Lincoln Red Imps
Hajduk Split
Match summary
Lincoln Red Imps beat Hajduk Split 1-0, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.
Hadžikadunić's own goal put Lincoln Red Imps ahead in the 89th minute.
Hajduk Split can feel hard done by, creating 1.48 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Lincoln Red Imps's 0.16 from 5.
Lincoln Red Imps hosted Hajduk Split in Conference League matchday 3, securing a 1-0 victory despite dominating neither territory nor possession. The visitors controlled 66 percent of the ball and managed 16 shots compared to the hosts' 5, registering 1 shot on target through their efforts. Hajduk Split accumulated an expected goals figure of 1.48 from 50 dangerous attacks and earned 8 corners, whereas Lincoln Red Imps recorded an expected goals total of just 0.16 with 0 corners. Both sides committed numerous infractions in a physical encounter, resulting in 43 fouls and 7 yellow cards issued across the match.
The first half ended scoreless after Christian Rutjens received a yellow card for argument in the 29th minute. Following the interval, Kike Gómez was cautioned in the 49th minute for a foul, before Marin Šotiček and Abdoulie Sanyang Bamba received yellow cards for Hajduk Split. Multiple substitutions occurred during the second half. A decisive moment arrived in the 89th minute when Dennis Hadžikadunić scored an own goal, putting the ball into his own net to give Lincoln Red Imps a 1-0 lead. Late cautions were given to Joe and Mathieu Acapandié before the final whistle confirmed the score.
