PULA, Croatia (Interstat) — Hajduk Split built a two-goal lead but Istra 1961 rallied for a 2-2 draw Monday in a global football match. The home side hosted the visitors in a game that produced four goals and six yellow cards.

Khalil Fayad gave Hajduk Split the early advantage with a seventh-minute goal. Dennis Hadzikadunic was credited with an assist on the play. The first half ended with Hajduk Split holding a 1-0 lead. Hajduk Split doubled its lead in the 54th minute when Michele Sego scored. The visitors carried that two-goal cushion into the second half before Istra 1961 began its comeback. Hadzikadunic and Sego were both booked later in a match that grew increasingly physical.

Istra 1961 pulled one back in the 66th minute through Hamza Jaganjac. Jaganjac had already been shown a yellow card in the 39th minute. Emil Frederiksen delivered a goal and an assist for Istra 1961, helping the home side complete the comeback and secure a share of the points. Frederiksen had one goal and one assist for Istra 1961, while Fayad matched those numbers for Hajduk Split. Jaganjac scored and was booked, Sego scored and was booked, and Hadzikadunic had an assist and a yellow card.

The draw left Hajduk Split with a competition record of 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Istra 1961 moved to 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw in the competition. Across all competitions, Hajduk Split is 4 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw, while Istra 1961 is 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw. The result was the first draw in the competition for each side this season.

Hajduk Split had entered the match after wins over Thun, Varazdin, Ajax and Din. Zagreb. Istra 1961 had lost to Lok. Zagreb before beating Osijek. The visitors’ early goal set the tone, and Sego’s finish in the 54th minute gave Hajduk Split a 2-0 advantage. Istra 1961 answered with Jaganjac’s 66th-minute goal and another finish tied to Frederiksen’s goal-and-assist performance. The home side made three changes in the 60th minute before Jaganjac scored.

Yellow cards were frequent. Hadzikadunic was booked in the 13th minute, followed by Istra 1961’s Hodzic in the 30th. Jaganjac and Sego were both cautioned in the 39th minute. Albarracin was booked in the 51st minute and Kablar in the 70th. The cards were split with four to Istra 1961 and two to Hajduk Split. Istra 1961 made three changes in the 60th minute, involving Rozic, Hodzic and Isaac. Hajduk Split made a change in the 69th minute involving Maresic, then used substitutions in the 76th minute involving Sanyang and Acapandie and in the 83rd minute involving Soticek and de Almeida. Istra 1961 also made a late change in the 89th minute involving Albarracin.

Fayad finished with a goal and an assist for Hajduk Split. Sego scored and was booked. Hadzikadunic added an assist and a yellow card. For Istra 1961, Frederiksen had a goal and an assist, while Jaganjac scored and was booked. The result kept Hajduk Split unbeaten in the competition and gave Istra 1961 one point at home. Hajduk Split’s all-competitions record remained without a loss, while Istra 1961 stayed level in all competitions.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Istra 1961 1, Hajduk Split 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Hajduk Split with a 57.6 percent probability to win. Hajduk Split had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.75. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 3.