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4:1
Finished
Kick-off was
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In the HNL game on 21 August 2026, Rudes beat NK Lokomotiva 4:1. Match numbers: shots on target 6:1, corners 3:5.
Match report
Rudesh secured a 4-1 victory over Lokomotiva at Gradski stadion Velika Gorica in the HNL Regular Season fourth round. The hosts took advantage of an early dismissal to control proceedings and extend their poor run of results. By then the visitors had already lost their defensive anchor.
Leon Belcar collected two yellow cards and a red in the twenty-third minute, leaving Lokomotiva to play the remainder with a man down. Rudesh struck first through N. Skoko in the twenty-eighth minute, with VAR confirming the goal a minute later. D. Vukovic pulled one back for the visitors in the fortieth minute before the hosts responded.
And here's the thing — the game opened up after Belcar's departure. Xavi restored the lead in the fifty-third minute, followed by J. Bralic in the fifty-eighth and I. Djoric in the sixty-fifth. Lokomotiva's goalkeeper managed only two saves throughout, while Rudesh's keeper faced no shots on target at all.
The statistics tell a familiar story. Rudesh held 58 per cent possession and registered six shots on target compared to just one for the visitors. Lokomotiva had more dribbles — twenty-four to ten — but couldn't convert any into meaningful chances, creating only one big opportunity all evening.
The result leaves Rudesh eighth on three points from five games, while Lokomotiva remain sixth with six points. The hosts have now lost four of their last five matches, including heavy defeats against Dinamo Zagreb and Osijek. Lokomotiva's run of two wins and three losses continues unchanged.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %58.00–42
Shots on target6–1
Shots off target7–4
Big chances3–1
HT🟨8' Leon Belcar — Yellow card🟨23' Leon Belcar — Yellow card🟥23' Leon Belcar — Red card⚽28' N. Skoko — Goal29' Noa Skoko — var_goal_confirmed⇄36' N. Djurkovic — Substitution⚽40' D. Vukovic — Goal⇄46' J. Blagaic — Substitution⚽53' Xavi — Goal⚽58' J. Bralic — Goal⚽65' I. Djoric — Goal⇄66' J. Poldrugac — Substitution⇄66' D. Thaqi — Substitution⇄66' J. Vasilj — Substitution⇄72' M. Vesovic — Substitution⇄74' L. Ilecic — Substitution⇄81' N. Skoko — Substitution⇄81' Xavi — Substitution🟨82' Vid Seitz — Yellow card🟨90+1' Josip Bralic — Yellow card
