Zrinjski won the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, winning the final two-legged tie against Mostar's rival, Velež.
After a 1:0 home win in the first match, Igor Štimac's team drew 1:1 in the second leg in Vrapčići and won the trophy with a 2:1 aggregate score.
With a goal by the legend of the "nobles" Nemanja Bilbija, after a catastrophic mistake by goalkeeper Velež Karić, the guests took the lead in the 4th minute.
Velež only managed to equalize in the sixth of seven minutes of stoppage time, when Spahić scored. They had a player more than they were born with at the very end, as Barišić from Zrinski had been red carded shortly before, but they didn't have time to score a second goal and go into overtime.
The Cup second leg itself was marked by incidents.
First, the match was interrupted for 20 minutes because Velež fans were throwing firecrackers. After referee Peljto blew the final whistle, a general brawl between the players of the two teams almost broke out, and even the holding of the ceremony on the field was questionable. The trophy was nevertheless presented to the guests.
Zrinjski's coach Igor Štimac also put on a show, showing the middle finger to Velež fans after the match.
"Come on, cry a little, here you go," he could be heard saying, SportSport.ba reports.
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