The first leg of UEFA Champions League third qualifying round match took place in Zagreb, capital of Croatia. GNK Dinamo Zagreb hosted FC Dinamo Tbilisi. Both teams started match actively and aggressively. The host team was the first to have an effort on goal. On 16th minute Sigali kicked from about 22 meters, although Scribe made a save. In five minutes our team attacked. Vakho Tchanturishvili played technically well, but Parunashvili kicked inexactly. In several minutes Giorgi Papunashvili took the free-kick and finally Vakho Tchanturishvili tried to score but referee showed offside. Vakho Tchanturishvili had another chance to score, but missed the target. On 40th minute Soudani scored. In two minutes Coric scored the second goal. The first half finished.
The second half started with substitution in FC Dinamo Tbilisi. Nikoloz Gelashvili substituted Otar Kiteishvili. On 54th minute our team attacked. Nikoloz Gelashvili was stopped in the penalty area. Our team took free-kick and finally Gelashvili missed the target. Juraj Jarabek’s players attacked more. Parunashvili and Jighauri kicked from long distance. Ucha Lobzhanidze received the ball from corner and kicked with header but missed the target. On 86th minute our team attacked, Jigahuri had chance to score, but Eduardo repelled on corner. On the 3rd minute of additional time Angelo Henriquez missed the target. Finally the match finished with the score 2:0.
The second leg will be held in Tbilisi on August 2 at 21:00 Tbilisi time.
GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2:0 FC Dinamo Tbilisi
Goal: 1:0 Soudani 40’ 2:0 Coric 42’
Booked: Sigali 37’
GNK Dinamo Zagreb: Eduardo, Stojanovič, Soudani, Antolić (C), Ricardu Machado (Junior), Hodžić (Jonas 62), Pivarić, Sigali, Rog, Benković, Coric (Angelo Henriquez 74)
FC Dinamo Tbilisi: Scribe, Lobzhanidze, Rene, Amisulashvili (c), Tchelidze, Parunashvili, Jigahuri, Tchanturishvili, Papunashvili (Coureur 56), Kitieshvili (Gelashvili 46), Dvalishvili (Tsintsadze 78)
Referee: Bobby Madden (SCO)