The Istra 1961 Post
Market24 Aug 2026
Istra 1961 say no — this time
The offer from NK Osijek for Mohamed Nasraoui was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market24 Aug 2026
Israel Isaac Ayuma puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Istra 1961, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
A first appearance Diego Saina will want to forget — 5.80
Everybody's debut is one of two stories and this was the other one. 5.80, and the only consolation available is that nobody's career has ever been decided by ninety minutes in a shirt he had just been given.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Vinko Rozić out for 14 days
The medical room confirms 14 days on the sidelines for Vinko Rozić, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Istra 1961
Smail Prevljak was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Josip Radošević falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Vinko Rozić runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match22 Aug 2026
NK Osijek take the points off Istra 1961
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Smail Prevljak gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Market The Antonio Maurić conversation is coming
- Player ratings The one thing Silvio Goričan could not do
- Market Dani Pinillos brings the grey hairs Istra 1961 lacked