Tuesday December 4, 2012 Group Stage: Group A Finished Maksimir

Dinamo Zagreb 1 - 1 Dynamo Kiev

  • Krstanovic 90’ (pen.)
  • Yarmolenko 45’

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  1. Champions League - Dinamo Zagreb share spoils with Dynamo Kiev

    Champions League - Dinamo Zagreb share spoils with Dynamo Kiev

    Dinamo Zagreb drew 1-1 with Dynamo Kiev in Champions League Group A amid farcical scenes caused by heavy snow in Croatia. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Dinamo Zagreb
    • Dynamo Kiev
    • 90+6' Full time and Zagreb are delighted. Hugs all around.
    • 90+5' Goal! Zagreb 1-1 Kiev - Krstanovic himself takes responsibility and he sends the keeper the wrong way. The players go absolutely crazy and they do avoid that very unwanted statistic!
    • 90+4' It's going to be the last kick of the game, it's a penalty! Koval brings down Krstanovic and that's the right decision.
    • 90+3' The freekick comes in, half cleared and Krstanovic hits a decent volley, but straight at Koval and he holds.
    • 90+2' A needless foul from Yarmolenko and Zagreb will send the big men up from the back. Kiev sub: Haruna comes off for Bogdanov.
    • 90+1' Sammir again drives forward and Betao stays on his feet to get the ball clear. Vida pumps the ball back in and Simunic has stayed forward.
    • 90' Kiev never win away, but they're winning away tonight. Blokhin sat at home will be very happy with this.
    • 89' Betao clears the ball out. The ball gets stuck in the mud for Mikhalik, but he also gets it away. Mehmedi puts extra on the ball because of the pitch, but way too much on it.
    • 88' Miguel Veloso takes just Kiev's second corner, but they play it short and are just trying to keep the 1-0 here.
    • 87' Simunic sees the ball so so late as he dives in near the back post and he can't quite get to the ball.
    • 86' He breaks through two players and threads it through to Krstanovic, but Taiwo, who has had a very good game tonight, gets there first.
    • 85' Inexplicably the foul is not given against Ruben for a shoulder barge on the defender. But no matter as Sammir breaks.
    • 84' The homeside have dominated possession, having 56% overall, but still nothing to show for it.
    • 83' Kiev sub: Dud is off for Mehmadi. A good decision considering he was on the verge of a second yellow.
    • 82' Ibanez plays the ball behind where he intended, but Kovacic picks it up and keeps the move going. Away by Betao, but Kiev look tired now.
    • 81' Pumped into the box and there's mayhem in the area. Sammr should shoot, but lays it off and the chance is gone.
    • 80' Freekick to the home side, and again it's Dudu just past the halfway line...
    • 79' Betao clears it forward, but it's straight back at them and Krstanovic does really well to create some space down the left and cross in low. Koval is once again there though to claim down low.
    • 77' Kiev sub: Marco Ruben has come on for Brown.
    • 76' Vukojevic has been very good in the conditions tonight, winning his battles and doing well on the ball.
    • 75' Vida's bundlesd over by Dudu, who needs to be careful after picking up a yellow earlier. The set piece is into the box and Vukojevic clears it out.
    • 74' Vrsaljko's cross to the back post is good and Koval only just about manages to hold onto it. Ibanez commits the foul and it's a freekick.
    • 73' Brozovic comes off for the man who scored an own goal in the previous game between these two, Pivaric.
    • 72' Krstanovic looks like he's fouled as he tries to bring down a long punt, but it's not given.
    • 71' The ball is played into Beqiraj, who lays it off for Sammir, his pass is sprayed wide and Taiwo steps in to clear.
    • 69' Taiwo knocks long and it's out for a goalkick. The atmosphere isn't quite what it was, with Zagreb not really creating much beyond that one one-on-one.
    • 68' Kovacic onto Sammir, and you can't be sure whether that was a shot or a pass, but either way it was woeful.
    • 67' Thee freekick from Vida is given straight to Brown. That was one of the worst freekcicks of all time. But he's back to challenge Brown and slids out well.
    • 66' Beqiraj is through on goal and puts the ball miles wide of the far post. Koval was out well, but the shot was no where near!
    • 65' Yarmolenko whips in an inswinging cross with his left foot and the little Duda can't get his even smaller head on it. If the man crossing it had been there he'd have buried it.
    • 64' Brilliant from Simunic who brings the ball back past two onrushing strikers, making them look pretty foolish.
    • 63' Still Zagreb are waiting to score in this competition. Only got 27 minutes to avoid becoming only the third team to ever fail to do so.
    • 62' Zagreb substitution: Cop is off for Krstanovic.
    • 61' Dudu loses he ball as he tries to swivel on a six pence. Challenged, but it's out for a Kiev throw in.
    • 60' Good opportunity for Ibanez nd he has a dig and it's deflected out for a corner. Again the corner comes in and caught by Koval.
    • 59' The rain continues to pour down, the snow melting, but the pitch getting very soggy.
    • 58' Dudu is pulled up for the foul on Ademi and Zagreb get the freekick on he halfway line. Again pumped into the box and once again easily cleared.
