Match Report
Istra 1961 went into the game 9th in the table on 42 points; Lučko sat 13th on 31 — an 11-point gap. Lučko had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Istra 1961 were scoring 1.17 and conceding 1.1, Lučko 0.97 and 1.2, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Stadion Aldo Drosina in Pula, capacity 9,800, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.