Velež played host to Radnik Bijeljina in the fifth round of the Premier League on Wednesday, and the match ended 1-1 after a tense evening. The result keeps both sides in the lower half of the table as the season takes shape.
D. Cosic gave the home side the lead in the 63rd minute, and it held until A. Omerovic dragged Radnik back into contention with an 81st-minute strike. By then, the tension was palpable. Both teams had already seen yellow cards — A. Shhade for Velež and O. Klenpic and A. Imamovic for the visitors — but no red cards were issued.
And here's the thing about the statistics: Velež managed four attacks against three for Radnik, with possession split 0.3 to 0.7 in favour of the away side. Neither side registered a shot on target, and there were no corners for either team. To be fair, it was a match decided by moments rather than sustained pressure.
Three substitutions were made by each side, with A. Konate and I. Boonen coming on for Velež in the 62nd minute, A. Nukic added at 65, and M. Ghorzi alongside N. Stojanovic for Radnik in the 87th. The changes reflected a game where coaches were looking for solutions rather than managing momentum.
Velež sit ninth with four points from four games — one win, three defeats — while Radnik occupy tenth with two points from four matches, having drawn twice and lost twice. The draw does little to shift either position, but it extends Radnik's unbeaten run to two games.
Velež's recent form has been mixed, with a 2-0 victory over Sloga Dobaj before losses to Čelik, BSK Banja Luka, and Borac Banja Luka. Radnik have struggled for wins, drawing against Sarajevo and losing heavily to Zrinjski, though their 2-2 draw with Borac showed they can compete.
