Borac using referees to become new BiH champion, Željezničar's five-goal haul, Zrinjski's poker, and Sarajevo's squandered points

(Patria) - Banja Luka's Borac is the new champion of Bosnia and Herzegovina in football.

The champions confirmed their title today at their stadium with a 4-3 victory over Igman from Konjic, in the penultimate, 32nd round of the BiH Premier League.

It should be emphasized that they had the full support of the refereeing trio, led by Aleksandar Njegomirović, in this endeavor.

The refereeing farce by the main referee and his assistants was evident in a non-existent penalty for Borac at the start of the second half, a regular goal for Igman disallowed for a non-existent offside, and a conceded goal for the home team, despite it being an offside position.

Coach Vinko Marinović's team secured an insurmountable lead over Zrinjski, and the final whistle from referee Njegomirović signaled the start of a grand celebration in Banja Luka.


A moment from the match in Banja Luka

This is Borac's third championship title in BiH, and by winning the title, they have qualified for the Champions League qualifiers.

The second place went to Zrinjski, who will represent BiH in the Conference League qualifiers (starting from the second qualifying round), while Velež and Sarajevo also secured spots in Europe.

Zvijezda 09 and Tuzla City have been relegated from the BiH Premier League.

The remaining matches in the penultimate, 32nd round of the BiH Premier League were also quite interesting.

Zrinjski defeated Tuzla City 4-0 at home.


Zrinjski players celebrating

Željezničar achieved an even more convincing victory away against Zvijezda 09. It was 5-0 for the Blues from Grbavica.


A moment from the Zvijezda 09 - Željezničar match

Velež and GOŠK Gabela drew 3-3, and a draw was also seen in the match between Sarajevo and Posušje at Košev. The final score was 1-1, with the visitors snatching a point in the final moments of the game.


From the Sarajevo - Posušje match

Sloga Doboj was defeated at home by Široki Brijeg with a score of 2-3.

Today's match results:


League table before the final round:

The Football Association of BiH has prepared a proposal to reduce the BiH elite league to ten clubs starting from the 2025/26 season, which needs to be adopted by the Association's Assembly.

If this proposal is adopted, four worst-placed teams will be relegated from the elite league next season, which guarantees a very interesting season.