2 – 1
“Dominik Kovacic capitalizes on a corner to fire Slaven Koprivnica into a 1-0 lead just after the restart, assisted by Josip Mitrovic.”
Pivotal“Ilja Nestorovski doubles the lead for Slaven Koprivnica after a scramble in the box, finding the net after his first attempt was saved.”
Pivotal“Noel Durkovic heads home from a corner to pull one back for Lokomotiva in the dying minutes, setting up a tense finish.”
Slaven Koprivnica
Lokomotiva Zagreb
Outstanding performance
Slaven Koprivnica•MidfielderSlaven Koprivnica made their halftime changes count, with substitutes Vasilj and Antunovic barely settling before Dominik Kovacic broke the deadlock within two minutes of the restart. Ilja Nestorovski doubled the lead soon after, pouncing on a rebound after his initial effort was saved, and the home side looked comfortable despite Lokomotiva's dominance in possession (56%) and passing accuracy (80%). Noel Durkovic's stoppage-time header from a corner set up a nervy finish, but Koprivnica's clinical edge - just 5 shots on target from 17 attempts compared to Lokomotiva's 12 shots - proved decisive. The result keeps Slaven mid-table but boosts their form, while Lokomotiva will rue their profligacy in front of goal despite the greater share of the ball.
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Fran Karacic attempts a header but misses the shot.
Ljuban CrepuljaYellow CardYellow card issued to Ljuban Crepulja.
Ljuban Crepulja comes on for Josip Mitrovic.
Noel Djurkovic takes a header shot but misses.
Noel DjurkovicNoel Djurkovic takes a left-footed shot and scores.
Shot by Athanasios Triantafyllou is saved.
Goal! Noel Durkovic scores, making it 2-1.
David Bosak takes a shot with his head but misses.
David Bosak is on, and Marko Dabro is off.
Corner awarded.
Fran Karacic attempted a header, but it missed the target.
Noel Durkovic is substituted for Matija Subotic.
Fran Karacic attempts a header, but the shot is blocked.
Fran Karacic takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Fran Karacic takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Fran Karacic receives a yellow card.
Dominik Thaqi comes on for Marko Vesovic.
Pavle Smiljanic comes on for Ivan Katic.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Ilija NestorovskiShot - Ilja Nestorovski Head Shot Goal
assist: Marko Dabro
Goal! Ilja Nestorovski scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Marko Dabro.
Ilja Nestorovski takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Filip Mazar takes a header shot but misses.
Dominik Kovacic takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Josip Mitrovic takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Dominik KovacicShot by Dominik Kovacic with his right foot results in a goal.
assist: Josip Mitrovic
Goal! Dominik Kovacic scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Josip Mitrovic.
Corner awarded.
Mate Antunovic replaces Mirko Maric.
Jakov-Anton Vasilj comes on for Morina Dardan.
Ilja Nestorovski takes a left-footed shot but misses.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Corner awarded.
Dusan Vukovic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mirko Maric takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Marko Vesovic takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Karlo Isasegi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Marko Dabro takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Josip Mitrovic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Marko Dabro takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Dominik Kovacic takes a shot with his head but misses.
Ilja Nestorovski takes a header shot but misses.
Ilja Nestorovski takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Yellow card issued to Dardan Morina.
Marko Dabro takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Marko Dabro takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Ilija NestorovskiYellow CardYellow card issued to Ilja Nestorovski.
Yellow card for Adetunji Rasaq Adeshina.
Dardan Morina takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Dario Bel.
Slaven Koprivnica hand new head coach Silvijo Čabraja his first game in charge against the very club he left, Lokomotiva Zagreb, as the hosts try to arrest a horrendous run of four defeats in five. Lokomotiva arrive with modest momentum of their own, having won their last two, and will look to exploit a Slaven side still finding its feet under a fresh manager.
