Tabinas shines as Dinamo Zagreb advances to Croatian Football Cup semis
- Rodolfo Dacleson II
- Mar 13
- 1 min read
Philippine international Paul Tabinas made sure his Dinamo Zagreb debut wouldn't go unnoticed.
The 23-year-old right-back delivered a pair of assists as Dinamo edged Kurilovec, 2-0, to reach the semifinals of the 2025-2026 Croatian Football Cup at the Maximir Stadium on March 5.
Tabinas thwarted his defender on the right wing with sheer acceleration before feeding a cross to Mounsef Bakrar, who sent the ball into the bottom corner to open the floodgates in the 24th minute.
The Tabinas show, though, was far from over as six minutes later, he displayed ball control and technique to set up Patrik Horvat and convert his deflected cross into a brilliant strike off a volley.
Just six minutes later, he found a running Patrik Horvat who volleyed his cross inside the net to double their lead heading into the half-time.
Last January, the Croatian powerhouse acquired Tabinas from Vukovar for a reported transfer fee worth €50,000 or P3.46 million.
Dinamo reportedly signed him to solve its right-back problems.
Born to a Filipino mother, Tabinas has been representing the Philippines internationally since 2022.
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