15 October 2011
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Premijer Liga
FK Sarajevo 1 NK Travnik 0 (att 2,500)
There are 53 nations in UEFA, and this weekend visit to the Bosnian capital means I've now seen football in 34 of them.
There are four Sarajevo teams in Bosnian football's top flight, the big two are FK Sarajevo and FK Zeljeznicar, while Olimpik and Slavija are the others. FK Sarajevo, second in the league, play at the Olympic stadium, now known officially, after a former player, as the Asim Ferhatovic Hase Stadium.
It's an open bowl, typically of many old-style Eastern Bloc stadiums, and although pleasant on a sunny day (at least until the sun when down and the temperature dropped) it wouldn't be much fun on a wet afternoon and there's no cover. It's about a 20 minute walk north from the city centre.
Tickets cost 8KM (approx £3.60), once I finally located the anonymous metal shed they were being sold from.
For the most part it was a lively game, and when the action dipped the home fans' constant orchestrated singing kept me entertained. There was no away support at all, as visiting fans are currently banned from all Bosnian Premier League games due to persistent crowd trouble.
The only goal was in the 58th minute. Sarajevo deserved it, looking useful at times and dominating possession. Travnik occasionally threatened on the break, but once they went behind they were never likely to level.
Ground no 3,658
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Premijer Liga
FK Sarajevo 1 NK Travnik 0 (att 2,500)
There are 53 nations in UEFA, and this weekend visit to the Bosnian capital means I've now seen football in 34 of them.
There are four Sarajevo teams in Bosnian football's top flight, the big two are FK Sarajevo and FK Zeljeznicar, while Olimpik and Slavija are the others. FK Sarajevo, second in the league, play at the Olympic stadium, now known officially, after a former player, as the Asim Ferhatovic Hase Stadium.
It's an open bowl, typically of many old-style Eastern Bloc stadiums, and although pleasant on a sunny day (at least until the sun when down and the temperature dropped) it wouldn't be much fun on a wet afternoon and there's no cover. It's about a 20 minute walk north from the city centre.
Tickets cost 8KM (approx £3.60), once I finally located the anonymous metal shed they were being sold from.
For the most part it was a lively game, and when the action dipped the home fans' constant orchestrated singing kept me entertained. There was no away support at all, as visiting fans are currently banned from all Bosnian Premier League games due to persistent crowd trouble.
The only goal was in the 58th minute. Sarajevo deserved it, looking useful at times and dominating possession. Travnik occasionally threatened on the break, but once they went behind they were never likely to level.
Ground no 3,658
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