Dinamo come back from two goals down to beat Swiss side Thun 3-2 in extra time at Maksimir in Champions League qualifying! This is a huge result, not only for Dinamo, but for Croatian football as the reigning champs were left for dead in Zagreb with only 45 minutes to go.
After an atrocious 1st half that saw Dinamo down 2-0 and 3-1 on aggregate after defensive blunders, the Modri flipped the script in the 2nd half against Swiss champions Thun. But all the momentum shifted in the 67′ when Thun defender Marco Burki picked up a straight red card. Beljo cut the lead in half seven minutes later awkwardly heading home Valinčić cross into the box. Then it was game on in the 79′ when Kačavenda would head home a loose ball in the box following a corner to make it level on aggregate. The match would head into extra time where Valinčić would be the hero for Dinamo slamming home a shot from 20 yards out to beat the Thun keeper with only eight minutes remaining in the match. It was a HUGE come from behind win for Dinamo!
Dinamo will now play the winner of KÍ/Kauno Žalgris in the Champions League 3rd qualifying round where they will be favored. A win in that tie will ensure Dinamo plays at least Europa League this year!
This is a fantastic result for Croatian coefficient. 📈
As previewed
Anonymous was putting IMMENSE PRESSURE on Brighton that they aren’t featuring Luka enough in their social media/videos (only split second/background)
Fast forward today
Brighton release a LONG 90 second video titled “Luka’s First Training Session” (which is a LIE as he was playing keep-up yesterday) but it’s 100% all Luka – entering the training, getting his bib, team talk, Luka dribbling, Luka skilling, Luka walking off the field – and CUTELY Luka grabbing a post-training Smoothie (not sure if Brighton have a partnership with Igor’s Hamburg bubble-tea place?)
Once again, as always, Anonymous is the GOAT – Anonymous speaks – the WORLD runs like little ants
P.S. Luka is the ONLY Brighton player wearing a tank-top in training – the rest wear sleeves – this is SMART from Luka and his BIG ARMS imposing himself on his teammates
Good.
Now focus some of your efforts on pressuring the government to stop the illegals from flooding Croatia.
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Signing orsic was a mistake. Vidovic has been playing centre attacking midfield, it’s not his position. His position is LW competing with hoxha and orsic. 3 of the best players on the squad competing for one position means less minutes for all. Dinamo need to sell one of them immediately. Hoxha is ready to try to take a step up somewhere maybe Greece or turkey
It started last season, Dinamo want to make Vidovic into a #8. Problem with Vidovic is his speed, not fast enough to be a winger, his all around skill set isn’t up to snuff to be a midfielder, not strong enough to be a striker. He can do a little of everything but not great at any position. He is a forward that supports the main striker. A position that is only in a few systems which Dinamo dont play. Last season he statrted on wing and lost out to Hoxha, then Dinamo got the Idea that Vidovic should be a midfielder i dont see it.
Orsic looks done.
Can kacavenda make a come back and be on the repka radar?
He sure was promising before injuries
Nice goal from valincic
We need wing backs
Let’s hope he can catch form and hit some higher levels
I know it’s gonna suck hard with Luka leaving but I think we will be just fine long term
I mean…have we been so great these past two tournaments (Euro 2024 and WC 2026) where losing Luka would have been so devastating?
I don’t think whether we had Luka or not, that we’d somehow have been so much worse.
We were crap in all three games at the Euros, and we were crap for all but 1.5 games at this last World Cup (pretty much getting scored on every set piece and leaking goals in injury time).
I don’t think we’ll drop off at all once Luka leaves…but don’t quote me on this. 😉
Kacavenda could one day if he progresses. Chances are slim but he still has skill and smarts. He is a box to box #8 which we are deep in so most likely not but doesnt hurt to have more depth. I am a big fan and was dissapointed when Dinamo got rid of him last year. Kacavenda Zajc and stojkovic should rotate throughout the year.
Check out Valincic’s laznjak at 6:46 which set up the first goal
When Valincic scored why did he point to himself/DZ logo and then the ground to convey “I’m staying here”
Bro – not even one club has put forward an offer for you – where would you go ? lol
Something isn’t right in this guys head
Looks like he’s just saying that Im here lol
Speaking of not right in the head..
Why did Valincic explode and yell at the poor ball boy at 08:01 after the Topic shot got saved/went out ??
Very poor mentality to pick on the ball boy – it’s not that ball boy’s job at the touchline to give the ball to the keeper – it’s the ball boy behind the net’s job (which he does)
Terrible terrible attitude – these ball boys look up to the players – they are their idols and want to be them one day – especially as this is at Maksimir (if it was away it wouldn’t matter as much) – the ball boy 100% didn’t do anything wrong and 100% didn’t deserve to get yelled at
Zero percent he gets called up for the NL – Bilic will have seen this – and you can’t have that attitude in the squad
Jaga and his Anonymous-like Monster Arms able to defend TWO players on corners/crosses
Valincic, Vidovic and Dominguez combined can’t defend one player (I’ve never seen such a free header in my life)
There is levels to this football thing