A.S.K Inter Bratislava 0 - 3 Dinamo Zagreb
Kostishin marks return to form with brace
Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia
Division 3C - A resurgent Zagreb side ripped apart current division bottom-dwellers A.S.K Inter Bratislava as strikers Ruslan Kostishin and Juan Manuel Gutiérrez de Cos ran riot.
It was always only ever going to go one way, as Dinamo Zagreb comfortably regained sole owners of the top spot after Monaco's shock loss to A.S Jeunesse Esch earlier in the day. Ivo Rados earned himself a yellow card early on in the 9th minute for mooning the referee after a disallowed long range goal but it was only going to be a matter of time before a goal was registered, and everybody and his dog knew which side would get the goal.
As usual, Bratislava manager Mats Bang Pedersen was missing from the bench as the assistant coach tried to keep the players going. His exhortions were not going to stop the inevitable when Zagreb got their first goal from a set piece 15 minutes before half time. Gutiérrez de Cos' outswinging corner kick was met superbly by Arne Repvik, who managed a clean drive off the underside of the bar and into the goal. Jérôme Alonzo, who was back in the first team for Bratislava after an injury that kept him out of the first few league games, could do nothing as his defenders failed to help him out.
Zagreb were toying around with their opposition, showing off deft tricks and generally showboating to the delight of the away crowd. The halftime score read 1 - 0 as the players trooped back into the dressing rooms with the Blues in high spirits. Even the Zagreb manager couldn't keep a straight face as he visibly reprimanded his charges for not putting the game beyond reach.
Kostishin was looking dangerous after a rough scoreless patch so far this season. His first goal in six starts came three minutes after the restart as he played a neat one-two with Gutiérrez de Cos before speeding past a befuddled Egil Ulfstein and slotting the ball past Alonzo. By this time, Bratislava's Spanish midfielder David Pirri was struggling to keep up with the pace of the match, looking terribly jaded and out-of-breath. However, the Footballglory league rules not allowing substitutions ensured that the home team could do nothing about it. Olexandr Buryi took great advantage of his tired marker, carving the midfield wide open and sending more and more Zagreb players through to besiege the oppostion goal.
The icing on the cake was duly delivered in the 84th minute as a superb clearance from Igor Morozov saw Kostishin trap the ball perfectly and seemingly without having to catch his balance, flow into the Bratislava goal and shoot past a static Alonzo. The Bratislava players appealed against the goal for offside but referee Hoyzer was adamant. Clear goal, he reiterated.
Morozov claimed the Man of the Match award and was one of three players to make it to the Team of the Round together with Juan Manuel Gutiérrez de Cos and Olexandr Buryi.
Zagreb manager Jatex Cole was coy about his team's title chances, but praised his team for their unbeaten streak in the league and their amazing record of no goals let in at all so far. He also hinted that a deal was in the works to strengthen Zagreb's backline with yet another defender. We can only wait.
Team Lineups
Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia
Division 3C - A resurgent Zagreb side ripped apart current division bottom-dwellers A.S.K Inter Bratislava as strikers Ruslan Kostishin and Juan Manuel Gutiérrez de Cos ran riot.
It was always only ever going to go one way, as Dinamo Zagreb comfortably regained sole owners of the top spot after Monaco's shock loss to A.S Jeunesse Esch earlier in the day. Ivo Rados earned himself a yellow card early on in the 9th minute for mooning the referee after a disallowed long range goal but it was only going to be a matter of time before a goal was registered, and everybody and his dog knew which side would get the goal.
As usual, Bratislava manager Mats Bang Pedersen was missing from the bench as the assistant coach tried to keep the players going. His exhortions were not going to stop the inevitable when Zagreb got their first goal from a set piece 15 minutes before half time. Gutiérrez de Cos' outswinging corner kick was met superbly by Arne Repvik, who managed a clean drive off the underside of the bar and into the goal. Jérôme Alonzo, who was back in the first team for Bratislava after an injury that kept him out of the first few league games, could do nothing as his defenders failed to help him out.
Zagreb were toying around with their opposition, showing off deft tricks and generally showboating to the delight of the away crowd. The halftime score read 1 - 0 as the players trooped back into the dressing rooms with the Blues in high spirits. Even the Zagreb manager couldn't keep a straight face as he visibly reprimanded his charges for not putting the game beyond reach.
Kostishin was looking dangerous after a rough scoreless patch so far this season. His first goal in six starts came three minutes after the restart as he played a neat one-two with Gutiérrez de Cos before speeding past a befuddled Egil Ulfstein and slotting the ball past Alonzo. By this time, Bratislava's Spanish midfielder David Pirri was struggling to keep up with the pace of the match, looking terribly jaded and out-of-breath. However, the Footballglory league rules not allowing substitutions ensured that the home team could do nothing about it. Olexandr Buryi took great advantage of his tired marker, carving the midfield wide open and sending more and more Zagreb players through to besiege the oppostion goal.
The icing on the cake was duly delivered in the 84th minute as a superb clearance from Igor Morozov saw Kostishin trap the ball perfectly and seemingly without having to catch his balance, flow into the Bratislava goal and shoot past a static Alonzo. The Bratislava players appealed against the goal for offside but referee Hoyzer was adamant. Clear goal, he reiterated.
Morozov claimed the Man of the Match award and was one of three players to make it to the Team of the Round together with Juan Manuel Gutiérrez de Cos and Olexandr Buryi.
Zagreb manager Jatex Cole was coy about his team's title chances, but praised his team for their unbeaten streak in the league and their amazing record of no goals let in at all so far. He also hinted that a deal was in the works to strengthen Zagreb's backline with yet another defender. We can only wait.
Team Lineups
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