Dinamo Zagreb vs NEC Nijmegen 2-4

NEC Nijmegen left Zagreb with a 4-2 win after turning a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 victory, with Bryan Linssen scoring twice and Tjaronn Chery adding the fourth in the 80th minute.

NEC struck first in the 25th minute when Clement Bischoff, set up by Noe Lebreton, made it 1-0. Dion Drena Beljo levelled for Dinamo Zagreb in the 33rd minute from Matteo Perez Vinlöf’s assist, and he then put the home side 2-1 up three minutes later for his second of the match. Dinamo thought they had gone further ahead in the 36th minute when Luka Ivanušec had a goal ruled out by VAR, but NEC drew level in the 45th minute through Bryan Linssen, assisted by Bischoff, to send it in at 2-2.

Linssen restored NEC’s lead in the 54th minute, with Darko Nejašmić providing the assist, and Dinamo could not find another equaliser after making two changes in the 67th minute and another pair in the 76th. NEC made two changes in the 81st minute, then two more in the 90th, before Chery sealed it in the 80th minute. Clement Bischoff was booked for NEC in stoppage time after Noe Lebreton had been booked in the 44th minute, while Dion Drena Beljo saw yellow for Dinamo in the 23rd minute.

Dinamo had 58% of the ball and 515 passes to NEC’s 360, and they also led the shot count 16-15 and shots on target 10-5. They finished with more expected goals at 2.62 to 1.25, more corners 5-2 and fewer fouls, 11 to 18. NEC still took the points despite making seven saves compared with Dinamo’s one.

Dinamo had one booking, for Dion Drena Beljo in the 23rd minute. NEC had two, with Noe Lebreton booked in the 44th minute and Clement Bischoff in the 90+2nd minute.