Dinamo Zagreb 3-2 NEC Nijmegen: result and report

Europa League · Thursday 23 October 2008

Result

Dinamo Zagreb 3-2 NEC Nijmegen

Europa League · Thursday 23 October 2008, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Dinamo Zagreb 3-2 NEC Nijmegen: match report

Dinamo Zagreb beat NEC Nijmegen 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday 23 October 2008. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Mario Mandžukić opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Dinamo Zagreb's goals came from Mario Mandžukić (3'), Bosko Balaban (81') and Ivica Vrdoljak (85'). NEC Nijmegen scored through an own goal by Carlos (23') and Tim Janssen (78').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Dinamo Zagreb were 87th on 2 points from 2 and NEC Nijmegen 64th on 4 points from 2. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Mario MandžukićDinamo Zagreb · 1-0
  • 23'Own goal · CarlosNEC Nijmegen · 1-1
  • 78'Goal · Tim JanssenNEC Nijmegen · 1-2
  • 81'Goal · Bosko BalabanDinamo Zagreb · 2-2
  • 85'Goal · Ivica VrdoljakDinamo Zagreb · 3-2