C.S Maritmo 1 - 1 Dinamo Zagreb
Two red cards meted out in ill-tempered match
Campo Municipal, Portugal
Division 3C - Eight yellow cards were handed out in the match between C.S Maritimo and their visitors, Dinamo Zagreb as tensions threathened to spill over. The draw was perhaps a fair reflection of the match as neither side managed to keep hold of possession for sustained periods of the game.
Zagreb defender Igor Morozov was booked as early as the 7th minute as a mistimed challenge brought down opposing forward Nando Sanchez. Wingert Kalle Kurki was looking lively for the Portugese team while Zagreb had a shot on goal from Ivo Rados well saved by Stijn Stijnen in the first half. António Alexandre was then booked for hotly disputing an offside decision but his team mate João Almeida showed that the lesson was not learnt when he received a yellow card under similar circumstances 9 minutes later. The first half ended scoreless but not before Alexandre had got himself sent off for a shove on Iñaki, who had clearly got the better of him on the left wing.
The second half was more lively, as Zagreb started to exploit the space left unattended by a 10-men Maritimo. Although there were much more chances, Zagreb striker Ruslan Kostishin was having a bad day once again and fluffed two gilt-edged opportunities. The first was when he overkicked and sent the ball blazing over from 10 yards out after a fine cross from Rados while the second came after he tripped on the ball following a run into the box.
It wasn't until the 60th minute when Iñaki struck for the visitors were the scores opened. Olexandr Buryi collected the ball on the edge of the box and played Iñaki in. There seemed to be little danger, but Bernd Ott slipped while tracking the Spaniard and Iñaki made no mistake, slipping the ball past Stijnen. Kostishin then earned further displeasure from his manager when he collected a yellow card for bundling Alan Silva over just outside the box, ruling him out of the next match against C.S.K.A Moscow.
However, Zagreb found their numerical advantage negated in the 78th minute when Morozov was sent off for a second bookable offence, injuring Kurki when he clattered clumsily into him. Kurki was carried off but came back after two minutes of treatment on the sidelines. Zagreb were stunned and Nando Sanchez took advantage of it to score a trademark goal 6 minutes before the end of regulation time. He ghosted into the Zagreb penalty area, trapped a through ball from Roman Zavadil and sent a crisp shot into the bottom right hand corner of Sasha Sabick's net. Alan Silva came close to pulling off a great fightback for Maritimo when Sabick palmed a stinging Sanchez shot into his path but he somehow contrived to miss from 5 metres out.
Both Ukranians Morozov and Kostishin will recieve one match bans that will rule them out of the next game, but Damir Milinovic and Lee Song will probably be on hand to deputise for them.
Zagreb manager Jatex Cole said after the match that he was disappointed with his team's performance on the day, but also pointed out that the goal was the first they had conceded in the league so far this season. Zagreb is still one point above A.S Monaco, and two above A.S Jeunesse Esch and FK Vardar. Their fans will be fervently hoping that their poor form does not spill over into the next match as Zagreb fight for their long awaited promotion.
Team Lineups
Campo Municipal, Portugal
Division 3C - Eight yellow cards were handed out in the match between C.S Maritimo and their visitors, Dinamo Zagreb as tensions threathened to spill over. The draw was perhaps a fair reflection of the match as neither side managed to keep hold of possession for sustained periods of the game.
Zagreb defender Igor Morozov was booked as early as the 7th minute as a mistimed challenge brought down opposing forward Nando Sanchez. Wingert Kalle Kurki was looking lively for the Portugese team while Zagreb had a shot on goal from Ivo Rados well saved by Stijn Stijnen in the first half. António Alexandre was then booked for hotly disputing an offside decision but his team mate João Almeida showed that the lesson was not learnt when he received a yellow card under similar circumstances 9 minutes later. The first half ended scoreless but not before Alexandre had got himself sent off for a shove on Iñaki, who had clearly got the better of him on the left wing.
The second half was more lively, as Zagreb started to exploit the space left unattended by a 10-men Maritimo. Although there were much more chances, Zagreb striker Ruslan Kostishin was having a bad day once again and fluffed two gilt-edged opportunities. The first was when he overkicked and sent the ball blazing over from 10 yards out after a fine cross from Rados while the second came after he tripped on the ball following a run into the box.
It wasn't until the 60th minute when Iñaki struck for the visitors were the scores opened. Olexandr Buryi collected the ball on the edge of the box and played Iñaki in. There seemed to be little danger, but Bernd Ott slipped while tracking the Spaniard and Iñaki made no mistake, slipping the ball past Stijnen. Kostishin then earned further displeasure from his manager when he collected a yellow card for bundling Alan Silva over just outside the box, ruling him out of the next match against C.S.K.A Moscow.
However, Zagreb found their numerical advantage negated in the 78th minute when Morozov was sent off for a second bookable offence, injuring Kurki when he clattered clumsily into him. Kurki was carried off but came back after two minutes of treatment on the sidelines. Zagreb were stunned and Nando Sanchez took advantage of it to score a trademark goal 6 minutes before the end of regulation time. He ghosted into the Zagreb penalty area, trapped a through ball from Roman Zavadil and sent a crisp shot into the bottom right hand corner of Sasha Sabick's net. Alan Silva came close to pulling off a great fightback for Maritimo when Sabick palmed a stinging Sanchez shot into his path but he somehow contrived to miss from 5 metres out.
Both Ukranians Morozov and Kostishin will recieve one match bans that will rule them out of the next game, but Damir Milinovic and Lee Song will probably be on hand to deputise for them.
Zagreb manager Jatex Cole said after the match that he was disappointed with his team's performance on the day, but also pointed out that the goal was the first they had conceded in the league so far this season. Zagreb is still one point above A.S Monaco, and two above A.S Jeunesse Esch and FK Vardar. Their fans will be fervently hoping that their poor form does not spill over into the next match as Zagreb fight for their long awaited promotion.
Team Lineups
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