21 September was one of the matches of the Conference League on football. Dinamo (Zagreb) and Astana (Kazakhstan) met.
Conference League
Dinamo (Zagreb) - Astana (Kazakhstan ) - 5:1 (1:0)
Goals: Petković (43), Petković (53), M. Bulat (58), Marin (85), T. Halilović (90+3) - K. Hovhannisyan (78)
Warnings: D. Darboe (42), S. Loncar (43), A. Amanovic (48), Aroyan (52), B. Sutalo (70).
Dinamo Zagreb hosted FC Astana in an exciting football match at the Maksimir Stadium in the UEFA Europa League Conference. At half-time the score was 1-0 in favour of Dinamo Zagreb, but the score eventually became 5-1, demonstrating the dominant play of the home team. The first half of the match was relatively quiet in terms of goals, but a few notable events did occur. In the 42nd minute, FC Astana player D. Darboe received a yellow card, and a minute later S. Lonchar received a yellow card. However, in the 43rd minute a penalty was awarded to Dinamo Zagreb, which was successfully realised by B. Petkovic, putting his team ahead. At the beginning of the second half, Astana continued to struggle, receiving yellow cards for A. Amanovic in the 48th minute and V. Aroyan in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, a penalty was again awarded to Dinamo Zagreb, and B. Petkovic scored confidently. Petkovic confidently scored his second goal of the match. The dominance of Dinamo Zagreb continued in the 58th minute, when M. Bulat hit the net, increasing the advantage to 3:0. FC Astana tried to get back on track by making two quick substitutions in the 62nd minute: I. Kuat and T. Dosmagambetov.
However, Dinamo Zagreb also made two substitutions, replacing M. Emreli with L. Menalo and M. Bulat with T. Halilovic. In the 70th minute, Dinamo Zagreb player B. Sutalo received a yellow card, but it did not slow down the pace of the game. In the 73rd minute Dinamo Zagreb again made two substitutions: B. Petkovic was replaced by S. Kulenovic, and G. Kulenovic was substituted. Kulenovic, and G. Vidovic gave place to A. Marin. These substitutions proved to be effective, as in the 78th minute K. Hovhannisyan managed to score a consolation goal. However, all hopes for Astana's miraculous comeback were dashed when in the 82nd minute Dinamo Zagreb made the last substitution, replacing R. Ljubicic with B. Mikhailichenko. Mikhailichenko. In the 85th minute FC Astana made two substitutions: D. Darboe instead of A. Aymbetov and F. Ourega instead of D. Jovancic. But in the end Dinamo Zagreb played the match to the end, scoring two more goals in the last minutes of the match. In the 85th minute A. Marin scored a goal, consolidating Dinamo Zagreb's advantage, and in the 90th minute T. Halilovic's goal sealed an unconditional victory for the hosts. With the score 5:1, Dinamo Zagreb demonstrated their superiority throughout the match and won an unforgettable victory in front of their spectators at the Maksimir stadium.
In the next round the following matches await the rivals: Balkani - Dinamo, Astana - Victoria.
Dinamo | Astana | |
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7 | Kicks in goal | 2 |
14 | Blows | 7 |
3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
7 | Penalty kicks | 6 |
7 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 1 |
10 | Offences | 19 |
2 | Corner | 3 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
67% | Ball possession | 33% |
1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
0 | Red cards | 0 |
1 | Keeper saves | 3 |
567 | Total assists | 277 |
505 | Accurate assists | 218 |
89% | Accuracy of passes | 79% |