Rio Ave 1 - 4 Dinamo Zagreb
Zagreb to face Tromsø next
Estadio dos Arcos, Portugal
Cup - A second string Zagreb side swept aside Div 4 club Rio Ave in Portugal in the second round cup tie as the club recorded their fourth straight win of the season.
Manager Cole had decided to rest most of his first team, leaving captain Ivo Rados the sole retainee from the early-week 1-0 win over fk Vardar. However, Zagreb was not lacking in experience, with old hands Elrio van Heerden, David Bentley and Lee Song complemented by reserve team members Huo Zhiyu, Mark Picking and Marek Kotas and rounded off with some up and coming youths.
Rados had a good day in the middle of the park once again, earning the Man of the Match award though he did not have an assist or a goal. He was all over the field, running back to tidy up stray balls and launching numerous attacks forward.
It took only 28 minutes for Zagreb to open it's account, with Anders Sæternes' through ball allowing Huo to finish with a simple tap-in. The Rio defense was in disarray and only 9 minutes later, Zagreb added a second as van Heerden won the ball at the edge of the Rio box and spotted Lee's run into the box. A delicate chip found Lee, who finished with aplomb for his first goal of the season in as many starts.
5 minutes before half-time, David Bentley surged into the Rio box, but Rio's Romanian striker Mikos Belenyesi followed him in, fighting for the ball. Bentley made it all the way to the touchline, where he cut the ball back to a lurking Huo Zhiyu. Huo nutmegged Akira Fukushima, then made no mistake from 5 metres out for his second goal and Zagreb's third.
The second half started more or less the same as the first, with Zagreb keeping the tempo steady. Rio's frontman Letaj Sucodru made a rare foray into the Zagreb half, as the rest of the team came forward hoping to lessen the deficit. However, Marek Kotas stood his ground and made an excellent tackle on Sucodru. He cleared the ball as far as Bentley, who had stayed up front. Bentley chipped the ball over an onrushing Bruno Mendes and sidestepped him to collect the ball perfectly. His pace took him past Rio custodian Adriano Moreira before slotting home the ball at close range.
After the fourth goal, Zagreb visibly went down a gear, their job more or less done, and Socudru took the opportunity to score a consolation from a Belenyesi freekick. Though the ball looked to have been amply covered by Zagreb goalkeeper Marcel Need, it took a deflection off Kjell- Frode Bogersen and Need fumbled it over the line.
Zagreb held on till the end for the win, as Mark Picking and Elrio van Heerden missed late chances to increase their arrears. Zagreb will face First Division high-flyers and current leader Tromsø in the third round of the cup at Maksimir next week.
Team Lineups
Estadio dos Arcos, Portugal
Cup - A second string Zagreb side swept aside Div 4 club Rio Ave in Portugal in the second round cup tie as the club recorded their fourth straight win of the season.
Manager Cole had decided to rest most of his first team, leaving captain Ivo Rados the sole retainee from the early-week 1-0 win over fk Vardar. However, Zagreb was not lacking in experience, with old hands Elrio van Heerden, David Bentley and Lee Song complemented by reserve team members Huo Zhiyu, Mark Picking and Marek Kotas and rounded off with some up and coming youths.
Rados had a good day in the middle of the park once again, earning the Man of the Match award though he did not have an assist or a goal. He was all over the field, running back to tidy up stray balls and launching numerous attacks forward.
It took only 28 minutes for Zagreb to open it's account, with Anders Sæternes' through ball allowing Huo to finish with a simple tap-in. The Rio defense was in disarray and only 9 minutes later, Zagreb added a second as van Heerden won the ball at the edge of the Rio box and spotted Lee's run into the box. A delicate chip found Lee, who finished with aplomb for his first goal of the season in as many starts.
5 minutes before half-time, David Bentley surged into the Rio box, but Rio's Romanian striker Mikos Belenyesi followed him in, fighting for the ball. Bentley made it all the way to the touchline, where he cut the ball back to a lurking Huo Zhiyu. Huo nutmegged Akira Fukushima, then made no mistake from 5 metres out for his second goal and Zagreb's third.
The second half started more or less the same as the first, with Zagreb keeping the tempo steady. Rio's frontman Letaj Sucodru made a rare foray into the Zagreb half, as the rest of the team came forward hoping to lessen the deficit. However, Marek Kotas stood his ground and made an excellent tackle on Sucodru. He cleared the ball as far as Bentley, who had stayed up front. Bentley chipped the ball over an onrushing Bruno Mendes and sidestepped him to collect the ball perfectly. His pace took him past Rio custodian Adriano Moreira before slotting home the ball at close range.
After the fourth goal, Zagreb visibly went down a gear, their job more or less done, and Socudru took the opportunity to score a consolation from a Belenyesi freekick. Though the ball looked to have been amply covered by Zagreb goalkeeper Marcel Need, it took a deflection off Kjell- Frode Bogersen and Need fumbled it over the line.
Zagreb held on till the end for the win, as Mark Picking and Elrio van Heerden missed late chances to increase their arrears. Zagreb will face First Division high-flyers and current leader Tromsø in the third round of the cup at Maksimir next week.
Team Lineups
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