Rijeka lead the 2021/22 Croatian Football First League with 7 points after three games.
Abass, the Mainz 05 loanee, was not involved in the opening two fixtures of the season, was handed a starting berth while versatile former WAFA SC attacker Prince Ampem dropped to the bench for the first time.
It was a five-goal fest in the opening 45 minutes which saw Abass bagging his brace with identical long-range drives in the 23rd and 38th minutes.
His two goals – at each time – cancelled out leads taken by Dinamo which came through Dino Perić and Lovro Majer in the 9th and 32nd minutes respectively
Dinamo 1-1 Rijeka (23')
Issah Abassssssss scores his first goal for Rijeka and its a screamer!!!! Great game at Maksimir! pic.twitter.com/zA77TjBi0L
— Everything About HNL (@AboutHnl) August 1, 2021
Dinamo 2-2 Rijeka (38')
Abasssssss again and its a screamer againn. Majer bad pass lead to an Abass second of the game!!! What a game pic.twitter.com/kfJjWChZwJ
— Everything About HNL (@AboutHnl) August 1, 2021
Josip Drmić then turned it into a 3-2 lead for Rijeka two minutes before halftime.
But Dinamo Zagreb managed to equalize in the 59th minute. It was Mislav Oršić who scored to make it 3-3.
Prince Ampem came on in the 66th minute to replace Andrija Vukcevic b
