2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup Final

2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup Final

Event	2012–13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
Željezničar Široki Brijeg 2 2
Široki Brijeg won 5–4 on penalties
First leg
Željezničar Široki Brijeg 1 1
Date	18:00, April 30, 2012 (CEST)
Venue	Grbavica, Sarajevo
Referee	Tomislav Čuić (Tomislavgrad)
Attendance	4,300
Weather	Sunny and clear
Second leg
Široki Brijeg Željezničar 1 1
Date	19:00, May 14, 2012 (CEST)
Venue	Pecara, Široki Brijeg
Referee	Edin Jakupović (Bihać)
Attendance	3,500
Weather	Sunny and clear

The 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup Final was the 18th final of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, the highest football cup competition in Bosnia.

The date of both 2013 Final matches, as in all the recent years, was set so that it avoids clashes with Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina fixtures. Both matches took place on Tuesday, between two rounds of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1]

The current holders, Željezničar were not able to defend their title with Široki Brijeg bringing a trophy home after six years of drought after they won 5–4 on penalties (both legs finished 1–1).

Route to the Final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Željezničar				Round	Široki Brijeg
Opponent	Result			Knockout phase	Opponent	Result
Sloboda (MG)	3–0			Round of 32	Branitelj	2–0
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Slavija	6–1	1–3 (A)	3–0 (H)	Round of 16	Orašje	7–0	0–6 (A)	1–0 (H)
Olimpic	4–0	0–1 (A)	3–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Čelik	2–2 5–4 pen.	1–1 (H)	1–1 (A)
Zrinjski	2–0	0–0 (H)	0–2 (A)	Semi-finals	Sloga	8–2	2–4 (A)	4–0 (H)

Pre-match

This final marked the ninth appearance in final of Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup for Željezničar and tenth final in domestic cups, since they were once in final of Yugoslav Cup. They had won the cup five times (in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2011 and 2012) and have been beaten in 4 occasions (in 1981, 1997, 2002 and 2010). On the other side, this was the fifth final for Široki Brijeg and they won it once (in 2007), with three finals lost (in 2005, 2006 and 2012).^[2] This was the second consecutive time these two clubs met each other in the final of this competition, while it was the sixth overall encounter in this competition (they met each other before once in final, three times in semi-finals and once in quarter-finals).

On 9 April 2013, a draw to decide who will be the first host was held with Željezničar hosting the first leg on 30 April at 18:00 CEST and Široki Brijeg the rematch two weeks later on 14 May at 19:00 CEST,^[1][3] with both matches aired on BHT1. Unlike the two last finals, in which Željezničar also played, this time the ticket price wasn't raised but rather remained the same as the prices for the regular tickets for the league matches, which were €2.50 for the south stand (the stand were The Maniacs are), €4 for the north stand and €5 for the west stand.

The kick-off for the second leg was set at 19:00 CEST, on Tuesday, 14 May. Before the match, Željezničar was in a more-than-four-year unbeaten streak in national cup, with the last lost match dating to 24 September 2008 against Zvijezda in the first round of the 2008–09 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup. Since then, they have played 35 matches in the national cup, winning in 22 of those matches and drawing 13, with a goal difference of 61 to 10.^[4] They won three of the last four national cups, since they lost the final in 2009–10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup to Borac on an aggregate score of 3:3 after two draw matches. Borac won the cup because of more scored away goals.

Matches

Report for the first leg

Details for the first leg

Željezničar v Široki Brijeg

30 April 2013 18:00 CEST

Željezničar	1 – 1	Široki Brijeg
E. Čolić	Report	Kordić

Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Tomislav Čuić (Tomislavgrad)

Željezničar

Široki Brijeg

GK 30 Marijan Antolović RB 85 Yani Urdinov  46' CB 5 Semir Kerla CB 19 Velibor Vasilić LB 17 Benjamin Čolić DM 25 Tomislav Tomić DM 23 Muamer Svraka (c)  28' AM 16 Vernes Selimović  83' RW 2 Elvir Čolić LW 24 Nermin Jamak  67' CF 9 Eldin Adilović Substitutes: GK 22 Semir Bukvić DF ? MF ? MF 90 Samir Bekrić  83' MF ? FW 15 Armin Hodžić  67' FW ? Manager: Amar Osim

