Malmo F.F 0 - 0 Dinamo Zagreb
Spoils shared in top of table clash
Malmö Stadion, Sweden
Division 3C - Leaders Dinamo Zagreb ground out a boring stalemate at second-placed Malmo yesterday, having to play the last 3 minutes plus injury time without their influential captain Ivo Rados.
Rados was sent off in the closing stages of a dour match for a second bookable offence, a reckless high lunge on opposing captain and Man of the Match Sigurvin Olafsson, which almost decapitated the Icelandic international. Without even waiting for his marching orders, Rados left the field as a minor meelee broke out. Rados had earlier been yellow-carded for an altercation with Mark Bosnich at the other end of the pitch, which also resulted in the Malmo keeper being booked. Bosnich had apparently taunted Rados about his manager being better than Zagreb's and the players had scuffled. Rados had a small cut below his left eye while Bosnich was sporting two black eyes and a cauliflower ear after the incident.
Dinamo Zagreb keeper Sasha Sabick was outstanding on the night, making good saves from Olafsson, but the latter ultimately outshone him as he carried the bulk of his team's attacks throughout the match.
Both sides were playing for keeps, defending deep and making occasional darting runs into the other half of the field as the players fumbled for possession. A few players were largely anonymous and only one corner was awarded in Zagreb's favour early in the first half.
After the match, Malmo manager Jason Tan refused to shake the Zagreb manager's hand as several players continued arguing while heading for the dressing rooms.
At the press conference, Tan claimed that Bosnich was the finest keeper in the division, boasting that "until now no one has got past Bosnich yet". He then went on to state that he had been expeting either a "win or a draw" from the match, such was their superiority over the rest of the division.
Zagreb manager Cole responded angrily to Tan's claims later, saying that Tan was showing his arrogant side even though he had failed to do "anything substantially impressive as of yet". He also pointed out that Bosnich had only played 2 league games in the Division 3C so far, while Zagreb goalkeeper Sasha Sabick had played all 4 and had kept consecutive clean sheets too. "If you ask me, I think none let in from 4 games is much better than none from 2."
Adding further fuel to the debate was the announcement that Sabick had made the Team of the Round together with Olafsson.
On Rados' sending off, Cole told reporters that he would have to review the match video before coming to a conclusion. However, he stated his belief that the first booking had been unwarranted due to Bosnich's taunting. "He gave as good as he got though," Cole joked. Rados will be suspended for the next match against Skonto Riga and a panel will sit down to review his sending off and decide on a possible further ban next week.
Malmö Stadion, Sweden
Division 3C - Leaders Dinamo Zagreb ground out a boring stalemate at second-placed Malmo yesterday, having to play the last 3 minutes plus injury time without their influential captain Ivo Rados.
Rados was sent off in the closing stages of a dour match for a second bookable offence, a reckless high lunge on opposing captain and Man of the Match Sigurvin Olafsson, which almost decapitated the Icelandic international. Without even waiting for his marching orders, Rados left the field as a minor meelee broke out. Rados had earlier been yellow-carded for an altercation with Mark Bosnich at the other end of the pitch, which also resulted in the Malmo keeper being booked. Bosnich had apparently taunted Rados about his manager being better than Zagreb's and the players had scuffled. Rados had a small cut below his left eye while Bosnich was sporting two black eyes and a cauliflower ear after the incident.
Dinamo Zagreb keeper Sasha Sabick was outstanding on the night, making good saves from Olafsson, but the latter ultimately outshone him as he carried the bulk of his team's attacks throughout the match.
Both sides were playing for keeps, defending deep and making occasional darting runs into the other half of the field as the players fumbled for possession. A few players were largely anonymous and only one corner was awarded in Zagreb's favour early in the first half.
After the match, Malmo manager Jason Tan refused to shake the Zagreb manager's hand as several players continued arguing while heading for the dressing rooms.
At the press conference, Tan claimed that Bosnich was the finest keeper in the division, boasting that "until now no one has got past Bosnich yet". He then went on to state that he had been expeting either a "win or a draw" from the match, such was their superiority over the rest of the division.
Zagreb manager Cole responded angrily to Tan's claims later, saying that Tan was showing his arrogant side even though he had failed to do "anything substantially impressive as of yet". He also pointed out that Bosnich had only played 2 league games in the Division 3C so far, while Zagreb goalkeeper Sasha Sabick had played all 4 and had kept consecutive clean sheets too. "If you ask me, I think none let in from 4 games is much better than none from 2."
Adding further fuel to the debate was the announcement that Sabick had made the Team of the Round together with Olafsson.
On Rados' sending off, Cole told reporters that he would have to review the match video before coming to a conclusion. However, he stated his belief that the first booking had been unwarranted due to Bosnich's taunting. "He gave as good as he got though," Cole joked. Rados will be suspended for the next match against Skonto Riga and a panel will sit down to review his sending off and decide on a possible further ban next week.
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