Borac and Željo dominant, Sarajevo escapes with a point

Match of the week: HŠK Zrinjski - FK Sarajevo 1:1 (Duro 25’, Haskić 67’)

This week’s derby ended up in a 1:1 draw. Zrinjski took the lead in the first half through an ex-Sarajevo player, Samir Duro. The first half didn’t offer a very interesting game. Sarajevo played a little bit better in the second half and got better as time went by. They finally equalized in the 67th minute after Kojašević found Haskić. Things were calm in the remainder of the game and we didn’t see any more chances/goals. Zrinjski lost a good opportunity to tighten the gap with the leaders while Sarajevo will be delighted with this point.

NK Široki Brijeg – NK Čelik 1:0 (Wagner 24’)

Guests from Zenica claim that they have been robbed following their loss to Široki Brijeg. They claim that a fair goal has been disallowed and that the referee has missed an obvious red card for the locals. Still, this will be recorded as a Široki win with Wagner scoring the only goal. Široki wasn’t convincing in this duel against Čelik, just as they have been unconvincing recently. They will face Rudar on Pecara, again, as they will try to prove sceptics wrong.

FK Rudar Prijedor – FK Leotar 2:0 (Maksimović 1’ Kantar 49’)

Rudar Prijedor beat Leotar in a fairly unimportant game. Rudar was the better side for the whole game and deservedly took all points. Maksimović opened the game in great fashion by scoring in the first minute. Kantar confirmed the points for Rudar in the second half. Rudar will face a though travel to Široki while Leotar will host Travnik.

NK Travnik – FK Kozara 0:0

A very boring game in which Jagodić’s side accomplished their main goal of remaining undefeated. Both teams are still in mid-table with the exact same record. Kozara will now host Zrinjski while Travnik will visit Leotar.

FK Olimpic – FK Slavija 2:0 (Harba 66’ 75’)

Olimpic beat Slavija much tougher than expected with two goals in the last half hour. Olimpic was the better side in the first half but couldn’t capitalize on possession. Slavija was aggressive in the second half but the strategy clearly failed as Harba struck twice to give Vukovi a well deserved win. Olimpic is now sixth and will play a local derby against Sarajevo. Slavija will also play against another Sarajevo team, as they host Željezničar.

FK Željezničar – FK Velež 4:1 (Adilović 2’ 25’ 45’ Smajić 33’, Rovčanin 90’)

Željo demolished Velež on Grbavica stadium with stellar performances of Zeba and Adilović. The home team solved all dilemmas after the first half with four easy goals. The guests scored a consolation in the dying seconds of the match through a penalty. Željo is now tied in second place with Sarajevo and will try to extend their 5 game winning streak next week in Lukavica. Velež will host Zvijezda.

NK Zvijezda – NK GOŠK 0:0

Another boring game in which another promoted team held strong in their away duel. The Gabelans will probably hold a record at the end of the year for the most draws if the tendency continues, as they have four draws in their last five. Nonetheless, Zvijezda will be disappointed with this draw as it was a good opportunity to jump to 7th position.

FK Borac – FK Sloboda 4:1 (Grahovac 19’ Kajkut 43’ Mikić 45’ Stajić 84’, Jogunčić 73’)

Borac dominated Sloboda on Gradski Stadion with an easy 4:1 victory. Similarly as in Grbavica, the winner of the game was clear after the first half. Finally we have seen a good display from the Banja Luka side after a very disappointing four game winless streak. Sloboda remains with only 10 points in the danger zone. Borac will visit GOŠK while Sloboda will visit Čelik.

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