HŠK Zrinjski and FK Velež will play the Mostar derby of the 18th round of the WWin League BiH on Sunday.
Nobles are in the role of hosts in this derby, and the head coach Igor Štimac he announced the upcoming meeting.
We all know very well that he can’t escape from the weight of this match and its importance. The players are very well aware of this. It can also be seen different mood at trainingI have to admit because everyone is excitedly waiting for the game, Stimac said.
The match is primarily important for the players, for me as a coach, to stay in the fight for first place… Therefore, every point is important for us. There were also three important points against Posušje, but those are the worst games when others score points for you, and you have to win them on the field. This is it a different game because it carries an emotion, a different intensity, and we really have to be fully prepared to do our best to make that match end in the best possible way, said Zrinjski’s coach.
Štimac also commented on the current situation in the opposing team and praised the work of their coach Ibra Rahimić.
They are a lot arose from the arrival of Ibra Rahimićthey play more consolidated football, their lines are more compact, I must admit. They have a lot of wins in the last seven-eight games so we are aware that they are stronger than they were, but we are also more stable, more coordinated, we create more chances… so it will be an interesting game in any casestated Štimac.
Rahimić: I want to concentrate on the game, not on tensions
Every derby brings with it a certain tension, but I want to concentrate on the game and not on those tensions. I want it to be a good football show where they will whoever is better winsand I think we have a good chancesaid Ibro Rahimić, coach of FC Velež.
In the first meeting between them this season, Zrinjski beat Velež away from home with 3:1 in September. Velež was at the bottom of the table at that moment, but under Rahimić’s leadership they stabilized and now it looks much better.
We were in a bad series. The players are had lost confidencebut that cannot be compared with today’s team, which is much more aggressive, with more desire to make a positive result. In the last few games, we showed a lot more and I believe that we can achieve a positive result on Sunday, Rahimic added.
The meeting is scheduled for Sunday from 15:15 at HŠK Zrinjski Stadium with broadcast on MY TV. Justice will be served on the field by Luka Bilbija.
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