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HNK Rijeka Claims Decisive Home Victory Against Celje
Rijeka, December 11, 2025 – HNK Rijeka dominated their match against Celje at the Stadion HNK Rijeka, corresponding to the fifth matchday of the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage. The match, officiated by Italian referee Andrea Colombo, ended with a favorable score of 3 to 0 for the home team.
Despite Celje maintaining a slight edge in ball possession (52% compared to Rijeka’s 48%), the Croatian team was much more effective in front of the opponent’s goal. The first half passed without goals, but with some cautions. In the 19th minute, A. Majstorovic of Rijeka received a yellow card, followed by Juanjo Nieto of Celje in the 40th minute and D. Petrovic of Rijeka in the 45th minute.
In the second half, Rijeka unleashed their offensive power. D. Adu Adjei opened the scoring in the 56th minute with an assist from S. Radeljic. D. Petrovic extended the lead in the 71st minute. The situation worsened for Celje when A. Tutyskinas received a red card in the 76th minute. T. Fruk sealed the victory in the 78th minute with a goal, assisted by S. Vignato.
Rijeka demonstrated their superiority with 21 total shots, 10 of which were on target, while Celje managed only 8 shots, with only 3 directed at the goal. Rijeka committed 14 fouls and Celje 11.
Substitutions hnk rijeka: at minute 61 D. Adu Adjei came in and A. Juric went out., at minute 74 A. Gojak came in and L. Menalo went out., at minute 83 S. Vignato came in and J. Lasickas went out., at minute 83 D. Petrovic came in and M. Ndockyt went out., at minute 83 T. Fruk came in and N. Jankovic went out.
Substitutions celje: at minute 73 P. Daniel came in and F. Jevsenak went out., at minute 73 D. Vuklisevic came in and M. Avdyli went out., at minute 88 M. Kvesic came in and D. Castro went out., at minute 88 I. Vidovic came in and A. Kotnik went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
HNK Rijeka
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Celje
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