After the first match in Mostar, in which the score was 1:1, Crystal Palace tonight managed to justify the role of favorites and achieve victory and placement in the round of 16 of the Conference League, but much more difficult than it was predicted.
From the start of the game, the home team imposed their own pace and were the better team on the field, but without major opportunities. Crystal Palace took the lead in the 36th minute when Wharton scored from a free kick and Lacroix headed Karačić. That was all in the first half.
Zrinjski slightly increased the pace of the game in the rest of the game and in the first ten minutes he threatened twice. First through Vranjković, and then Mikić, but these were not too serious threats for the home team.
Crystal Palace continued to attack more and missed two exceptional opportunities through Sarro. First, in the 80th minute, the Palace striker shot a header wide of the goal, and a few minutes later he went one on one, but Karačić stood out with a great save.
Zrinjski tried until the end to reach the settlement and overtime, but he was unable to do anything serious in front of the Palace goal. In the end, Palace got the second goal and solved all dilemmas about the winner. In the second minute of stoppage time, Guessand scored, making the final score 2:0.
It should be noted that BiH representatives in London were followed by more than a thousand fans.
(Vijesti.ba)
