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title: "Dion Drena Beljo's double not enough for Dinamo Zagreb against Nijmegen in Europa League"
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# Dion Drena Beljo's double not enough for Dinamo Zagreb against Nijmegen in Europa League

Dion Drena Beljo scored two goals for Dinamo Zagreb in the 33rd and 37th minutes, but his side lost 2-4 to NEC Nijmegen in the third round of the league phase of the Europa League.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 22 October 2026، 22:19 Saudi time

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Dion Drena Beljo's double not enough for Dinamo Zagreb against Nijmegen in Europa League

[Dinamo Zagreb](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/dinamo-zagreb-311) lost 2-4 to visitors [NEC Nijmegen](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/nec-nijmegen-322) in a match played on 22 October 2026 as part of the third round of the league phase in the Europa League competition, at 19:45 Damascus time.

Striker [Dion Drena Beljo](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/dion-drena-beljo-10146) scored both of Dinamo Zagreb's goals in the match, the first in the 33rd minute and the second in the 37th minute, netting a brace within a few minutes of the first half.

NEC Nijmegen had opened the scoring through Clement Bischoff in the 25th minute, before Dion Drena Beljo responded with his brace in favour of his team.

At the end of the first half, Bryan Catarina Ana Petronell Linssen equalised for NEC Nijmegen in the 45th minute, then added a second goal in the 54th minute to give his team the lead.

Tjaronn Chery added NEC Nijmegen's fourth goal in the 80th minute, as the Dutch side sealed the match result in their favour by a two-goal margin.

Despite Dion Drena Beljo's brace, Dinamo Zagreb came away defeated from the match, which was broadcast on beIN Sports.

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