Dinamo Zagreb 1 - 0 FK Vardar
Late Winklhofer goal settles things
Zagreb, Croatia
Division 3C - FK Vardar looked to be heading for an undeserved draw early yesterday afternoon before a fabulous strike from Thomas Winklhofer turned the tie in the home side's favour.
Maksimir saw a capacity crowd of 45000 fans cheering the teams on as Vardar visited a resurgent Zagreb side, who were looking to extend their winning run to three games on the trot. It was tipped to be a tight contest, and on paper, it looked just that, with both sides failing to really trouble their opposition.
However, after the break, the Zagreb players started to control the match, making marauding runs into Vardar's box and causing no end of trouble for the defenders. Poor finishing and some last gasp defending though made sure that the score was kept level until the 80th minute.
Winklhofer, recently recalled to the squad after manager Jatex Cole decided to rest Inaki, played a sweet one-two with captain Ivo Rados, rouding defender Slavco Damjanovski and leaving him in his wake as he curled a wicked spinning ball into the far corner of the net. As Iven Austbø dived desperately short, the home crowd rose as one.
After the goal, the home side's nerves seemed to have been calmed and the score could have been put further beyond doubt as Juan Manuel Gutiérrez de Cos and Rados went close.
After the match, a beaming but visibly tired Zagreb manager told the assembled press he was relieved with the final score, but the players had to strive to improve even more if they were to last the pace.
"Of course the win streak is a good start, but we have to keep the momentum going.and not wear out like we have been liable to do over the apst few seasons."
Vardar manager Roy Larsen was not available for comment.
Zagreb, Croatia
Division 3C - FK Vardar looked to be heading for an undeserved draw early yesterday afternoon before a fabulous strike from Thomas Winklhofer turned the tie in the home side's favour.
Maksimir saw a capacity crowd of 45000 fans cheering the teams on as Vardar visited a resurgent Zagreb side, who were looking to extend their winning run to three games on the trot. It was tipped to be a tight contest, and on paper, it looked just that, with both sides failing to really trouble their opposition.
However, after the break, the Zagreb players started to control the match, making marauding runs into Vardar's box and causing no end of trouble for the defenders. Poor finishing and some last gasp defending though made sure that the score was kept level until the 80th minute.
Winklhofer, recently recalled to the squad after manager Jatex Cole decided to rest Inaki, played a sweet one-two with captain Ivo Rados, rouding defender Slavco Damjanovski and leaving him in his wake as he curled a wicked spinning ball into the far corner of the net. As Iven Austbø dived desperately short, the home crowd rose as one.
After the goal, the home side's nerves seemed to have been calmed and the score could have been put further beyond doubt as Juan Manuel Gutiérrez de Cos and Rados went close.
After the match, a beaming but visibly tired Zagreb manager told the assembled press he was relieved with the final score, but the players had to strive to improve even more if they were to last the pace.
"Of course the win streak is a good start, but we have to keep the momentum going.and not wear out like we have been liable to do over the apst few seasons."
Vardar manager Roy Larsen was not available for comment.
posted by Jatex at 4:01 PM
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