Dinamo convincingly defeated the leading team of the Polish league

With a very good and convincing performance, Dinamo's football players secured their first victory in their second appearance at the training camp in Turkey. After a draw on Thursday against Shakhtar, 2:2, the Blues defeated the leading team of the Polish league, Lech from Poznan, with 3:1 on Sunday. The atmosphere was marred by Bartol Franjić's injury, who had to leave the field after just under a minute on the pitch at the start of the second half.

All four goals were scored in the first half, while the players from the main line-up of both teams were on the field. The Poles, however, threatened in the 10th minute when Daniel Håkans initiated an attack and set up Ali Gholizdaeh who hit the block. Practically in the next attack on the other side, Martin Baturina created an attractive move that was finished by Nathanaël Mbuku with a sharp shot, but the Polish defense intervened.

Dinamo's goal in the 20th minute was preceded by a dangerous attempt from Lech, Afonso Sousa initiated the attack, Mikael Ishak took a shot from the right in the penalty area, but this ball also ended up blocked. However, then Lech's net finally shook. Baturina from 17 meters, slightly from the left, accurately placed the ball in the opposite corner. Not even a full minute later, the Poles - equalized. Sousa launched a semi-high ball from the left into the penalty area where Gholizadeh timely ran in and managed to deflect the ball into the goal in the fall.

The action for the new lead of the blues was initiated by Kevin Theophile, he intercepted the ball in his own half, Luka Stojković initiated the attack and elegantly left it with his heel for Mbukua, who passed it to the left where Arbër Hoxha accepted it in the penalty area and launched it with his left foot into the opposite lower corner.

Goalkeeper Ivan Nevistić then quickly snatched the ball out of the net after a powerful shot at Wojciech Monka. Mbuku then initiated a play on the right side for the Blues, extended to Stojković who elegantly turned towards the goal, Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel made a run, but goalkeeper Filip Bednarek deflected the ball out of play with a brilliant reflex.

No, the Polish goalkeeper was helpless in the 41st minute, Baturina approached the penalty area from the left and effectively sent the ball to the center with his right foot, where Stojković ran in and scored for 3:1.

The Poles could have returned to the game at the start of the second half, but Nevistić prevented a goal with a brilliant reaction after Patrik Wålemark made a long run to the top of the six-yard box. It was during those moments that Franjić got injured, and he was replaced by Jan Oliveras. It was precisely Oliveras who made a strong shot from 18 meters in the 68th minute, and goalkeeper Bartosz Mrozek pushed it out for a corner. Wålemark also attempted a volley from seven meters towards the end of the match, but the ball flew over the crossbar.

In Dinamo, for the first time in two and a half years, goalkeeper Nikola Čavlina reappeared, entering the field in the 61st minute, replacing Nevistić.

After the match, coach Fabio Cannavaro and the scorer of the first goal Martin Baturina gave statements to our channels.

Belek, January 12, 2025.

Preparation match

Dinamo - Lech 3:1

Dinamo; 1st half: Nevistić – Pierre-Gabriel, Theophile, Mmaee, Ristovski – Ademi, Mbuku, Stojković, Baturina, Hoxha – Kulenović, 2nd half: Nevistić (61. Čavlina) – Moharrami (82. Mikić), Galešić, Torrente, Franjić (48. Oliveras, 84. Jakirović) – Pavić; Cordoba, Kačavenda, Rog (75. Perković), Hoxha (67. Šunta) – Rimac (82. Ćutuk)

Coach: Fabio Cannavaro

Lech; 1st half: Bednarek – Hoffmann, Monka, Milić, Pingot – Gholizadeh, Jagiello, Kozubal, Håkans – Ishak, Sousa; 2nd half: Mrozek – Pereira, Douglas, Salamon, Andersson (72. Gurgul) – Thordarson, Murawski; Wålemark, Gmur (77. Dudek), Hotić – Szymczak

Coach: Niels Frederiksen

Scorers: 1:0 Baturina (20.), 1:1 Gholizadeh (22.), 2:1 Hoxha (34.), 3:1 Stojković (41.)