The series continues as Osijek fights Lokomotiva , this one being the 13th tie in Osijek’s fight for championship points.

It sounds almost surreal that NK Osijek played a tie 13 times this HNL season, with 12 of them being 1-1! Comments are pouring in as people comment that this particular case can hardly be found in other leagues, but Osijek is almost used to this.

A case of this would be the match against Lokomotiva in Zagreb, where Osijek continued this rarely seen streak of scoring in every match, but they couldn’t go without receiving a goal, so that the points got split with the home team and their coach Tomic being the happier ones. That reaction was visible at the press conference when the match ended, having a much happier look on his face than his counterpart.

Good Cross, Bad Receiving

It’s a fact that Osijek could’ve done better in these 90 minutes from the ones in Kranjcevic Street. The possession was in the away team’s favor, but chances remained unused, especially the ones regarding direct shots at the enemy goal. 3 such chances had an unsatisfactory outcome, the coach accentuating that after the match.

To be frank, the Lokos had their chances, except the one towards the end when Radonjic’s sure score was denied by Malenica. In general, the home team was a menace during free kicks, Majer being a master at them, having scored from a corner as he surprised our goalkeeper and his teammates, who reacted badly at the corner kick.

Milovic Scores during Free Kicks, Corner Kicks

Our team responded well to the clumsily received goal and quickly equalized the score, before half-time. Milovic showed again how dangerous he can be during free kicks or corner kicks, not only with a header (considering his impressive height and frame), but also with his foot, as proven during the match. Skoric and he performed their end of the deal well, defending with vigor, but Barisic must be mentioned, who stopped the incredibly quick Kastrati and utilized fantastic crosses during an offense.

Sadly, Grezda re-injured his ankle, which he dragged since playing for Albania, so that the game was over for him after 35 minutes. Without his speed, and without Lope’s ability to turn the tide and without the piercing attack of Boban, Osijek wasn’t on point on Tuesday.