National Stadium
Spectators: 10340 (Terracing: 7756,
Seating: 2378, VIP seats: 206) After 2 played minutes U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina got a freekick which was hit by Dalibor Kaplanović. Tifo Marinović didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wendelin Hirsch went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 14 minutes into the game, U21 Liechtenstein's Wendelin Hirsch nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tifo Marinović made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Wendelin Hirsch kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Dženan Ortaš recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ernst Sozzi took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tifo Marinović. Tifo Marinović dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 26th minute, Branislav Cokić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wendelin Hirsch hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. If Staniša Selimović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erik Kulaš got free with Tobias Schlegel in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute of the match Daniel Nef shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tifo Marinović showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wendelin Hirsch in the 35th minute of play forced U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalkeeper Tifo Marinović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adam Bandell charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adam Bandell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, U21 Liechtenstein's Adam Bandell got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute, Fazil Krdžalić got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 39 minutes into the game, Yves Maierhans cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Tifo Marinović was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tifo Marinović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wendelin Hirsch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tobias Schlegel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dženan Ortaš in the 43rd minute. 47 minutes into the match, U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Yves Maierhans came free, but Tifo Marinović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.
The wind increased when Staniša Selimović made the kick off in the second half. Tifo Marinović made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wendelin Hirsch in the 52nd minute. In the 57th minute Staniša Selimović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Schlegel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina were awarded a corner. Fazil Krdžalić went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's corner Fazil Krdžalić fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tobias Schlegel quite easily take care of the ball. U21 Liechtenstein's Tobias Schlegel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Kulaš in the 60th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Wendelin Hirsch came free, but Tifo Marinović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 minutes of play, U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's Dalibor Kaplanović made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tobias Schlegel was left in no man's land by his defense there! U21 Liechtenstein's Beat Kellenberger was substituted for Yves Maierhans. Through an outstanding action, after 74 minutes, Tifo Marinović successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 74 minutes into the game, Dženan Ortaš was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Liechtenstein the free kick. After 74 played minutes U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina got a freekick which was hit by Dženan Ortaš. Tifo Marinović acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 76th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jannik Riedl. Tobias Schlegel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalibor Kaplanović, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's Dalibor Kaplanović looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Beat Kellenberger got free with Tifo Marinović in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tobias Schlegel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalibor Kaplanović in the 95th minute of the match. Tifo Marinović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wendelin Hirsch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Liechtenstein were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's much stronger midfield.
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