After Yugoslavia’s dissolution, borders cut through towns
KOSTAJNICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Pretty much any soccer match played at the Kostajnica field is an international: The grounds were split between Croatia and Bosnia after the dissolution of Yugoslavia and players now cross in and out of the EU throughout the match.
A third of the field ended up in one country, the rest in the other. If the ball is kicked deep into a nearby grove of trees, that’s when one of the staffers of the local Partizan club springs into action.