Sarajevo and Zrinjski draw in Koševo, semi-finalist to be decided in Mostar

(Patria) - Sarajevo and Zrinjski drew tonight in Koševo with a score of 1:1 in the first match of the BiH Cup quarter-finals, writes Faktor.

The first half did not offer much excitement, although the two rivals started openly. Gojković threatened first, but Marić was safe. Topić responded, Rogić was safe.

After that, it was almost without excitement, until the 35th minute when the guests took the lead. Lulić made a mistake in his penalty area, fouled a Zrinjski player, and the referee pointed to the spot. Nemanja Bilbija took the ball and scored confidently.

In the 55th minute, a controversial situation. Beganović received a yellow card, and after a VAR check, it seemed it would be a red card for an elbow. Beganović ultimately got away with it, and it remained a yellow.

In the 69th minute, Sarajevo equalized. A great play by Buntić and Guliashvili, and the latter beat the Zrinjski goalkeeper for the great celebration of the home team's fans.

In the 72nd minute, the hosts were quite lucky. Jakovljević shot, it went just wide of the post. Mustafić responded on the other side, and it was a period of the match where we really saw something.

Towards the end, there was a lot of nervousness, clashes between players, and the hosts came close to scoring in the 88th minute. Kyeremeh shot, Marić saved brilliantly and cleared for a corner.

In the second minute of stoppage time, a great chance for Guliashvili, but he shot wide.

The decision on who will advance to the BiH Cup semi-finals will be made in the second leg, scheduled for March 11 in Mostar.