Lokomotiva Zagreb beat HNK Gorica 3-1 in the 1. HNL, with an early goal and a second just before half-time setting up the win. Gorica saw more of the ball, but Lokomotiva were sharper in front of goal and made their first-half lead count.
Mirko Marić opened the scoring in the 12th minute, assisted by Marko Pajač, and Ante Kavelj doubled the lead in the 40th. Bruno Bogojević pulled one back for Gorica in the 60th, assisted by Luka Vrzić, but Noel Đurković’s 90th-minute strike, with Dusan Vukovic assisting, sealed the points. The match was a feisty one, with seven yellow cards shown in total.
The underlying stats favoured Gorica — 54% possession, 15 shots to 11 and a higher expected goals figure (1.52 to 1.08) — yet Lokomotiva won by two. The difference was finishing: Lokomotiva scored three of their four shots on target, while Gorica managed just one from their four.
