National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Nakija Mirvić started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Dževad Kasimović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Čekalović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduardo da Silva received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Muamer Fahrić came out and tried to block the shot, but Eduardo da Silva slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Bosnia And Hercegovina's zone, Eduardo da Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Muamer Fahrić came out of the goal and Eduardo da Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Croatia's Roman Čekalović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nakija Mirvić in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute Eduardo da Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muamer Fahrić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Kazimir Pendo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muamer Fahrić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roman Čekalović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vakija Amautović, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 25 minutes into the match, Eduardo da Silva dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Muamer Fahrić, 2-1. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Muamer Fahrić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladan Jelovica in the 31st minute of play. Muamer Fahrić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kazimir Pendo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo da Silva in the 34th minute of play forced Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalkeeper Muamer Fahrić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Eduardo da Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muamer Fahrić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo da Silva came free, but Muamer Fahrić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Muamer Fahrić was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kazimir Pendo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 43 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Bosnia And Hercegovina's Talib Temelj was substituted for Nakija Mirvić. Muamer Fahrić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kazimir Pendo in the 53rd minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Kazimir Pendo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Muamer Fahrić. Bosnia And Hercegovina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kazimir Pendo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Muamer Fahrić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. With a little luck, Croatia's Roman Čekalović got control of the ball when Talib Temelj tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nedo Helvida kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Croatia made a substitution. Valter Malekin replaced Emil Popivoda. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Zarko Salimahidžić was substituted for Zdenko Markotić. Croatia's Natko Ljubičić was substituted for Damjan Petričević. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Neven Trivić was substituted for Vakija Amautović. A collision led to Bosnia And Hercegovina getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Nedo Helvida hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazimir Pendo in the 75th minute of play forced Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalkeeper Muamer Fahrić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Čekalović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dževad Kasimović in the 76th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Bosnia And Hercegovina's Roman Čekalović threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jordan Karanović, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 80th minute Talib Temelj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Čekalović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Vladan Jelovica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Muamer Fahrić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Muamer Fahrić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kazimir Pendo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Vladan Jelovica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Croatia were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bosnia And Hercegovina for a fine match.