As of tonight, Borac holds a massive 12-point lead at the top of the table, and it would take a world miracle for Zrinjski to reach the summit in the next eight rounds.
The match at Koševo was one of the better ones we've seen in Bosnian football recently. Chances came from all sides from the first to the last minute, and there were also goals that "fell" at the right time.
At the start, both sides had one excellent chance, but Luka Menalo and Antonio Ivančić were not precise.
Sarajevo took the lead in the ninth minute. With an awkward reaction after a corner, Nemanja Bilbija sent the ball into his own net.
The home team's lead lasted only five minutes. It was the 14th minute when Antonio Ilić capitalized on goalkeeper Ivan Banić's rush out to equalize at 1-1.
The excitement didn't stop, and Sarajevo took a new lead in the 24th minute through Filip Živković. The score was 2-1 at halftime.
The continuation brought great excitement and real drama. The first big chance for Zrinjski came again from Ilić, but this time, goalkeeper Banić of Sarajevo made a brilliant intervention.
In the 68th minute, the Bordeaux team could have settled the question of the winner, but after an excellent breakthrough, Francis Kyeremeh shot towards the north stand of the Koševo stadium.
The Bordeaux team had another great chance four minutes later, but the scorer of the second goal, Filip Živković, hit the post this time.
Until the end of the match, there was much excitement on both sides, but no more goals, so Sarajevo recorded a valuable victory in the fight for Europe.
Simultaneously, this triumph will be celebrated in Banja Luka just as much as Borac's victory, because the Banja Luka team now finds itself 12 points ahead of Zrinjski with only eight rounds to go.
In the next round, Sarajevo visits Radnik in Bijeljina, and Zrinjski travels to face Sloga in Doboj.
Result and scorers: Sarajevo - Zrinjski 2:1 (Bilbija own goal 9', Živković 24' / Ilić 15')