Naija people, make una hear dis one o! Dinamo football club dey show say dem no dey play at all. For their last two matches, dem just score 13 goals like say na beans. Seven goals dem put for Osijek head for league match wey dem play for Maksimir stadium. Then, six goals again dem hammer Gorica for Cup semi-final wey dem play away. Na serious fire dey their leg now.
Coach Mario Kovačević talk say the team dey on winning streak and the atmosphere for dressing room sweet well well. “Na important thing be say we reach Cup final, and we don achieve am,” the coach yarn. “We dey move forward, but we know say work still plenty.”
Now, the next challenge dey for Monday by 6 PM for Osijek at Gradski vrt stadium. Na Vukovar 1991 go host dem for 29th league round. Coach Kovačević warn say Vukovar don show say dem don return to rhythm for their last match against Lokomotiva. “Dem get new coach so dem need small time to gel, but against Lokomotiva, e clear say dem don dey return to form,” the coach talk.
“Difficult match dey wait us, but we dey mostly focus on ourselves. Na so we dey prepare. Our desire na to start from first minute the way we don dey do for recent matches and to celebrate with our fans at the end,” Kovačević add.
The Blues dey on fantastic run and the Maksimir strategist get “pleasant problems” when e come to team selection. “E hard to change team now when we dey for winning rhythm like this,” the coach explain. “Advantage go to players wey don dey start matches so far. Plenty people dey for bench and dem dey wait to start.”
For injury news, Matteo Perez Vinlöf just recover and dem no fit carry am go match. Dominik Livaković no go dey available too. But both go ready for next match against Rijeka. The same thing apply to Ismaël Bennacer wey dey for training process. “We for carry am, but we decide say e better make e do two good training sessions than to travel,” Kovačević talk. “He go dey for contention for match against Rijeka.”
For autumn part of competition, Vukovar, wey dem play at home for Vinkovci, defeat Dinamo 1-0. “That one na our worst match,” Kovačević admit. “We really want show ourselves for better light to our fans for Slavonia and prove say na just bad day.”
“We respect Vukovar, but we want continue with good performances – we only interested for victory,” the coach conclude. “Goal na to win championship title, we close to am, but as long as e no mathematically decided, we no go celebrate.”
For the Cup semi-final against Gorica, na real spectacle wey happen. The match end 6:3 for Dinamo favor. Na evening for football romantics with nine goals total. Dinamo secure their place for SuperSport Croatian Cup final with the win.
Interesting “fun fact” come out: for their last away cup match for this same stadium for 2021, Dinamo win with identical 6:3 scoreline! Only difference be say that time na Cup final itself, and opponent na Istra 1961.
Dinamo opponent for final on May 13th for Osijek go be Rijeka, wey defeat Slaven Belupo 2:0 for Wednesday semifinal.
The match begin with minute of silence in memory of celebrated Dinamo player Srećko Bogdan, member of brilliant generation from 70s and 80s, wey sadly leave us forever that morning.
Both Gorica and Dinamo start match openly, eager to reach Cup final. For just six minutes from opening, two spectacular goals happen. First, Wisdom Sule race down right wing after barely three minutes of play, cut inside to “far post” where Bruno Bogojević “arrive
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