    • 57' Sammir with a good burst and he finds Brozovic, who should have a touch and a shot, but he tries to hook it across and it's easily out.
    • 56' Throw to Kiev and Taiwo takes it long down the line. Simunic has to flip the ball pu before trying to clear it.
    • 54' Cop and Sammir combine. He gives it to Ibanez and his cross-shot goes about a yard wide of the far post.
    • 52' Taiwo loops a ball into the box but it's easily cleared. Veloso retrieves the ball and Yarmolenko does really well to whip in the ball and Brown's flick lacks power. Offside anyway.
    • 51' Kovacic over the top for Beqiraj, but it hits his back as he turns away from the ball.
    • 50' Simunic gets out of trouble well and Zagreb can break through Sammir. What would have been a good pass stops in the turf
    • 48' Kovacic gets away, gives it to Beqiraj, but he can't keep the ball in play as he slides off the pitch.
    • 47' The two penalty areas are in a terrible state. here. Brozovic with a poor challenge from behind on Duda and he picks up a yellow.
    • 46' Beqiraj is literally shivering as the play restarts. He'll be running around a lot in this second half.
    • 45+1' LIterally the last kick of the half as well.
    • 45+1' Goal! Zagreb 0-1 Kiev - Yarmolenko on the volley from 20 yards scoops it up and over the keeper. It hits the bar and bounces straight down and into Kelava and in!
    • 45' Yarmlolenko charges down the inside right channel and puts in an early ball, but no one staed up with him and it uns through to the keeper.
    • 44' Kovacic plays forward to Cop and his cross can't beat the first man. Ibanez does well to cut in on his right, but it's his weaker foot and he sails the pass straight out of play.
    • 43' Cop fouls Garmash and it's a freekick. The snow's eased up to nothing, but the conditions are still pretty terrible here.
    • 42' Brown and Haruna try to combine going forward, but it breaks down. Zagreb retaliate and Sammir can't quite hold off the defender on the edge of the area when in a good position to shoot.
    • 40' Vrsoljko does well down the right and Beqiraj has a go at an optimistic overhead and it doesn't come off.
    • 39 Haruna with some nice skills in the circumstances, but again he loses the ball. Beqiraj with a dig, but it's blocked by Taiwo and the ball back into the box is claimed by Koval.
    • 38' Taiwo absolutely skelps the ball up field. Haruna tries to get a strike at goal, but can't and it's cleared out for a Kiev throw.
    • 37' A little tiff between Garmash and Sammir as they push and shove a bit. The ref pulls them over and puts a stop to it.
    • 36' Yarmolenko off to Brown, who spreads to Haruna, but his cross is cut out and Zagreb win the throw.
    • 35' Cop leaves a foot in as the ball runs through to Koval. To be fair, his foot doesn't actually touch the keeper. He's either faking it, or the spray of the snow got in his eyes.
    • 34' Simunic gives the ball away under pressure, but it's out for a throw for Kiev and no teams are taking any chances here with their defending.
    • 33' Beqiraj hardly fouls the defender, but the ref falls for it and Koval pumps the freekick again deep into the opposition half.
    • 32' INto a great area, but Kelava dives into the mud bath that is the six yard box and comes up with the ball...and covered in mud.
    • 31' Dudu is fouled by Vrsaljko and Mikhalik pumps it into the area from the halfway line. Corner given.
    • 30' Offside given against Beqiraj as he runs on to a lofted through ball. Back header from Simonic and Kelava can easily claim.
    • 29' Corner conceded and Sammir whips it in, but again straight to Koval.
    • 27' Betao hits his pass way too hard and it's out for a goal kick. The snow has stopped now. Yarmolenko looks to be through on goal, but Ibanez gets back well to challenge.
    • 26' The corner is well caught by Koval though and Vukojevic knows what to do as he hoofs the ball back in right out of play.
    • 25' Koval is having a nightmare here, but it's not all his fault as the back pass is poor. He gets awa with the miscontrol as Mikhalik clears.
    • 24' The ref gives the freekick against Beqiraj on Betao and the Brazilian takes it quickly. Yarmolenko on the ball now, but hacked away by Betao.
    • 23' Yarmolenko appeals for handball, but it's not given. Cop challenges Dudu and gives away the foul.
    • 22' Wow, that shot from Brown didn't even go out of play. He hit it quite hard along the floor and it stayed out by a couple of yards. Was going wide anyway mind.
    • 21' Vrsaljko seems to have adapted pretty well to these conditions as he boots the ball a mile ahead of him and knows the ball will hold up.
    • 20' Complete miskick from Kovacic and it's followed up by exactly the same from Sammir. And the snow held off for about a minute. Coming back down thick and fast.
    • 19' The snow has eased off now thankfully. We might just see out 90 minutes here. Sammir launches the freekick into the box and it's cleared.
    • 18' This is farcical as Koval misses the ball and Mikhalik has to cover round the back and clear. The ball's back into the box and pings around everywhere until the shot goes well over the box.
