HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, after a real drama in the match against Rapid, passed into the knockout phase of the UEFA Conference League. Zrinjski was losing from the 11th minute, and thanks to the other results, he only needed a point to continue his European journey.
For that point, Plemići waited until the very end of the match, more precisely the referee’s compensation when in the 93rd minute own goal achieved Nenad Cvetkovic.
An eruption of celebrations followed, both on the field and in the standsand Zrinjski achieved it historical placement. By winning a point against Rapid, they took 23rd place in the Conference League standings, securing a European spring.
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The head coach of Mostar Igor Štimacof course, did not hide his happiness after the game.
To have the opportunity to make your own people happy in this way and to achieve that is something indescribable.
When you see how thin the line is between failure and success, although the success was already that we have two wins in the Conference League, if we are realistic. However, when you come to an opportunity like this and, God forbid, you don’t achieve what we all expect, then you play a brilliant game, create chances and then miss… You simply start to wonder if there is an end because this is not the first game to play well and have nothing from that game. I can only thank the boys for their patience, persistence, endurance, for everything they showed tonight, began Štimac.
The head coach of Plemić added that he thanks everyone who was with them and even those who are left a little early from the stadium so they didn’t see the end.
Thanks to them too. We were stronger without them. I’m overjoyed. I’m empty. We gave everything, we prepared. We said: let’s go die if we have to, added Štimac.
Watch the entire press conference below:
(www.jabuka.tv)
