“Tiago Dantas opens the scoring for Rijeka after his initial shot is saved, converting from the resulting corner to make it 0-1.”
Pivotal“Marko Vesovic levels for Lokomotiva just three minutes after Rijeka's triple substitution, catching the visitors off guard to make it 1-1.”
Pivotal
Lokomotiva Zagreb
Rijeka
Outstanding performance
Rijeka•MidfielderRijeka controlled proceedings from start to finish, racking up 66% possession, 23 shots to Lokomotiva's 7, and 11 corners compared to just 2, yet found themselves unable to turn that dominance into three points. Tiago Dantas gave them a deserved lead just after the hour mark, pouncing after his initial effort was saved and Rijeka won the resulting corner. But Lokomotiva, who managed only 40 dangerous attacks all game against Rijeka's 91, showed real resilience to equalize within minutes through Marko Vesovic, capitalizing on a spell of Rijeka disorganization following a triple substitution. The result leaves Rijeka to rue missed big chances - they created two clear-cut opportunities and missed both - while Lokomotiva will take the point as a solid return given how comprehensively they were outplayed statistically.
How entertaining was this match?
Toni Fruk attempts a header but misses the shot.
Toni Fruk takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Tiago Dantas takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Mladen Devetak comes on for Justas Lasickas.
Ante Matej Juric attempts a header but misses the shot.
Niko Jankovic is on, and Samuele Vignato is off.
Teodor Kralevski comes on for Marko Vesovic.
Anel Husic takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Ante Matej Juric attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Justas LasickasYellow CardJustas Lasickas receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Toni Fruk takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Anel Husic's header is blocked.
Ante Matej Juric is on, and Daniel Adu Adjei is off.
Mohammad Mohebi comes on for Ivan Cubelic.
Corner awarded.
Pavle Smiljanic comes on for Fetai Feta.
Toni Fruk takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Dusan Vukovic's right-footed shot is blocked.
Marko VesovicMarko Vesovic takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
Marko Vesovic takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
assist: Dušan Vuković
Goal! Marko Vesovic scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Dusan Vukovic.
Yellow card issued to Ante Majstorovic.
Jakov Gurlica comes on for Athanasios Triantafyllou.
Matija Subotic comes on for Noel Durkovic.
Lovre Kulusic comes on for Ivan Katic.
Corner awarded.
Noel Djurkovic takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Toni Fruk takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Shot from Samuele Vignato with his right foot is saved.
Tiago DantasTiago Dantas scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Justas Lasickas
Goal! Tiago Dantas scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Justas Lasickas.
Corner awarded.
Tiago Dantas takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Corner awarded.
Tiago Dantas takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Branko Pavic's header is blocked.
Toni Fruk takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Dusan Vukovic takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Dusan VukovicYellow CardDusan Vukovic receives a yellow card.
Ante Majstorovic attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Fran Karacic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ivan Cubelic takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Athanasios TriantafyllouYellow CardYellow card issued to Athanasios Triantafyllou.
Ante Orec's header is saved.
Yellow card shown to Daniel Adu Adjei.
Athanasios Triantafyllou takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Ante Majstorovic attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Daniel Adu Adjei takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Toni Fruk takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Ivan Vukancic.
