Zrinjski and Radnik played a scoreless match in the first game of the BiH Cup semi-finals on Wednesday in Bijeljina, so the finalist will be decided in the return match in Mostar.
Both teams in this encounter they entered after the victories in the past weekend. The home team defeated Široki, while Plemići celebrated against Velež. Precisely because of the red card in the city derby Igor Štimac he missed the match, so he was an assistant coach on the Zrinjski bench Mario Tot.
In the first ten minutes, the game mostly took place in the middle of the field, and only Vranjković’s attempt can be singled out in the fourth minute, but his shot from about twenty meters went wide.
In the 13th minute of the match, Adi Nalić he tried to surprise the home goalkeeper Traka from the center, but lacked precision. Only a minute later, the same player threatened with a free kick, but the ball ended up far from the goal.
In the continuation of the first part, there were no major excitements until the 32nd minute, when the home team seriously threatened for the first time. Conate received a good ball and headed towards Karačić, but his shot from about 12 meters diagonally ended up in the outer part of the net.
The opening minutes of the second part passed without much excitement. The only one worth mentioning was good cross from Vranjković from the right side in the 51st minute, but the home side’s right winger Dimitrić did the best in the penalty area and eliminated the danger.
Nine minutes later, the home team threatened from a half counter, but today a very good Zrinjski defender Kobe Morris he stopped Hrvanović. It was also his last attempt before being replaced by Ghorzi. On the other hand, Tot introduced Ilić and Abramović instead of Šakota and Nalić.
The home team threatened in the 75th minute of the match when Faraj first attempted a shot from about 14 metersbut Karačić was on point. The ball then bounced back to the same player who tried with his left foot, but Zrinjski’s goalkeeper must have intervened once again. Faraj threatened in the 83rd minute, but Karačić was safe again.
Until the end of the meeting, there were no major excitements, so they will the winner’s question will drop next week in Mostar.
In the second semi-final pair, Velež will from 6:45 p.m in Mostar to meet Sloga, while the return matches are scheduled for a week.
Zrinjski: Karačić, Vranjković, Morris, Dujmović, Memija, Đurasek, Lagumdžija, Nalić, Mikić, Šakota, Jurić.
Worker: Trako, Dimitrić, Markovina, Ćosić, Čubrilo, Agyemang, Hrvanović, Lauš, Črnko, Konate, Desouza.
(www.jabuka.tv | Photo: HŠK Zrinjski Mostar)
