A fantastic start to the game with two goals in the first 15 minutes by Aldo Drosina was ruined by the fog. Salim Fago Lawal put Istra in the lead already in the fifth minute, and the home team’s lead lasted only four minutes. Luka Menalo equalized for Rijeka in the ninth minute – they write Sports news.
From the very beginning of the game, there were problems with the fog. The goalkeeper of Istria was hardly even seen in those initial moments, and then after the goals it seemed that the weather conditions would improve.
After a short moment of better weather conditions, the fog returned even stronger and referee Ante Čulina had to stop the match. After a short talk with the players and coaches, they retreated to the locker room for a 10-minute break. Even 25 minutes later came the official decision that the match would not be continued on Sunday because the weather conditions had not improved.
The HNS competition commission, as they say, at an extraordinary telephone session, unanimously decided, in accordance with the Competition Propositions and the Regulations on football competitions, that the continuation of the interrupted match will be played before the first match of the spring part of the championship. The public will be informed about the date and schedule later.
Rijeka does not like Monday’s appointment, since on Thursday they play against Shakhtar Donetsk in the last league round of the Conference League.
