PULA, Croatia (Interstat) — Uskok Klis scored three goals and defeated Uljanik Pula 3-1 in a global football match on Friday at Stadion Veruda in Pula. Uskok Klis was the visiting team, while Uljanik Pula was the home side. The result moved Uskok Klis to 3 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw in this competition. Its record across all competitions is also 3 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Uljanik Pula fell to 1 win and 3 losses in this competition, and its overall record is also 1 win and 3 losses. Both sides saw their competition and overall records remain in line with each other.

Uskok Klis opened the scoring in the 31st minute through Mario Ticinovic. Niko Sablic added a second Uskok Klis goal in the 59th minute. Uljanik Pula answered in the 68th minute when Robert Peric Komsic scored. Josip Zeljkovic was also credited with a goal for Uskok Klis, giving the visitors their third goal. Uljanik Pula pushed for more after Peric Komsic’s finish, but the home side could not close the gap again. The visitors held their advantage through the closing stretch at Stadion Veruda.

Robert Peric Komsic of Uljanik Pula played 90 minutes and scored one goal. Mario Ticinovic of Uskok Klis played 90 minutes and scored one goal. Niko Sablic of Uskok Klis played 90 minutes and scored one goal. Josip Zeljkovic of Uskok Klis played 90 minutes and scored one goal. Those performances were the key contributions listed for the match, in descending order of importance. Uskok Klis’s three scorers helped the visitors secure the result, while Peric Komsic provided Uljanik Pula’s lone goal.

Uskok Klis entered the game after a 1-0 win over Solin, a 4-0 win at Dragovoljac and a 0-0 draw with Jarun. The visitors had scored five goals across those three matches and had not conceded. Uskok Klis had won two of its previous three matches and drawn the other. Uljanik Pula entered after a 2-0 loss at Grobnican, a 3-1 win over Radnik Krizevci and a 2-0 loss at Trnje. Uljanik Pula had scored three goals across those three matches and had conceded five. Uljanik Pula had lost two of its previous three matches and won the other. The home side’s recent form left it with one win in the competition before the match.

At Stadion Veruda, Uskok Klis made the most of its scoring chances and built a lead before Uljanik Pula found a response. Ticinovic’s 31st-minute goal gave the visitors an early advantage. Sablic’s 59th-minute goal increased the pressure on the home side. Peric Komsic’s 68th-minute goal gave Uljanik Pula hope, but Uskok Klis had enough to protect its advantage. Zeljkovic’s goal was part of Uskok Klis’s three-goal total, and the visitors left Pula with the win. Uskok Klis protected its lead and closed out the match at Stadion Veruda.

The result kept Uskok Klis unbeaten in the competition this season. Uljanik Pula remained on one win in the competition and one win across all competitions. Uskok Klis’s competition record and overall record are identical at 3-0-1, while Uljanik Pula’s competition record and overall record are identical at 1-3. The match was played on Friday at Stadion Veruda in Pula.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Uskok Klis 2, Uljanik Pula 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Uskok Klis with a 50.3 percent probability to win. The projection called for a one-goal Uskok Klis win, while the final margin was two goals. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.