Vardar vs Dinamo Zagreb, 2016-17 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying Second Round

· 1st Leg

Vardar

54': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan

FT
1 - 2
1st Leg

Dinamo Zagreb

21': Nemanja Mijuskovic (OG)
30': Marko Rog

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Match Commentary

21': Own Goal by Nemanja Mijuskovic, Vardar. Vardar 0, Dinamo Zagreb 1.
28': Junior Fernandes (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Goal! Vardar 0, Dinamo Zagreb 2. Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
45': Gligorov (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Vardar. Darko Velkoski replaces Gligorov.
45': Substitution, Vardar. Jonathan Balotelli replaces Petar Petkovski.
51': Alexandru Matel (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Goal! Vardar 1, Dinamo Zagreb 2. Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
55': Petar Stojanovic (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Jasir Asani (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Ante Coric replaces Ángelo Henríquez.
66': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Borna Sosa replaces Alexandru Matel.
71': Substitution, Vardar. Jhon Obregon replaces Jasir Asani.
74': Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Damir Sovsic replaces Marko Rog.
90': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Toše Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 17,000

Line-Ups

Vardar

No.	Name
28	Tomislav Pacovski (GK)
4	Nemanja Mijuskovic
10	Damir Kojasevic
8	Stefan Spirovski
3	Goran Popov
6	Boban Grncarov
97	Petar Petkovski
16	Nikola Gligorov
11	Jasir Asani
70	Juan Felipe
19	Hovhannes Hambardzumyan

Vardar Substitutes:

Evgen Novak, Boban Nikolov, Filip Gacevski, Jonathan Balotelli, Jhon Obregon, Darko Velkoski, Vlatko Grozdanovski.

Dinamo Zagreb

No.	Name
1	Antonijo Jezina (GK)
2	Hillel Soudani
10	Paulo Machado
8	Domagoj Antolic
11	Junior Fernándes
77	Alexandru Matel
23	Gordon Schildenfeld
22	Leonardo Sigali
9	Ángelo Henríquez
37	Petar Stojanovic
30	Marko Rog

Dinamo Zagreb Substitutes:

Jonas, Damir Sovsic, Adrian Semper, Borna Sosa, Ante Coric, Filip Benkovic, Armin Hodzic.

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