In the 7th round match of the Premier Handball League of BiH, the handball players of Bosna Visoko Ekoenergija were defeated by Borac in Banja Luka with a score of 31:26.

Borac started the match much better, taking a 4:1 lead in the 5th minute. It was then 5:2 for the hosts, before we narrowed the gap to 5:4 through Pandžić and Skopljak. After Borac took a 7:5 lead, Urta and Pandžić brought it back to a 7:7 tie. In the 22nd minute, it was 9:9, and we had a fast break to take the lead, but failed to capitalize on it. Following that, the home coach called a timeout, after which Borac went on a 3:0 run to pull ahead 12:9. The team from Banja Luka had leads of 14:10 and 15:11, but before halftime, we managed to cut the deficit to two goals, leaving Borac with a 15:13 lead.

The start of the second half belonged to our team, which put together a 3:1 run to tie the game at 16:16. Borac went up 17:16, and then Keso scored two goals to give our team its first lead of the match. In the 41st minute, Vražalić scored to put us up by two, leading 20:18. At that moment, it didn't seem like our last lead of the match would be 20:19, but a 3:0 run by Borac put them ahead 21:20. We equalized at 21:21, but that was all we had left in us for this match.

Borac soon extended their lead to 23:21, then 25:22, and when the hosts reached 28:23 in the 56th minute—after we threw the ball away ("into the well") on a fast break—the game was effectively over.

This was Bosna's third defeat of the season and their third away from home. Unfortunately, despite having all the conditions for a better result, we didn't achieve it. Unlike last season, when we conceded over 40 goals in both matches against Borac, it wasn't like that this time, though that is little consolation.

It is clear that there is potential in this squad, but we haven't utilized it in the right way yet. It is important that we have won our home matches so far and that there is no fear like last season, but we certainly need to play better, stronger, and smarter on the road as well.

There is no rest for us, because a new important match awaits us on Saturday as Vogošća arrives in Visoko—another team that defeated us twice last season.

Venue: Borik, Banja Luka. Spectators: 800. Referees: Žarko Hrstić and Ante Rašić (both from Ljubuški). Delegate: Arijana Vojić (Bihać). 7-meter throws: Borac 6(6), Bosna 3(1). Suspensions: Borac 10 minutes, Bosna 8 minutes.

BORAC: Grahovac, Ivanović 1, Stevanović, Trivunović 2, Bubić 2, Pejanović, Nježić 11 (6), Ševa, Stanković 2, Petrović, Draganić 6, Rožić, Tubin, Bulić 5, Vranješ 2, Momić (14 saves). Coach: Mirko Mikić.

BOSNA VISOKO EKOENERGIJA: Žiga, Grčo (15 saves), Šabanović, Zečević, Stamenković 2, Urta 3, Vražalić 3, Keso 4, Ombaša 4, Lončar, Nazifović, Skopljak 3 (1), Pandžić 7. Coach: Jasmin Slatina.