    • 17' Cop hits the deflected ball off the crossbar from five yards. It seemed to come off the heel of Yarmolenko as he tried to clear, but Cop couldn't make him pay.
    • 16' Cop to Sammir and his pass forward is poor. Zagreb pick it back up though and win a corner down the right hand side.
    • 15' A through ball for Brown, but an excellent challnge from Simunic as he slides for about 10 yards.
    • 14' The lines that were cleared are already starting to disappear under the snow. A poor clearance from Kelava and Dudu fails to control.
    • 13' Brown gets his first sight of goal as the ball holds up for him about 10 yards out, but a bit of a toe poke and it goes wide of the near post.
    • 12' Garmash pus the early cross in and again the ball holds up badly. Zagreb hit back, lose the ball then Vida picks up a yellow for a thunderous challenge. He slides for miles!
    • 11' The snow seems to have abated slightly and play will get back underway!
    • 20:02 We'll keep you informed as to if and when this match gets underway. With the orginal match time due to finish at nearly midnight in Croatia though, you have to doubt it will get back underway tonight.
    • 20:00 A single man has a grass blower on the pitch and he's trying to blow the snow off the lines of the pitch. That's amazing.
    • 10' This match is going to be at the very least delayed here, at most called off. The referee orders the players off the pitch to boos from the crowd.
    • 9' Freekick taken by Veloso in line with the edge of the area and the flag is straight up for a foul on the defender.
    • 8' Excellent control from Sammir to bring the ball down and spread it out wide. A bit scrappy here though, but that's obviously understandable.
    • 7' Sammir finds Beqiraj, but the ball gets stuck in the turf in the area and he loses it.
    • 6' Brown flicks on looking for Dudu, but it's out for a Zagreb throw. Loving the short sleeves and gloves combo from some of the Kiev players.
    • 4' This might not last the 90 minutes if the snow continues to come down like it is. Koval goes down thinking the ball will go out, but it holds up badly. It's only going to get worse....
    • 3' And as that's written the yellow ball comes onto the pitch. Sammir looks dangerous early on and Zagreb are all over Kiev at the minute.
    • 2' Zagreb get an early corner and whipped in by Sammir, but cleared at the near post with ease. No yellow ball either surprisingly.
    • 1' As we kick off here the snow is starting to settle on the pitch. Small crowd, but still sounds like a good atmosphere.
    • 19:40 There's about seven people in the stands. You can't blame those who didn't come really in this weather though. The South Americans on the pitch can't be enjoying this.
    • 19:35 Bad news, it's absolutely pelting it down, a strange mixture of rain and snow. It's turning from a slick surface to something you'd be shocked to see on a cold Tuesday night in Stoke.
    • 19:30 Krunoslav Jurcic: "We have maximum respect for them and we all know their high European standing, but we need to achieve our goal, our dream, and start winning points in the Champions League."
    • 19:25 Join me on Twitter @TomEmburyD...correct my terrible Eastern-European-name spelling, criticise my analysis, provide your own. We want it all!
    • 19:20 Croatian international Ognjen Vukojevic, the former Dinamo player, is in for Oleh Gusev, who has a thigh injury. It's the only change to the Dynamo side that won 4-2 in the league on Friday.
    • 19:15 New Dinamo coach Krunoslav Jurcic hopes this new fangled diamond midfield will work tonight. He's going to try and take charge of central midfield, and he's brought in more of a Barca style pressing game since he's come in.
    • 19:10 In head to heads, these two have played each other three times, with Kyiv winning all three. They won on matchday two 2-0 through goals by Gusev and a Pivaric own goal.
    • 19:05 Dynamo Kiev have won just two of their last 14 matches in Europe excluding qualifiers, but one of those was against Dinamo Zagreb (W2 D7 L5). The Croatian side have failed to score in 11 of their last 13 matches in European competition excluding qualifiers. The movable object against the very stoppable force then.
    • 19:00 Dinamo Zagreb are the only team without a goal in this season’s Champions League. They could become only the third team ever to fail to score in a Champions League Group after Maccabi Haifa 2009-10 and Deportivo La Coruna in 2004-05.
    • 18:55 The teams are in – Zagreb: Kelava, Ibanez, Simunic, Vrsaljko, Vida, Ademi, Mateo Kovacic, Sammir, Brozovic, Beqiraj, Cop. Subs: Mitrovic, Puljic, Calello, Pivaric, Alispahic, Halilovic, Krstanovic///Kyiv: Koval, Betao, Mikhalik, Taiwo, Miguel Veloso, Vukojevic, Yarmolenko, Garmash, Haruna, Dudu, Ideye. Subs: Shovkovskiy, Rybalka, Bogdanov, Mehmedi, Marco Ruben, Raffael.
    • 18:50 Bit of a dead rubber this match in terms of permutations. Dynamo Kiev will play in the Europa League after Christmas, while Dinamo Zagreb have been eliminated from European competition altogether. Should still be a feisty match though.
    • 18:45 Hello and welcome to Eurosport UK's live minute-by-minute coverage the final Champions League Group A match between Dinamo Zagreb and Dynamo Kiev at the Maksimir Stadium.

