Dinamo advances to quarterfinals

Croatian Cup, Round 2

25.10.2016, Municipal stadium (Bjelovar)

Attendance: 1.300

NK BJELOVAR – DINAMO 1:2 (0:1)

Officials: Igor Križarić, Borut Križarić, Nikola Kečkeš

Bjelovar (4-2-3-1): Gavranović – Muniz, Hajdarović, Pušić, Kozić – Orač, Jakšić (85. Kuhar) – Šiprak (55. Rajić), Tominac, Furmek – Ivančić (76. Jaković). Head coach: Mario Kos.

Dinamo (4-2-3-1): Šemper – Stojanović, Schildenfeld, Perić, Soldo (65. Gojak) – Knežević, Jonas  – Fiolić (75. Karimi), Ćorić, Šitum – Hodžić (62. Henriquez). Head coach: Ivajlo Petev.

Yellow cards: Pušić (48), Soldo (58), Stojanović (61)

Goalscorers: 0:1 Šitum (14), 0:2 Ćorić (71), 1:2 Jaković (80)

Dinamo advances to quarterfinals of Croatian Cup after victory over NK Bjelovar, Croatian third division side. In front of 1.500 spectators, Croatian champion won by a tiny margin, just 2-1. 

Dinamo took the lead in the 14th minute after Fiolić's long diagonal ball to Šitum on the left side. Šitum ran with the ball into the middle and scored from the edge of the box. Ante Ćorić doubled the lead in the 71st minute with the well-placed finish inside the penalty area after an assist from Henriquez.   

Until the end of the match, although Dinamo created more chances, it was a home team which scored the last goal. In the 80th minute, Jaković scored a consolidation goal.  

Quarterfinal matches are scheduled on November 30.