2016 Croatian Football Cup Final

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2016 Croatian Football Cup Final
Event 2015–16 Croatian Cup
Date10 May 2016
Venue Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek
Referee Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)
Attendance2,282
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The 2016 Croatian Cup Final was a one-legged affair played between Dinamo Zagreb and Slaven Belupo. The final was played in Osijek on 10 May 2016.

Contents


Road to the final

Dinamo Zagreb Round Slaven Belupo
OpponentResultOpponentResult
byePreliminary roundbye
Oštrc Zlatar7–1First roundTehničar 19743–0
Mladost Ždralovi 3−1Second round Šibenik 2–0
Inter Zaprešić 1–0Quarterfinals Osijek 1–1 (4–1 p )
Hajduk Split 2–0Semifinals Rijeka 1–2
4–03–0

Final

Dinamo Zagreb 2 – 1 Slaven Belupo
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Report
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Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek
Attendance: 2,282
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)
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Dinamo Zagreb
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Slaven Belupo
DINAMO ZAGREB:
GK1 Flag of Croatia.svg Antonijo Ježina
FW2 Flag of Algeria.svg El Arbi Hillel Soudani Sub off.svg 72'
MF8 Flag of Croatia.svg Domagoj Antolić (c)
MF10 Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Machado Yellow card.svg 65'Sub off.svg 72'
FW20 Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Pjaca
DF22 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Sigali
DF23 Flag of Croatia.svg Gordon Schildenfeld
MF24 Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Ćorić Sub off.svg 88'
MF30 Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Rog Yellow card.svg 78'
DF35 Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Sosa Yellow card.svg 55'
DF77 Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru Mățel
Substitutes:
GK34 Flag of Portugal.svg Eduardo Carvalho
DF3 Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Musa
MF4 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Flag of Croatia.svg Damir Šovšić
FW9 Flag of Chile.svg Ángelo Henríquez Sub on.svg 88'
FW11 Flag of Chile.svg Junior Fernándes Sub on.svg 72'
FW15 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Armin Hodžić Sub on.svg 72'
DF26 Flag of Croatia.svg Filip Benković
Manager:
Flag of Croatia.svg Zoran Mamić
SLAVEN BELUPO:
GK1 Flag of Slovenia.svg Matjaž Rozman
DF5 Flag of Brazil.svg Edson Yellow card.svg 30'
MF14 Flag of Croatia.svg Mateas Delić (c)Sub off.svg 69'
FW9 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Muzafer Ejupi
MF10 Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Pokrivač
DF16 Flag of Croatia.svg Vedran Purić
MF21 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Goran Zakarić
DF24 Flag of Croatia.svg Dino Štiglec
DF26 Flag of Croatia.svg Božo Musa
FW30 Flag of Croatia.svg Filip Ozobić Yellow card.svg 75'
MF8 Flag of Denmark.svg Søren Christensen
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Croatia.svg Antun Marković
DF4 Flag of Croatia.svg Vinko Međimorec
MF7 Flag of Austria.svg Stefan Savić
MF13 Flag of Croatia.svg David Arap
FW15 Flag of Croatia.svg Sandi Križman Sub on.svg 69'
DF18 Flag of Croatia.svg Gordan Barić
MF20 Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Gregurina
Manager:
Flag of Croatia.svg Željko Kopić

Assistant referees:
Dalibor Conjar (Osijek)
Hrvoje Barišić (Osijek)
Fourth official:
Goran Pataki (Đakovo)
Additional assistant referees:

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

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