“Dion Drena Beljo opens the scoring just six minutes in, giving Dinamo Zagreb a dream start at Maksimir.”
Pivotal“Mateo Lisica doubles Zagreb's lead inside ten minutes, making it 2-0 and seemingly putting the tie out of Viking's reach.”
Pivotal“Peter Christiansen reduces the deficit to 2-1, giving Viking a foothold in the tie after a sustained spell of pressure from the Norwegian side.”
Pivotal“Zlatko Tripic completes a stunning Viking comeback with an equaliser just before half-time, turning a comfortable Zagreb lead into a level first-leg scoreline and shifting the entire momentum of the tie.”
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Dinamo Zagreb
Viking
Outstanding performance
Dinamo Zagreb•AttackerDinamo Zagreb tore out of the blocks at Maksimir, scoring twice inside ten minutes through Dion Drena Beljo and Mateo Lisica to put the tie seemingly beyond Viking's reach at the halfway point of the first half. Zagreb's territorial dominance — 60% possession, 23 shots and 61 dangerous attacks — told the story of a side utterly in control of proceedings. Yet Viking refused to fold. Peter Christiansen pulled one back on 26 minutes to breathe life back into the visitors, and Zlatko Tripic's equaliser ten minutes before the break stunned the home crowd and rewrote the narrative entirely. The second half was a strikingly different game: Viking sat deep, Zagreb probed endlessly but could not find a third, and the substitutions from both benches failed to shift the dynamic. Despite commanding the statistics, Dinamo will be frustrated — they created three big chances and missed one, while Viking's six shots yielded two goals, a ruthless efficiency that leaves the tie delicately poised ahead of the second leg in Stavanger.
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Corner awarded.
Matteo Perez Vinlof takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Romano Postema comes on for Peter Buch Christiansen.
Jakob Segadal Hansen comes on for Zlatko Tripic.
Corner awarded.
Niko Galesic is on, and Moris Valincic is off.
Smail Prevljak replaces Mislav Orsic.
Peter Buch Christiansen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Moris ValincicYellow CardYellow card shown to Moris Valincic.
Offside.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Sondre Bjorshol is on, and Henrik Heggheim is off.
On comes Herman Johan Haugen, off goes Kristoffer Haugen.
Arber Hoxha takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Arber Hoxha is on, and Mateo Lisica is off.
Robert Mudrazija comes on for Luka Stojkovic.
Joe BellYellow CardJoe Bell receives a yellow card.
Lukas Kacavenda comes on for Miha Zajc.
Simen Kvia-Egeskog is on, and Tobias Saliou Moi Sene is off.
Simen Kvia-Egeskog is on, and Tobias Saliou Moi Sene is off.
Miha Zajc takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Sergi Dominguez attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Miha Zajc takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Moris Valincic's header is saved.
First half ends with the score at 2-2.
Corner awarded.
Mislav Orsic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
First half ends with a score of 2-2.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Zlatko TripicZlatko Tripic scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Tobias Moi
Goal! The score is now 2-2.
Matteo Perez Vinlof takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Miha Zajc takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Peter ChristiansenPeter Buch Christiansen takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Tobias Moi
Goal! Zlatko Tripic scores, making it 2-1.
Luka Stojkovic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Miha Zajc takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Edvin Austbo takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Gianni Stensness takes a shot with his head but misses.
Corner awarded.
Mateo LisicaShot by Mateo Lisica with his right foot results in a goal.
assist: Dion Beljo
Goal! Mateo Lisica scores, making it 2-0.
Matteo Perez Vinlof takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Dion Drena Beljo takes a shot with another body part and scores.
Mateo Lisica takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
assist: Matteo Pérez Vinlöf
Goal! Dion Drena Beljo scores to make it 1-0.
Kick-off! The referee is Serdar Gozubuyuk.
Dinamo Zagreb host Viking FK in the first leg of their Champions League play-off at Stadion Maksimir, with a place in the league phase on the line. The Croatian giants arrive in red-hot form after six straight competitive wins, while Viking make the trip to Zagreb without several key players and looking to recover from a recent domestic setback.
