The football players of Velež and Široki Brijeg meet tonight from 20:30 in Mostar in the round of 16 of the Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this phase of the competition, one match is played.
GOŠK Gabela, Zrinjski, Sloga, Radnik Bijeljina and Sarajevo have already qualified for the quarterfinals. Tomorrow, Famos Hrasnica – Laktaši (13:00) and Željezničar – Slavija (18:00) will play their round of 16 matches. The first matches of the quarter finals will be played February 25 2026, and returns are scheduled March 11.
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FC Velež Mostar 2-0 NK Široki Brijeg
- 80′ – We entered the last 10 minutes of the match. Velež keeps the lead for sure.
- 76′ – Corner kick for Široki Brijeg, good reaction from Karić.
- 70′ – Puljić’s new defense, Spahić sent a shot.
- 65′ – Triple change for Široki Brijeg: Zlomislić, Petriško, Sobol are out, M. Stanić, Tomić, Sesar are in the game.
- 62′ – Another attempt by Sobol, Karić is safe again. The home goalkeeper is great tonight.
- 57′ – GOOOL! Velež leads 2-0! An excellent goal was scored by Vehabović after a poor reaction of the visitors’ defense and a deflected ball.
- 54′ – New opportunity for Velež, Milak found himself in a situation to send a shot, but he missed the ball so it passed without danger for the visitors.
- 51′ – What did the home team miss now – an excellent penetration by Milak on the left side, Nukić and Spahić disturbed each other just a few meters from Puljić.
- 50′ – No excitement at the opening of the second half.
- 46′ – Substitution at Velež: Šarić is out, Milak is in the game.
- 46′ – The second half has started.
- HALFTIME
- 45′ – There is no compensation in the first half.
- 44′ – New opportunity for the guests – Marcinho shot from ten meters away, but the ball goes over the goal.
- 40′ – Free kick for Široki Brijeg – Petriško took it, but Hrkać clears the danger.
- 37′ – There is a crowd again in front of the visitors’ door, Puljić registers a new defense.
- 35′ – Matić tried to beat his teammate with a long ball, but it was unreachable for the Široki Brijeg attacker.
- 33′ – Excellent reaction from Šuta, it could have been dangerous for Široki Brijeg, but the defender of the guests kicked it in front of Nukić in time.
- 30′ – Yellow card for Gagula.
- 30′ – An interesting half hour in Mostar, the game is played in a combative and open manner.
- 28′ – Shot by Petriško, blocked by Hrkać.
- 25‘ – Statistics: possession 54% – 46%.
- 22′ – GOOOL! Velež leads 1-0! Vehabović threw in from the corner, Spahić headed it into the net for his team’s lead!
- 21′ – Excellent defense by Puljić now, Nukić shot, but goalkeeper Široki saves.
- 16′ – Long ball from Hrkać to Pidra, who again crosses into the guests’ penalty area, but Zlomislić throws it out.
- 12′ – What an opportunity now for Široki Brijeg – Sobol took advantage of a mistake by the home team’s defense, stole the ball and sent a shot, but Karić defended.
- 11′ – Short break – Šarić remained lying on the field after contact with Perko, but he quickly got up.
- 8′ – Sobol shot a little outside the penalty area, the crossbar is shaking. It remains 0:0.
- 7′ – The game has now moved to the other side of the field.
- 4′ – Velež has already tried to threaten the guests on two occasions. First, Pidro crosses nicely from the left, but Gagula clears it into the corner. After a corner kick, Nukić scored an attempt, but the visitors defended themselves.
- 1′ – The meeting began in Mostar.
They set up
FC Velež Mostar: Karić, Pidro, Hrkać, Šerbečić, Kuzmanović, Shhade, Babić, Šarić, Vehabović, Nukić, Spahić
NK Široki Brijeg: Puljić, Gagula, Šuto, Zlomislić, Perko, Prusina, Petriško, Marcinho, M. Matić, Klepač, Sobol
Referee line-up
Chief referee: Miloš Gigović (Gradiška)
A-1: Enes Đozić (Sarajevo)
A-2: Edin Redzovic (Sarajevo)
4: Amin Efendic (Sarajevo)
VAR: Irfan Peljto
AVAR: Stefan Tešanović (East Sarajevo)
Announcements
Ibro Rahimić, FC Velež Mostar:
Borac is a much better team than Široki. At this point, I hope that Ayham Shhade will also get the right to perform. He is a very important player in our midfield. I think that, if he joins Široki in the squad, he will bring the dynamism we need and that, given the quality we have, we can win and advance in the Cup.
Damir Milanović, NK Široki Brijeg:
The favorite does not always win the Cup. In this case, I see from all the announcements that Velež is the big favorite, they are in good shape, they are a good and stable team, but also we have a staff of 25 players and I think we have to be ready every game. We’re going to do our best, and in the end we’ll see if it’s good or not.
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