Istra 1961 2:2 Dinamo Zagreb: Match Result

Match report

Istra 1961 and Dinamo Zagreb shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw at the Aldo Drosina Stadium on Saturday, a result that kept both sides within touching distance of each other in the HNL standings. The home side claimed a point against the visitors who had been unbeaten in four league outings before this one. H. Jaganjac opened the scoring in the 14th minute before Dinamo responded through D. Beljo just ten seconds later at the 24-minute mark, though the second goal arrived a full five minutes after that. By then the pattern was clear enough — Dinamo would dominate territory while Istra looked for something to work with. And here's the thing about watching around the twentieth minute, when the crowd settles after the opening exchanges. Dinamo had possession but were passing sideways more than forward, while Istra sat compact and waited for the moment to strike. Hamza Jaganjac picked up a yellow card at 62 minutes, just as the home side brought on three fresh legs in quick succession. The statistics tell you what the eye saw. Dinamo held 71 percent possession and completed 491 passes compared to Istra's 151, yet their shot accuracy sat at a dismal 15 percent. They created four big chances against Istra's one, but only managed three shots on target — all of them saved by the home goalkeeper. S. Prevljak found a way back into it with a goal in the 84th minute, sending the stadium into something resembling a frenzy. The old head settled them down in the end, and when Scott McKenna received a yellow card in stoppage time, the result was already sealed. Istra moved up to seventh place on five points from five games, while Dinamo remained third on ten points after four victories and one draw. Cup football has its own rules, and this evening the away side's dominance meant nothing without the goals to match it.

Prepared from match data

Video

Match highlights ISTRA 1961 vs DINAMO 2:2 (5. kolo, SuperSportHNL 26/27) youtube

Key numbers

Possession, % 29.00 – 71

Shots on target 3 – 3

Shots off target 1 – 9

Big chances 1 – 4

🟨 13' Luka Stojković — Yellow card ⚽ 14' H. Jaganjac — Goal ⚽ 24' D. Beljo — Goal ⚽ 29' D. Ahmeti — Goal ⇄ 46' S. Dominguez — Substitution 🟨 62' Hamza Jaganjac — Yellow card ⇄ 62' L. Stojkovic — Substitution ⇄ 62' A. Hoxha — Substitution ⇄ 62' M. Lisica — Substitution 🟨 67' Lukas Kačavenda — Yellow card ⇄ 70' V. Rozic — Substitution ⇄ 73' L. Kacavenda — Substitution ⇄ 76' D. Ahmeti — Substitution ⇄ 76' G. Albarracin — Substitution ⚽ 84' S. Prevljak — Goal 🟨 90+2' Scott McKenna — Yellow card ⇄ 90+2' M. Nasraoui — Substitution ⇄ 90+2' E. Frederiksen — Substitution

Match events

13' 0:0 Dinamo Zagreb Yellow card Luka Stojković
14' 1:0 Istra 1961 Goal H. Jaganjac assist: D. Ahmeti
24' 1:1 Dinamo Zagreb Goal D. Beljo
29' 2:1 Istra 1961 Goal D. Ahmeti assist: E. Frederiksen
46' 2:1 Dinamo Zagreb Substitution S. Dominguez off: S. McKenna
62' 2:1 Istra 1961 Yellow card Hamza Jaganjac
62' 2:1 Dinamo Zagreb Substitution L. Stojkovic off: K. Kravtsov
62' 2:1 Dinamo Zagreb Substitution A. Hoxha off: M. Orsic
62' 2:1 Dinamo Zagreb Substitution M. Lisica off: F. Topic
67' 2:1 Dinamo Zagreb Yellow card Lukas Kačavenda
70' 2:1 Istra 1961 Substitution V. Rozic off: N. Skafar Zuzic
73' 2:1 Dinamo Zagreb Substitution L. Kacavenda off: S. Prevljak
76' 2:1 Istra 1961 Substitution D. Ahmeti off: R. Kumar
76' 2:1 Istra 1961 Substitution G. Albarracin off: A. Mauric
84' 2:2 Dinamo Zagreb Goal S. Prevljak assist: D. Beljo
90+2' 2:2 Dinamo Zagreb Yellow card Scott McKenna
90+2' 2:2 Istra 1961 Substitution M. Nasraoui off: F. Taraba
90+2' 2:2 Istra 1961 Substitution E. Frederiksen off: I. Saranic

Statistics

29.00 Possession, % 71

3 Shots on target 3

1 Shots off target 9

1 Big chances 4

75 Attacks 137

4 Corners 8

10 Fouls 14

13 Free kicks 10

1 Offsides 3

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

15 Goal kicks 5

18 Throw-ins 29

All statistics

27 Aerial duels 27

30 Backward passes 70

0 Blocked shots 8

30 Clearances 16

14 Crosses 28

7 Dribbles 19

80 Failed passes 71

1 Goalkeeper saves 1

20 Interceptions 6

3 Key passes 15

54 Long passes 30

23 Passes into the final third 142

110 Passes in the opposition half 367

135 Passes in own half 223

0.75 Shot accuracy 0.15

1 Shots from outside the box 6

3 Shots inside the box 14

8 Aerial duels won 19

1 Successful crosses 9

6 Successful dribbles 7

18 Successful long passes 18

15 Successful tackles 7

151 Successful passes 491

17 Tackles 12

231 Total passes 562

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