Zrinjski wins Mostar derby with Ćuže's goal

(Patria) - The 26th round match of the Wwin league of Bosnia and Herzegovina between Zrinjski and Velež was played under Bijeli Brijeg. The scoreboard showed 1:0 at the end. With this triumph in the Mostar derby, the "Nobles" reduced Borac's lead to 7 points. There are still seven rounds left until the end.

The only goal was scored by Mario Ćuže in the 9th minute. After a foul, Šunjić assisted him with a header, and he scored from a few meters, completely unmarked.

The home team immediately started aggressively, and in the first minute, Bilbija found himself in a good opportunity, but his shot was blocked. Golami reacted well.

The "Nobles" pressed the last defense of the "Reds". They materialized this in the 9th minute. After a foul won by Memija, the ball was crossed into Velež's penalty area, Šunjić headed the ball down to Ćuže – who beat Hadžikić for 1:0. A few minutes later, Velež captain Nermin Haskić shot well with his head, but was inaccurate.

In the 20th minute, Čaić stepped on Bradarić, who had to leave the field four minutes later due to this tackle. He was replaced by Tomislav Kiš.

The temperature in the city on the Neretva River was 29 degrees Celsius, so at the 30th minute, the main referee Irfan Peljto interrupted the match for the players to refresh themselves.

In the second part of the first half, the game was mostly played between the two penalty areas. In the 37th minute, Čaić broke through well on the left side, but reacted poorly at the crucial moments and the chance was lost. Haskić angrily showed the aforementioned Velež player where he should have passed the ball.

In the 42nd minute, Guliasvili hit the post from a free kick. The score remained 1:0.

At the start of the second half, after an assist from Bilbija, Malekinušić shot over the goal. On the other side, Čaić scored for Zrinjski, but it was offside.

This encouraged the visitors, who were striving for an equalizer. They played offensively and reached Zrinjski's penalty area, but could not score. In the 64th minute, Vehabović was replaced by Halilović. Emir Halilović, who had entered the game a few minutes earlier, hit the post in the 68th minute. Just two minutes later, Osman Hadžikić made a brilliant save. He first stopped the shots of Malekinušić and then Kiš. The "Reds'" goalkeeper shone again.

In the 73rd minute, two substitutions were made in both teams. Abdurahimi and Tičinović came on for Ćuže and Malekinušić. On the other hand, for Velež, Mlinarić and Šikalo came on for Suljić and Čaić. Later, in the 84th minute, Ivančić was replaced by Savić, and Bilbija by Mulahusejnović. The home strategist Petrović wanted to slowly bring the match to an end. The guests also tried to score through substitutions. Therefore, Dino Halilović entered the game for Omar Pršeš.

The score did not change until the end of this clash. Tičinović had another clear chance in the 90th minute, but Hadžikić was alert again. In the end, it remained 1:0.