“Amer Gojak breaks the deadlock to make it 1-0, converting after Erceg and Bodetic had both been denied by the Gorica goalkeeper moments earlier.”
Pivotal“Yellow cards are shown to Mario Carević at 77' and Ognjen Bakic at 78' within a minute of each other, reflecting the mounting frustration as Gorica struggle to find a way back into the game.”
“Amer Gojak grabs his second of the afternoon to make it 2-0, putting the result completely beyond doubt and completing a dominant display from Rijeka.”
Pivotal
Rijeka
Gorica
Outstanding performance
Rijeka•MidfielderRijeka were thoroughly dominant from start to finish, controlling 59% of possession, registering 21 shots to Gorica's three, and generating 82 dangerous attacks compared to the visitors' 40. The match, however, was goalless at half-time despite that superiority, and it took a tactical refresh — most notably the introduction of Lovro Kitin just before the hour mark — to finally unlock a stubborn but limited Gorica defence. Gojak made the breakthrough at 66', finishing off a period of sustained pressure that had already seen Ante Erceg and Noel Bodetic both test the goalkeeper in the build-up. The match grew increasingly fractious as Gorica chased the game, with yellow cards shown to four players between the 55th and 80th minutes and tempers flaring on both sides. Gojak put the result beyond doubt with a second goal seven minutes from time, punishing a Gorica side that had been forced into a frantic and ultimately fruitless search for a way back into the contest. For Rijeka, it is a morale-boosting win at home; for Gorica, already operating near the foot of the table, another afternoon to forget.
How entertaining was this match?
Dejan Petrovic comes on for Tiago Dantas.
Viktor Vesligaj is on, and Ante Orec is off.
Goran Grulovic is on, and Ante Matej Juric is off.
Amer GojakAmer Gojak scores with a left-footed shot.
Luka Vrzic is on, and Hadji Moustapha is off.
Ante Erceg takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Lovro Kitin takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Ante ErcegYellow CardAnte Erceg receives a yellow card.
Daniel Adu Adjei replaces Toni Fruk.
Sule Wisdom Aondowase replaces Bruno Bogojevic.
Ante Matej Juric takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Amer GojakShot on goal! Amer Gojak takes a right-footed shot.
Mladen Devetak takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Goal! Amer Gojak scores, making it 1-0.
Noel Bodetic's left-footed shot is saved.
Ante Erceg takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Lovro Kitin comes on for Merveille Ndockyt.
Ognjen Bakic is on, and Stjepan Kucis is off.
Theo Epailly replaces Domagoj Pavicic.
Tiago Dantas takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Toni Fruk takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Hadji Moustapha receives a yellow card.
Toni Fruk takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Bruno Bogojevic takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Noel Bodetic takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Ante Matej Juric takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Merveille Ndockyt takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Merveille Ndockyt attempts a header but misses the shot.
Ante Matej Juric takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ante Majstorovic's right-footed shot is blocked.
Toni Fruk takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Toni Fruk takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Toni Fruk takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Merveille Ndockyt's right-footed shot is blocked.
Ante Matej Juric attempts a header but misses the shot.
