Missing chances and getting punished

La Manga, Spain, 26.1.2016.

Friendly game

GNK Dinamo – Stromsgodset 0:2 (0:1)

Attendance: 200

Dinamo: Eduardo – Matel (29. Stojanović), Benković, Schildenfeld, Pivarić – Pavičić, Antolić – Soudani, Šovšić, Fernandes – Henriquez; second half: Ježina – Stojanović, Goncalo, Soldo, Musa – Rog, Machado – Olmo, Ćorić, Brekalo – Hodžić

Stromsgodset: Pettersen – Lindquist, Madsen, Hoibraten, Parr – Abu, Moen, Nguen – Hamoud, Kastrati – Sorum; also played: Ovenstad, Gjerstrom, Bredeli, Boateng, Johansen, Valsvik, Storflor, Pedersen, Jaronsinski, Saetra

Yellow cards: Stojanović (29.), Šovšić (32.), Goncalo (78.) / Gjerstrom (59.)

Goals: 0:1 Kastrati (40.), 0:2 Pedersen (55.)

In the first preseason game in Spain Modri played a good game, created and missed numerous chances to get punished by Norwegian Stromsgodset; the team that created three chances and converted two of them to victory.

Modri were the dominant side from the start of the game and ball possession was on their side but the first chance after Dinamo's corner kick had the Norwegian team. Nguen escaped in the counter attack but he failed to strike a dangerous shot. On the other side Dinamo had several chances but in the 40^th minute Stromsgodset took the lead. Once again it was a counter attack in which Hamoud found Kastrati who placed the ball in the net.

At the end of the first half Josip Pivarić was taken out of the pitch after an injury and it doesn't look good; not at all because knee suffered and Pivarić could be on the verge of a long break. Modri started the second half with completely new team but after just 10 minute Stromsgodset made another textbook counter attack and Pedersen scored for 2:0. Modri dominated and had chances to get back in the game but failed to do so.

There were plenty of good things on today's game and the one that wasn't is finishing. Nothing to worry about in this part of preseason.