Letor Trebinje saw off Slavia 85-75 in the Bosnian Championship on Saturday evening, a result that keeps both sides in the middle of the table but gives the visitors the edge. They finished level on 10 wins apiece after 24 games, though Trebinje now sit sixth while Slavia drop to eighth. The away end never stopped, even if the scoreline didn't always reflect it.
Slavia had looked comfortable enough in their last outing, beating Zrinjski 95-91, but Trebinje brought something different to the pitch. They'd won their previous meeting 87-65 on March 28th and came out with the same edge, though this time the margins were tighter. By then you could sense the relationship had soured between these two.
What caught the eye wasn't the final tally but the pattern of play. Slavia gave up the ball and hit them on the break more than once, and Trebinje showed they fancy their chances when given space to work. The visitors turned it around after the break when it mattered, something Slavia couldn't quite match in the closing stages.
We'd backed the hosts at 54 per cent confidence, but the match went another way entirely. It wasn't a collapse so much as a failure to close properly, and that's often where these games are decided. They let the tie slip when they had the momentum, and Trebinje knew exactly how to punish it.
The result leaves both teams with identical records but changes the landscape slightly. Six points separate them in the table now, and neither side can afford another slip if they want to push higher. Trebinje move closer to the top half, while Slavia face a run of fixtures that will test their resolve.