  • Summary

    • 90+5' Goal! Zagreb 1-1 Kiev - Krstanovic himself takes responsibility and he sends the keeper the wrong way. The players go absolutely crazy and they do avoid that very unwanted statistic!
    • 90+4' It's going to be the last kick of the game, it's a penalty! Koval brings down Krstanovic and that's the right decision.
    • 66' Beqiraj is through on goal and puts the ball miles wide of the far post. Koval was out well, but the shot was no where near!
    • 45+1' Goal! Zagreb 0-1 Kiev - Yarmolenko on the volley from 20 yards scoops it up and over the keeper. It hits the bar and bounces straight down and into Kelava and in!
    • 13' Brown gets his first sight of goal as the ball holds up for him about 10 yards out, but a bit of a toe poke and it goes wide of the near post.
    • 10' This match is going to be at the very least delayed here, at most called off. The referee orders the players off the pitch to boos from the crowd.
    • 18:55 The teams are in – Zagreb: Kelava, Ibanez, Simunic, Vrsaljko, Vida, Ademi, Mateo Kovacic, Sammir, Brozovic, Beqiraj, Cop. Subs: Mitrovic, Puljic, Calello, Pivaric, Alispahic, Halilovic, Krstanovic///Kyiv: Koval, Betao, Mikhalik, Taiwo, Miguel Veloso, Vukojevic, Yarmolenko, Garmash, Haruna, Dudu, Ideye. Subs: Shovkovskiy, Rybalka, Bogdanov, Mehmedi, Marco Ruben, Raffael.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Dinamo Zagreb

    Manager: Krunoslav Jurcic

  • Dynamo Kiev

    Manager: Oleg Blokhin

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      Yellow Card 6 5
      6.5 7
      6.5 7
      Midfielders
      6 5
      6 6
      Yellow Card Substitution Out71′ 5.5 5
      7.5 6
      Substitution Out60′ 7 7
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      Substitution In60′ Goal Yellow Card 4.5 8
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      Goal Yellow Card 9 8
      Substitution Out90′ 7.5 6
      Yellow Card Substitution Out82′ 8 6
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  1. How much mamic pay referi for penalty.

    From njonjo, on Tue 4 Dec 22:02

  2. MUCKO DJUBRE

    From njonjo, on Tue 4 Dec 21:59

  3. Dinamo is last rubbish in croatian football lige ,­ leading by Mamic who is the biggest mafija in croatia.

    From njonjo, on Tue 4 Dec 21:58

  4. Jad bijeda i ocaj Mamicevog hohstapleraja....

    From Ned, on Tue 4 Dec 21:37
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