NEC Nijmegen ran out 4-2 winners over Dinamo Zagreb on the Stadion Maksimir on this entertaining UEFA Europa League matchday three conflict, duly ending a winless run of eight video games throughout all competitions (D5, L3).
After a cagey opening 20 minutes that gave no indication of the mayhem to come, NEC drew first blood when Tobias Storm discovered sufficient house on the proper flank to go throughout the realm, permitting Red Bull Salzburg loanee Clement Bischoff to roll in on the far submit.
But removed from dwelling on their first Europa League purpose conceded this time period, Dinamo Zagreb hit again inside eight minutes, when an change of passes between Luka Stojkovic and Matteo Pérez Vinlof noticed the latter burst down the left flank and cross to the far submit for Dion Drena Beljo to head down and in.
That made it 16 objectives in as many video games this marketing campaign for the Dinamo quantity 9, however barely a minute after Luka Ivanusec noticed a purpose dominated out, Beljo had purpose quantity 17 within the books. Not for the first time tonight, NEC’s defending was of the kamikaze selection, when Stojkovic broke by means of on the angle and simply discovered Beljo, who tapped in on the second try after seeing his preliminary shot saved.
But there was a sting within the tail when NEC equalised out of nowhere on 44’, as Bischoff crossed again from the useless ball line for the criminally under-marked Bryan Linssen to head in on the close to submit.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, that boosted NEC into beginning the second half way more strongly than their shellshocked hosts. In flip, they retook the lead when Darko Nejasmic performed Linssen by means of, and he noticed a weak shot trickle previous Dominik Kotarski’s mistimed lunge.
As the ultimate 20 minutes loomed, Dinamo had little selection however to go for it, and a double save on the close to submit from Gonzalo Crettaz noticed Josip Mišić and Mislav Oršić left annoyed. Having scored 4 of his earlier 5 aggressive objectives of 2026/27 on hostile turf, substitute
Tjaronn CheryTjaronn Chery was a major candidate to present them the way it’s carried out, and never lengthy after Dinamo’s failure to stage, he did so with aplomb to seal the victory, firing into the far nook of the online from vary on the finish of a dropping ball.
At 4-2, there was no means again, and the Croatian champions will want to get their act collectively for his or her looming journey to Sunderland on 5 November, following a fourth loss in 5 Europa League correct residence video games.
As for NEC, who received their first European main-draw sport since December 2008, their subsequent European check seems simpler on paper, with a house conflict in opposition to Omonia seemingly providing NEC – who received for simply the second time in 14 European jaunts – a very good alternative to submit successive victories in UEFA-held video games.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb)
