UEFA Champions League

Vardar vs Dinamo Zagreb, 2016-17 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying Second Round

· 1st Leg
Vardar
  • 54': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
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1 - 2
1st Leg
Dinamo Zagreb
  • 21': Nemanja Mijuskovic (OG)
  • 30': Marko Rog

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Match Commentary

  • 21': Own Goal by Nemanja Mijuskovic, Vardar. Vardar 0, Dinamo Zagreb 1.
  • 28': Junior Fernandes (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Goal! Vardar 0, Dinamo Zagreb 2. Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 45': Gligorov (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Vardar. Darko Velkoski replaces Gligorov.
  • 45': Substitution, Vardar. Jonathan Balotelli replaces Petar Petkovski.
  • 51': Alexandru Matel (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Goal! Vardar 1, Dinamo Zagreb 2. Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 55': Petar Stojanovic (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Jasir Asani (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Ante Coric replaces Ángelo Henríquez.
  • 66': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Borna Sosa replaces Alexandru Matel.
  • 71': Substitution, Vardar. Jhon Obregon replaces Jasir Asani.
  • 74': Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Damir Sovsic replaces Marko Rog.
  • 90': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Toše Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 17,000

Line-Ups

VAR Vardar

No. Name
28 Tomislav Pacovski (GK)
4 Nemanja Mijuskovic
10 Damir Kojasevic
8 Stefan Spirovski
3 Goran Popov
6 Boban Grncarov
97 Petar Petkovski
16 Nikola Gligorov Yellow Card
11 Jasir Asani Yellow Card
70 Juan Felipe
19 Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
Vardar Substitutes:
Evgen Novak, Boban Nikolov, Filip Gacevski, Jonathan Balotelli, Jhon Obregon, Darko Velkoski, Vlatko Grozdanovski.

DZG Dinamo Zagreb

No. Name
1 Antonijo Jezina (GK)
2 Hillel Soudani
10 Paulo Machado
8 Domagoj Antolic
11 Junior Fernándes Yellow Card
77 Alexandru Matel Yellow Card
23 Gordon Schildenfeld
22 Leonardo Sigali
9 Ángelo Henríquez
37 Petar Stojanovic Yellow Card
30 Marko Rog
Dinamo Zagreb Substitutes:
Jonas, Damir Sovsic, Adrian Semper, Borna Sosa, Ante Coric, Filip Benkovic, Armin Hodzic.

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