Jadran LP, Dugopolje trade goals in wild 4‑4 draw

PLOCE, Croatia (Interstat) — Leonardo Petrovic scored twice and Jadran LP equalized in the 90th minute to secure a 4-4 draw against Dugopolje on Saturday in a match that changed direction repeatedly. Dugopolje scored four goals total and Jadran LP scored four goals total. Petrovic put Jadran LP ahead in the 17th minute, Sacha Marasovic pulled Dugopolje level in the 20th, and Petrovic scored again in the 30th to restore the home side’s lead. Ivan Milicevic extended Jadran LP’s advantage to 3-1 in the 47th minute, but Dugopolje answered with three consecutive second-half goals. Leo Peric began the rally in the 50th, Josip Vukovic leveled in the 70th, and Brice Ghussein put Dugopolje ahead 4-3 in the 82nd. Jadran LP still found the equalizer in the 90th minute. The scoreline moved from 1-0 to 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3 and finally 4-4.

Dugopolje’s surge came after Jadran LP had controlled the early scoring. Peric’s goal in the 50th trimmed the deficit to 3-2, and Vukovic made it 3-3 with his 70th-minute strike. Jadran LP’s T. Herceg was sent off in the 77th minute, and Ghussein scored five minutes later to give Dugopolje a 4-3 lead. Jadran LP, down a player, responded with the final goal in the 90th minute. Dugopolje received a yellow card in the 90+4th minute as the match ended. The teams combined for eight goals and nine cards.

The key attacking performances followed the game’s scoring pattern. Petrovic played 65 minutes and scored two goals before being substituted in the 65th minute. Marasovic played 90 minutes and scored once. Vukovic played 90 minutes and scored once. Ghussein played 90 minutes, scored once and was booked. Milicevic played 90 minutes, scored once and was booked. Peric played 59 minutes, scored once and was booked. Petrovic’s goals were the first and third of the match, and his second gave Jadran LP a 2-1 lead.

The cards accumulated across both sides. Peric was booked in the 41st minute, Milicevic in the 57th, N. Maric in the 59th, A. Balic and M. Maric in the 69th, and L. Miletic and Ghussein in the 87th. Herceg’s red card in the 77th left Jadran LP with 10 players. Jadran LP made a substitution at the 46th minute that listed R. Zilic, Dugopolje substituted Peric in the 59th, and Jadran LP substituted Petrovic in the 65th.

The draw left Dugopolje’s record in this competition at 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Jadran LP’s record in this competition is now 1 win, 0 losses and 2 draws. Across all competitions, Dugopolje is 2 wins, 3 losses and 4 draws. Jadran LP is 1 win, 1 loss and 2 draws across all competitions. Dugopolje had entered the match after a scoreless draw at Luka Ploce and a home loss to Croatia Zmijavci. Jadran LP had entered after a draw at Sesvete and a loss at Zrinjski.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Jadran LP 2, Dugopolje 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Jadran LP with a 64.3 percent probability to win. Jadran LP had been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 8 went under the over/under line of 2.5.