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There probably isn't any other club in the Croatian football league that's been more harmed because of the referees' mistakes than Istra against Lokomotiva. I simply don't believe it can happen again. Especially not after the news that Lokomotiva will be kicked out of the league in 15 days. It's questionable whether that will really happen, but it should have an impact on the players nevertheless. And as it goes in Croatia, when someone is drowning, everyone else join up to push them even deeper. I don't think the referees will do that, actually, a complete turn over wouldn't surprise me. Even when you take a look at the state on the pitch, I don't see this as an even match. Lokomotiva lost a lot during the winter, especially in the defense. They were lost against Belupo, and I wouldn't be surprised if they were losing with two goals or more at the halftime. Later, they pulled themselves together and turned the result over. Radonjic will probably stick to the young Peric and I doubt he'll be able to respond to the Istra's forward's strength. Jo should go to the left a lot and charge against Gorupec or Barbaric, face turned towards the goal, where they can hardly keep him. Trebotic and Begonja can hardly impose themselves in the midfield, next to the "workers" Batarelo and Obsivac. Lokomotiva's offense is perhaps their best weapon, but Istra's defense isn't bat, quite the contrary. A bad pitch is expected, and since Lokomotiva's game is mostly based on passing the ball on the ground, that could be a handicap. All in all, I think Pamic will turn his players on, and they'll play aggressively and try to trick young Lokomotiva players who can give 100% in this match.