The first match of the Cup quarterfinals played today in Bihać ended with Zrinjski’s narrow triumph, with Aldin Hrvanović scoring the only goal of the match.
The Nobles further emphasized their role as favorites in the two-legged tie against Jedinstvo, and confirmation of their place in the semifinals will be sought in the return leg in Mostar in fourteen days.
In today’s match, Željko Petrović decided to field a completely changed lineup compared to Sunday’s triumph against Igman (5-0), as Zrinjski started with eleven new players, and it’s worth noting that Toni Šunjić made his comeback debut wearing the captain’s armband.
The match was played in a very nice atmosphere in front of four thousand spectators, but on a very difficult pitch that significantly hindered the game, and the decisive goal was scored towards the end of the first half when Hrvanović capitalized on a corner kick.
Immediately after the goal, the home team’s crossbar shook from a shot by Nardin Mulahusejnović, while from the second half, only the home team’s penalty kick in the 57th minute, saved by Goran Karačić from Ensar Imamagić’s shot, stands out.
A new match awaits us already on Saturday in Modriča, where FK Sloga Doboj will be on the other side.
GOAL: 0-1 – Hrvanović (43′)
NK JEDINSTVO: Bilić, Alibegović, Stojnić (71′ Alagić), Imamagić, Jusić, Kojić, Zarić (64′ Jašarević), Smailović (82′ Husić), Guskić, Mizić (71′ Kurić), Hadrović (82′ Ibrišimović).
HŠK ZRINJSKI: Karačić, Brekalo, Ćorluka (68′ Memija), Jukić (62′ Ćuže), Zlomislić (83′ Savić), Mulahusejnović (62′ Sabljić), Hrvanović, Bradarić (68′ Ivančić), Lukanić, Šunjić, Magdić.
