“Daniel Adu-Adjei broke the deadlock just before the interval, giving Rijeka a deserved lead that their territorial dominance had been threatening to produce throughout the first half.”
Pivotal“Stjepan Radeljic doubled Rijeka's advantage just five minutes into the second half, ending any lingering hope of a Vukovar comeback and putting the hosts in complete control.”
Pivotal“Substitute Toni Fruk put the finishing touch on a dominant Rijeka display in stoppage time, completing the 3-0 scoreline after coming on in the 55th minute.”
Rijeka
Vukovar
Outstanding performance
Rijeka•DefenderRijeka were utterly dominant from the first whistle, controlling 66% of possession and registering 17 shots to Vukovar's seven in a performance that left little doubt about the gulf between these two sides. The match turned in the closing minutes of the first half when Daniel Adu-Adjei broke the deadlock in the 41st minute, and Stjepan Radeljic doubled the advantage just five minutes into the second half to effectively kill the contest. With 84 dangerous attacks and five big chances created, Rijeka's pressure was relentless — though they were wasteful at times, missing three of their five big chances — while Vukovar's goalkeeper was the busiest man on the pitch, making six saves to keep the scoreline respectable until substitute Toni Fruk rounded off proceedings in stoppage time. For Rijeka, sitting third in 1. HNL, this comfortable win maintains pressure on those above them and underlines their credentials as genuine title challengers; for Vukovar, holding out until the 41st minute was arguably the highlight of a difficult evening.
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Goal! The score is now 3-0.
Jakov Gurlica takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Duje Cop comes on for Daniel Adu Adjei.
Merveille Ndockyt is on, and Branko Pavic is off.
Daniel Adu Adjei takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Samuele Vignato takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Toni Fruk takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Jakov Gurlica's right-footed shot is blocked.
Jakov Biljan is on, and Eniss Shabani is off.
Josip Spoljaric comes on for Robin Gonzalez.
Danijel Vinkovic comes on for Simun Butic.
Dimitri Legbo comes on for Amer Gojak.
Substitution: Samuele Vignato comes on for Tiago Dantas.
Christian Ouguehi Legbo takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Toni Fruk's right-footed shot is blocked.
Daniel Adu Adjei's left-footed shot is blocked.
Tiago Dantas takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Toni Fruk comes on for Justas Lasickas.
Stjepan RadeljicStjepan Radeljic scores with a left-footed shot.
Amer Gojak takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jakov Puljic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
The first half ends with a score of 1-0.
Daniel Adu Adjei scores with a header.
Simun Butic takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Mladen Devetak's header is blocked.
Robin Gonzalez takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Ante Majstorovic's header is saved.
Kristijan Cabrajic takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Amer Gojak takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Daniel Adu Adjei takes a right-footed shot, but it hits the post.
Daniel Adu Adjei takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
