Zrinjski and Sarajevo will play tomorrow in Mostar from 18:30 match of the Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovinain which they will fight for the first trophy of the season. The derby was announced at a press conference by Plemić’s head of staff, Igor Štimac.
Both teams enter this match after the championship defeatsZrinjski was defeated in Posusjewhile Sarajevo lost on Fishermen. Zrinjski’s strategist pointed out how the team must react after a poor edition in the last round.
We were not good at any level and we have to change urgently in tomorrow’s game to get our first trophysaid Štimac.
He added that the team focused on what follows, while analyzing the mistakes from the previous game.
We can talk for days and months, but we cannot change the state. We cannot change what happened behind us, but we can influence what is in front of us.
We’ve gone over the details that were bad, but it’s one of those games where nothing goes our way. No anger, we need to look at ourselveswhere we went wrong and whyadded Zrinjski’s strategist.
He also pointed out that a large number of games, especially European ones, left a mark on the team, but that such falls are an integral part of the season. Speaking about the composition, Štimac emphasized as there will be no calculations you that the most prepared will play.
We will choose the fittest and healthiest ones. No alibi, let’s go for the win and first trophypointed out Štimac.
When asked about potential opponents in the continuation of the BiH Cup, he said that he is not worried about it and that the focus is exclusively on his own game and progress. Ahead of the match that brings the possibility of winning the first trophy, Štimac emphasized the importance of winning the trophy, but also continuity in Europe.
Every trophy is valuable. Every trophy is significant. He stays in the display cases, remains recorded in the books. But what makes me very happy is what Zrinjski presented in Europe. Because I’ve always said that I don’t want to bother with local derbies and this one.
Of course, we want to beat everyone, but Zrinjski came to one level in which you should see yourself in Europe every season and that is what we should all strive for together. Of course, tomorrow we will all do our best together to ensure that this Supercup trophy remains inscribed in the books of Zrinjsko and that’s what we live for right now, emphasized Štimac.
Štimac expects and support s tribune.
I hope that it will not rain, so that the audience will be able to come in large numbers and follow the Super Cup game and cheer us on in the right way, stand behind the boys because they deserved it this season, to act together for the whole 90 minutesboth us on the field and those in the stands, and to win that trophy, said coach Plemić.
When asked about the fight for the championship title, he said how nothing is over.
We need to go from game to game, look at ourselves again, win points wherever possible and I hope we will the opponent stumbles somewhere. It’s harder now than it was last week, but as long as there’s a chance, you have to fight, should die for the club and the jersey and win as many points as possible until the end of the seasonadded Štimac.
This season, two teams played three head-to-head meetings. In the first, played in September in Mostar, Zrinjski celebrated with the result 2:0. In October, the match at Koševo ended without a winner (1:1), while in the last match, in December, Sarajevo registered a minimal victory in Mostar.
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