Soudani for the win and the lead

MAXtv Prva liga, 5.12.2015.

Stadium Maksimir, 19. round

GNK Dinamo – HNK Hajduk 2:1 (1:1)

Referees: Ante Vučemilović-Š. (Osijek), Tomislav Petrović (Valpovo), Miro Grgić (Osijek), Dalibor Conjar (Osijek), 1. DPS: Tihomir Pejin (Donji Miholjac), 2. DPS: Damir Batinić (Osijek)

Attendance: 10328

Dinamo: Eduardo – Pinto, Sigali, Taravel, Pivarić – Machado (73. Goncalo), Antolić (58. Ćorić) – Soudani, Rog, Fernandes – Henriquez (58. Pjaca)

Hajduk: Kalinić – Juranović, Milović, Velasquez, Milić – Jefferson – Caktaš, Bencun (90. Maloku), Sušić (90. Bilyy), Tudor (73. Balić) - Vlašić

Yellow cards: Soudani (90.+4) / Tudor (25.), Sušić (50.), Milić (51.), Jefferson (62., 90.), Juranović (89.)

Red card: Jefferson (90.)

Goals: 1:0 Fernandes (5.), 2:1 Soudani (90.+4) / 1:1 Caktaš (17.)

In the last seconds of the derby game against Hajduk Soudani scored a brilliant volley from the post and launched Dinamo to the top of the league table!

After Rijeka's Friday draw against Inter it was clear that a derby win will bring Dinamo first position. Regardless, Dinamo wanted a win against Hajduk in front of 10 thousand fans and they got it; with style. The game couldn't have started better than with an early lead Dinamo took after 5. minutes when Fernandes scored a header after Machado's cross from the corner.

Unfortunately, Hajduk responded quickly and in the 17^th minute it was all equal again. It was a nice team move that Caktaš ended with a shot from just outside the box and placed the ball in the bottom corner. Dinamo dominated but there was no clear chances in the first half but things got very interesting in the last 20 minutes.

First Eduardo made a nice save after Bencun escaped defensive line while on the other side Ćorić was brought down in the box and the referee pointed to the spot but then saw the flag was up. Vlašić also had his attempt saved by Eduardo, we have entered in additional time and then came – Soudani. It was in the 94^th minute, Fernandes made a cross to the box where Soudani striked a great right footed volley that hit the post and ended in the net.

It was a goal for big celebration, important win and returning to the "natural position" – top of the table.