“Noa Skoko breaks the deadlock, finishing off a spell of pressure that included a saved header and a corner, assisted by Ivan Doric”
Pivotal“Just after the restart, Rudeš doubles their lead through Antenor Junior Fernandez following a scramble of blocked and missed shots in the box”
Pivotal“Bruno Bogojevic converts from the penalty spot to pull one back for Gorica, setting up a nervy finish”
Gorica
Rudeš
Outstanding performance
Rudeš•MidfielderGorica dominated the ball with 65% possession and 14 shots to Rudeš's 10, but wastefulness in front of goal and a ruthless opponent made that control meaningless. Rudeš struck twice in a nine-minute window either side of half-time - Noa Skoko finishing a corner-created chance in the 37th minute, then Antenor Junior Fernandez doubling the lead just three minutes after the restart from a scrambled sequence of blocked shots. Gorica pushed hard in the second half, making five substitutions in search of a way back, and finally got a lifeline when Bruno Bogojevic converted a penalty in the 80th minute, but it proved too little too late. For Rudeš, sitting in a precarious league position, this was a statement road win built on defensive resilience (17 fouls, 15 tackles) and clinical finishing from limited opportunities, while Gorica's failure to convert their territorial dominance into goals will raise familiar concerns about their season.
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Substitution: Bartol Kardum comes on for Juraj Frigan.
Luka Popovic is substituted off for Z. Antenor Junior Fernandez for Vitoria.
Bruno BogojevicBruno Bogojevic scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Bruno Bogojevic scores, making it 1-2.
Yellow card shown to Ivan Doric.
Ivan Doric attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Lenny Ilecic comes on for Antenor Junior Fernandez for Vitoria.
Saad El Haddad replaces Jurica Poldrugac.
Domagoj Pavicic comes on for Tom Lacoux.
Luka Vrzic comes on for Jakov Pranjic.
Ivan Cvijanovic is on, and Goncalo Costa is off.
Jakov Pranjic takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Bruno Unusic takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Jakov Pranjic takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Marko Zebic takes a shot with his head but misses.
Shot from Antenor Junior Fernandez of Vitoria with a right-footed shot results in a goal.
Ivan Doric attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Goal! Antenor Junior scores for Vitoria, making it 2-0.
Shot by Z. Antenor Junior Fernandez from Vitoria with his right foot is blocked.
Bruno Unusic takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Antenor Junior Fernandez from Vitoria takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ante Erceg comes on for Patrik Mijic.
Patrik Mijic takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
Noa SkokoNoa Skoko scores with a right-footed shot.
Corner awarded.
assist: Ivan Đorić
Goal! Noa Skoko scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Ivan Doric.
Juraj Frigan takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Fran Brodic takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Fran Brodic takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Marko ZebicYellow CardMarko Zebic receives a yellow card.
Patrik Mijic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Juraj Frigan takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Fran Brodic takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Patrik Mijic takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Juraj Frigan takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Patrik Kolaric.
Gorica and Rudeš meet in a crucial bottom-table clash with just one point separating them. A Gorica win would open a meaningful gap, while Rudeš can climb off the floor with an away victory at ŠRC Velika Gorica.
