Zrinjski is on a quest for the fourth trophy in this competition, and Velež hopes to lift the winner’s trophy for the second time. At the same time, this will be the second clash between the rivals from Mostar in the Cup final, after 2023 when the “Nobles” won 1:0 in Zenica.
Coach of Zrinjski Igor Štimacwho already won the BiH Super Cup this season, said that his team is ready for all tactical scenarios of the opponent.
– Given that it is a double-header, such and such situations are possible in terms of their tactical approach, but we are ready for any scenario. I expect a good football match, that my players run out with maximum confidence, that we attack from the first minute and finish the season properly – emphasized Štimac in the announcement of the match.
On the other hand, the strategist of Velež Ibro Rahimić he pointed out that this is the game of the season for his team.
– All week I have been trying to motivate the players to understand the seriousness of this match. I think this is the game of the season after everything we went through, especially at the beginning. We need to show character and confirm that all this happened is not accidental. Now the most important thing for us is to win the trophy, that would be the highlight of the season – said Rahimić.
The match in Mostar will be played today at 18:00, and the second leg is in seven days at the Rođeni stadium.
The BiH Cup was won by Sarajevo the most times (8), with the fact that two trophies arrived in Koševo during the period when the competition was played only in the territory of the Federation of BiH.
Željezničar has six titles, with two also won in the period before the Cup was played throughout BiH. They are followed by Široki Brijeg and Zrinjski with three trophies each, Čelik with two from the nineties of the last century, while Borac, Velež, Bosna Visoko, Orašje, Slavija, Modriča, Olimpic and Radnik each won the BiH Cup.
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
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