GK 12 Luka Bilobrk RB 6 Mateo Bertoša CB 8 Vedran Ješe CB 3 Ivica Džidić LB 16 Dino Ćorić DM 20 Mirko Marić  55' DM 18 Jure Ivanković  88' AM 19 Mateo Roskam RW 21 Damir Zlomislić LW 15 Wagner Santos Lago CF 9 Krešimir Kordić (c)  90' Substitutes: GK 1 Nikola Marić DF ? DF ? MF 22 Zvonimir Kožulj  55' MF ? MF 14 Davor Landeka  88' FW 24 Ivan Barišić  90' Manager: Slaven Musa

Assistant referees: Sreten Udovičić (Prijedor) Senad Ibrišimbegović (Travnik) Fourth official: Edin Jakupović (Bihać) Additional assistant referees: Vladimir Bjelica (I. Sarajevo) Muamer Bureković (Zenica)

Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level; no extra time. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics for first leg

	Željezničar	Široki Brijeg
Total shots
Shots on target
Ball possession	%	%
Corner kicks
Fouls committed
Offsides
Yellow cards
Red cards

Report for the second leg

Details for the second leg

Široki Brijeg v Željezničar

1 May 2013 19:00 CEST

Široki Brijeg	1 – 1	Željezničar
Wagner  63'	Report	Pehilj  90'
	Penalties
Šilić Kordić Wagner Ješe Zlomislić I. Džidić Landeka	5 – 4	Pehilj Adilović Čolić Stanić Hasanović Smajić Svraka

Stadion Pecara, Široki Brijeg Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bihać)

Široki Brijeg

Željezničar

GK 12 Luka Bilobrk RB 6 Mateo Bertoša  25' CB 8 Vedran Ješe CB 3 Ivica Džidić LB 16 Dino Ćorić  82' DM 20 Mario Ljubić  86' DM 18 Jure Ivanković  90' AM 19 Mateo Roskam  55' RW 21 Damir Zlomislić  65' LW 15 Wagner Santos Lago CF 9 Krešimir Kordić (c) Substitutes: GK 1 Nikola Marić DM ? Marković DF 5 Slavko Brekalo MF 22 Dalibor Šilić  90' MF 24 Ante Serdarušić  82' MF 14 Davor Landeka  55' FW 24 Ivan Barišić Manager: Slaven Musa

GK 30 Marijan Antolović RB 11 Srđan Stanić CB 6 Jadranko Bogičević CB 19 Velibor Vasilić  87' LB 17 Benjamin Čolić DM 25 Tomislav Tomić  83' DM 23 Muamer Svraka (c) AM 16 Vernes Selimović  68' RW 2 Elvir Čolić LW 24 Nermin Jamak  83' CF 9 Eldin Adilović Substitutes: GK 22 Semir Bukvić DF 5 Semir Kerla DF 85 Yani Urdinov MF 7 Sulejman Smajić  68' MF 18 Josip Čutuk MF 44 Eldar Hasanović  83' FW 29 Šaban Pehilj  83' Manager: Amar Osim

Assistant referees: Adnan Alispahić (Zenica) Željko Marić (Doboj) Fourth official: Tomislav Čuić (Duvno) Additional assistant referees: Darko Obradović (Stolac) Goran Parađik (Ljubuški)

Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level; no extra time. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics for second leg

	Široki Brijeg	Željezničar
Total shots
Shots on target
Ball possession	%	%
Corner kicks
Fouls committed
Offsides
Yellow cards
Red cards

See also

• 2012–13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
• 2012–13 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup Final
• Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

1. "Date and time for both legs". Sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 April 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
2. "Won cups by Široki Brijeg and Željezničar". Klix.ba. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
3. "Draw to decide who will be the first host". Sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
4. "Željo u Kupu bez poraza više od četiri godine!" [More than a 3 year long unbeaten streak of Željezničar in national cup!]. SportSport.ba. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

External links

• Official site for the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Official site for the Football Federation of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Official site for the Football Federation of the Republika of Srpska