National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jasin Jelić took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Aarre Rautee left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Finland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 5 minutes, Muhedin Zovko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bosnia And Hercegovina and the Finland players grew even worse after the yellow card. Semir Jakubović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvi Viuhkola, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Semir Jakubović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvi Viuhkola in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Finland's goalkeeper Jalmari Mikkonen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jasin Jelić. Semir Jakubović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvi Viuhkola in the 11th minute of play. When Finland's Alvi Viuhkola in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalie prevented a goal. Finland's Jalmari Mikkonen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Finland from getting a goal against them. In the 17th minute Sylvesteri Valkama shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Semir Jakubović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Aarre Rautee came free, but Semir Jakubović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Finland's goal looked a bit too open when Elvir Bešimović came free, but Jalmari Mikkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jalmari Mikkonen was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Jasin Jelić capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jasin Jelić really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jasin Jelić in the 29th minute of play forced Finland's goalkeeper Jalmari Mikkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Semir Jakubović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvi Viuhkola, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Finland's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jasin Jelić in the 31st minute of play. Finland's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dževad Kasimović in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Alvi Viuhkola came free, but Semir Jakubović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Taisto Pentsinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Semir Jakubović having to interfere. In the 40th match minute, Bosnia And Hercegovina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Šemsudin Kamber to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Alvi Viuhkola came free, but Semir Jakubović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Finland's goal looked a bit too open when Jasin Jelić came free, but Jalmari Mikkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jahija Selimotić kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Alvi Viuhkola made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Gojko Bešlić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jalmari Mikkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvir Bešimović, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dževad Kasimović in the 58th minute of play forced Finland's goalkeeper Jalmari Mikkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Finland's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dževad Kasimović in the 58th minute of play. Finland's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jasin Jelić in the 60th minute of play. In the 60th minute Jasin Jelić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jalmari Mikkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvir Bešimović, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Jasin Jelić sped through Finland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jalmari Mikkonen. 66 minutes into the game, Bosnia And Hercegovina's Dževad Kasimović nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jalmari Mikkonen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Severin Begić was substituted for Zumbul Nurković. Finland's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jasin Jelić in the 73rd minute of play. Jalmari Mikkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvir Bešimović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Semir Jakubović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvi Viuhkola in the 77th minute of the match. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Semir Jakubović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Bosnia And Hercegovina from getting a goal against them. Semir Jakubović was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Alvi Viuhkola capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alvi Viuhkola really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. In the 85th minute, Elvir Bešimović left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bosnia And Hercegovina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. In the 90th match minute, Bosnia And Hercegovina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gojko Bešlić to maneuver through the defense. After 92 played minutes Finland got a freekick which was hit by Terho Pasoja. Gojko Bešlić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Finland's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.