Monaco scratches a point in extremis against a good Dinamo

Dinamo Zagreb and Monaco tied this Wednesday in the Croatian fiefdom, a bittersweet point for the local team They advanced 2-0, a fair reward for their superiority, but in the last twenty minutes Monaco managed to equalize and take the spoils.

Dinamo came to the event with more than a heavy defeat after the defeat of Bayern Munich (9-2), while Monaco, co-leader in the French league, faced the rivalry encouraged after the victory against Barça in the opening of the day

Dinamo dominated, were superior for most of the match and advanced 2-0 among many Sucic and Baturina people. But Salisúthanks to a gift from the local goalkeeper, and Zakaria, from a punishment, They equalized the match. The Croatian eleven have recovered from the defeat against Bayern, but the point is bittersweet as they do not know how to secure victory against a faded Monaco who remain unbeaten in the Champions League.

Dinamo took the lead and soon put Monaco in trouble with very vertical football and venomous counterattacks. It’s the 10th minute Petkovic opened the scoring with a bicycle kick acrobatics that barely got. And three minutes later Monaco hit a Point-blank shot by Minamino which was destroyed by the goalkeeper Nevisticalthough the play was annulled for offside.

The rivalry was lively, with Dinamo the dominant team, very dangerous on the counterattack, but they had no ability to define against a harassed Monaco. And the local eleven looked so desperate for goal that they took advantage before the break. In the 44th minute, Monaco’s goalkeeper succeeded abort a Petkovic shot. But he couldn’t do anything in the 46th minute. A against the brutal directed by Baturina was completed by Sucicafter a sumptuous cut and a deadly dive to make it 1-0 in the light.

In the second half, Dinamo kept their foot off the accelerator, buoyed by a short-lived win and a struggling crowd. Petkovic had the second goal home team (49′), while Monaco, as in the first half, struggled to generate danger from a solid defense, led by a great Rául Torrente.

And the local dominance paid off again in the form of a great goal from the best player of the match, the young Baturina. In the 66th minute, Dinamo’s ’10’ cooked up the game and after a few passes, came up with a left-footed shot from the edge of the area, a howitzer that penetrated the entire squad, making it 2-0 for the Croatians.

But there is still a game left. In the 74th minute, Monaco made a splash and reacted. The local goalkeeper Nevistic will calculate the output incorrectly and bumped into a fellow, fell on the green. And Salisú scored on an empty net making it 2-1 and giving life to the co-leader of the French league. The legs on both sides began to feel heavy due to the heavy grass due to the incessant rain.

The rivalry got crazy in the final stages with chances at both ends. Three from the end Raúl Torrente is provincial in saving on the same goal line, Monaco’s equalizer due to a header from Minami (87′).

And with a minute and a half left, a vase of cold water for the locals. He The referee awarded a penalty for Bernauer’s foul on Balogun in place. AND Zakaria was not wrongwith the maximum penalty, returned the scoreboard to a draw and caused Monaco, despite their poor play, take loot from Zagrebcoming back from 2-0 down in a tough match marked by constant rain and very heavy grass.