“Marko Vesovic picked up an early yellow card after an argument, setting a tense tone for the first half.”
“After a string of corners pinned Lokomotiva back, Luka Mamic pounced to fire Varaždin into a 1-0 lead, assisted by Petar Bockaj.”
Pivotal“Fran Karacic was booked for dissent as tempers flared in a chippy final third of the match.”
“Dušan Vuković, introduced at half-time as a substitute, was booked late on for arguing as Lokomotiva's frustration boiled over in search of an equalizer.”
Lokomotiva Zagreb
Varaždin
Outstanding performance
Varaždin•MidfielderLokomotiva dominated the territorial battle, controlling 58% of possession and racking up 80 dangerous attacks to Varaždin's 44, but they had nothing to show for it on the scoreboard. Varaždin, happy to sit back and soak up pressure, struck through Luka Mamic in the 40th minute after a series of corners created enough confusion in the box for the striker to poke home, assisted by Petar Bockaj. Despite throwing on five substitutes across the second half and peppering the Varaždin goal with efforts, Lokomotiva's finishing let them down - four shots on target from twelve attempts simply wasn't enough, while Varaždin's goalkeeper produced four saves to preserve the lead. The game turned increasingly feisty after the break, with six yellow cards shown in total as frustration boiled over, but no team could find a second goal, leaving Varaždin to celebrate a gritty smash-and-grab win on the road.
How entertaining was this match?
Athanasios Triantafyllou takes a header shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Ivan Canjuga takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Dusan VukovicYellow CardDusan Vukovic receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card shown to Ivan Canjuga.
Noel Durkovic is substituted on for Dominik Thaqi.
Dominik Thaqi takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Fetai Feta takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Substitution: David Puclin comes on for Mario Marina.
Yellow card issued to Fran Karacic.
Dominik ThaqiYellow CardYellow card shown to Dominik Thaqi.
Jakov Gurlica takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Kayke is on, and Kristijan Cabrajic is off.
On comes Tomislav Duvnjak, off goes Petar Bockaj.
Dominik Thaqi takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Luka Mamic takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ivan Canjuga takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Kristijan CabrajicYellow CardYellow card issued to Kristijan Cabrajic.
Luka Mamic takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Sven Lesjak comes on for Ivan Posavec.
Petar Bockaj takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Leon Belcar takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Aleksa Latkovic with his right foot is saved.
On Ivan Katic, off Jakov-Anton Vasilj.
Dusan Vukovic comes on for Marko Vesovic.
On Fetai Feta comes on for Matija Subotic.
The first half ends with a score of 0-1.
Athanasios Triantafyllou takes a header but misses the shot.
Luka MamicLuka Mamic scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Petar Bockaj
Goal! Luka Mamic scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Petar Bockaj.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Luka Mamic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Luka Mamic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Marko VesovicYellow CardMarko Vesovic receives a yellow card.
Shot by Aleksa Latkovic with his left foot is blocked.
Luka Mamic attempts a header but misses the shot.
Shot by Ivan Canjuga with his left foot is blocked.
Aleksa Latkovic takes a shot with his right foot, but it is blocked.
Leon Belcar takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Leon Belcar's right-footed shot is blocked.
Ivan Posavec takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Jakov-Anton Vasilj takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Aleksa Latkovic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Luka Mamic takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Patrik Pavlesic.
