Kulenovic’s Double Secures Dinamo Zagreb Victory Over Slovan Bratislava

Sandro Kulenovic netted two goals, contributing to Dinamo Zagreb’s comeback victory against Slovan Bratislava, marking their second consecutive win in the Champions League. The home side, Slovan Bratislava, took an early lead when David Strelec scored from close range in the fifth minute. However, the visiting team responded five minutes later, as Dario Spikic’s shot, which took a deflection, found its way past Dominik Takac at his near post. Slovan Bratislava expressed dissatisfaction after referee Anthony Taylor chose not to award a penalty, even following an extended video assistant referee (VAR) review, when Tigran Barseghyan was fouled inside the penalty area by Takuya Ogiwara. Petar Sucic completed Dinamo Zagreb’s turnaround with a flicked header around the half-hour mark, and Kulenovic then scored his second goal in the 54th minute, capitalizing on defensive errors. The Croatian forward (Kulenovic) extended their lead to 4-1 with what was described as the goal of the evening, skillfully cutting inside onto his right foot and curling the ball precisely into the bottom corner. Securing these three points propelled Dinamo Zagreb to 10th place in the standings, while their Slovakian opponents remain at the bottom of the 36-team league without any points.