Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb completed the domestic double on Saturday after a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their cup final with Slaven Belupo Koprivnica gave them a 2-1 aggregate victory.
Dinamo secured the silverware with an 89th-minute goal from defender Gordon Schildenfeld, who had earlier given away a penalty converted by the home team′s captain Miljenko Mumlek.
The visitors enjoyed the lion′s share of the possession in the first half but it was Slaven who missed the best chance when Bojan Vrucina′s venomous shot cannoned off the post.
Mumlek fired the hosts ahead on the night midway through the second half with a cool spot-kick after Schildenfekd handled but the centre back turned from villain to hero when the tie seemed destined for a penalty shootout.
He rose above Slaven′s defence to head home the equaliser off the underside of the bar and silence a vociferous home crowd after Dario Jertec delivered a superb cross from the left.
17 May 2007
Bosnia coach Fuad Muzurovic included six uncapped players in his squad on Thursday for next month′s Euro 2008 Group C qualifiers against Turkey and Malta.
Muzurovic wants to introduce more youngsters into the team after a group of experienced players decided to boycott international matches until the Bosnian Football Association (FA) management has changed.
"These young players are interesting for us and some of them may become permanent members of the national team," Muzurovic said.
The 27-man squad will be trimmed to 20 for the matches in Sarajevo against Turkey on June 2 and Malta on June 6.
Bosnia, who beat Norway 2-1 in March, are third in the group on seven points. Turkey top the table with 13 points and Greece are second on 12.
Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb stayed on course for a domestic double after they beat Slaven Belupo Koprivnica 1-0 in the first leg of the Croatian Cup final on Wednesday.
Top scorer Eduardo da Silva converted a 77th-minute penalty after he was brought down by Srebrenko Posavec to give Dinamo the edge ahead of the return leg on May 26.
Dinamo dominated and missed several good chances to win by a bigger margin, the best falling to Josip Tadic when he headed against the crossbar shortly after the hour.
30 April 2007
Dinamo Zagreb won their ninth league title with four games to spare after a 4-1 home victory over Medjimurje Cakovec gave them an unassailable 13-point lead over traditional foes Hajduk Split.
An early header from midfielder Luka Modric and Danijel Stefulj′s own-goal sent Dinamo on their way while Vedran Corluka and Mihael Mikic sealed the win after Davor Piskor had pulled one back.
Hadjuk drew 1-1 at home to Slaven Belupo. The home side fell behind to a third minute volley by Ivan Radeljic and Tomislav Busic′s second-half goal was scant consolation for Hadjuk, who won their last league title in 2005.
Dinamo and Slaven will meet in the two-leg cup final next month.
29 April 2007
Dinamo Zagreb have retained their Croatian league title with four games to spare after a 4-1 home win over Medjimurje gave them an unassailable 13-point lead over Hajduk Split.
Dinamo now have 80 points from 29 matches, while Hajduk have 67 after they were held to a 1-1 draw by fourth-placed Slaven Belupo Koprivnica.
An early header from Croatia midfielder Luka Modric and Danijel Stefulj′s own goal gave Dinamo a 2-0 first half advantage, before Davor Piskor pulled one back in the 51st minute.
The champions held on as Piskor almost drew level with a fine solo run before Mihael Mikic, but Vedran Corluka sealed the hosts′ success with a late double.
23 April 2007
Champions Dinamo Zagreb stayed firmly in the driving seat to retain the silverware with a 1-0 win at bottom team Kamen Ingrad Velika that left them 11 points ahead of Hajduk Split.
A sizzling shot from Croatia midfielder Luka Modric on the hour gave Dinamo the victory and a chance to be crowned next weekend if they beat Medjimurje Cakovec and Hajduk fail to win against cup finalists Slaven Belupo Koprivnica.
Two goals from Nikica Jelavic and one each by Dani Gabric and Pablo Munhoz lifted Hajduk to a 4-2 win at Medjimurje after they fell 2-0 behind in the opening 15 minutes.
