2-0 Istra 1961: match report
Rijeka won against Istra 1961 2-0 in the 1. HNL on Friday 1 March 2019. The half-time score was 1-0.
Alexander Gorgon opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Rijeka's goals came from Alexander Gorgon (43') and Robert Muric (90+2'). Istra 1961 did not score.
Discipline: Rijeka received 1 yellow card; Istra 1961 received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Rijeka were 2nd on 41 points from 22 and Istra 1961 9th on 17 points from 22. Rijeka went on to finish that season 2nd with 67 points, and Istra 1961 9th with 25.
Rijeka lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Istra 1961 in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Rijeka wins, 2 draws and 1 for Istra 1961.
Going into the match Rijeka's last five read W-D-W-L-D and Istra 1961's D-L-L-D-W.
Key events
- 30'Yellow card · Maicon Moreira
- 43'Goal · Alexander Gorgon
- 61'Yellow card · Zoran Kvrzic
- 75'Yellow card · Markus Pavić
- 85'Yellow card · R. Obeng
- 90+2'Goal · Robert Muric
Head-to-head
Team news
Rijeka line-up (4-2-3-1)
Simon Sluga, Petar Mamic, Roberto Puncec, Dario Župarić, Zoran Kvrzic, Robert Muric, Domagoj Pavicic, Stjepan Loncar, Boadu Maxwell Acosty, Alexander Gorgon, Jakov Puljic
Istra 1961 line-up (4-2-3-1)
Josip Condric, Maicon, Petar Bosančić, Marin Grujević, Markus Pavić, Kévin Rimane, Arona Sané, Stefan Loncar, Obeng Regan, Madger Gomes, Robert Perić-Komšić