Travnik kept their unbeaten run alive with a 3:0 victory over Budućnost Banovići in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday, 5 September. The hosts moved level on points with the leaders while the visitors dropped further down the table. And here's the thing — this was the sort of match where results get decided before anyone notices.
Travnik had already won all four of their opening fixtures, beating Tomislav 4:2, Vitez 2:0, and Rudar Kakanj 1:0 before that draw with Radnik Hadžići in June. Budućnost had shown they could score — a 3:2 win over Sloboda Tuzla — but also lost four and half of their five previous games. To be fair, you'd have expected Travnik to take something from this encounter.
We had Travnik winning at 56 per cent confidence, and the match confirmed that reading. The hosts controlled the tempo, moved the ball with purpose, and eventually found their way through. Budućnost struggled to build anything coherent, and by then it was clear this would be a one-sided afternoon.
The visitors sit tenth with four points from four games, a win and a draw to their name. Travnik sit second with twelve points from four wins — clean sheets, efficient finishing, and no hesitation when chances appeared. The gap between them is now eight points, and the momentum sits firmly with the home side.