National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nathan Murray kicked off to start the match. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Semir Jakubović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathan Murray in the 8th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Bosnia And Hercegovina's Jasin Jelić slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ray Folwill. That made the score 1-1 after 15 minutes of play. Ray Folwill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dževad Kasimović in the 18th minute of play. In the 21st minute Ronny Theobold 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. 21 minutes into the match, Ronny Theobold had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Semir Jakubović. Bosnia And Hercegovina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronny Theobold was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 23 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Nathan Murray came free, but Semir Jakubović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Jasin Jelić came free, but Ray Folwill reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Northern Ireland defense, Elvir Bešimović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ray Folwill. The Northern Ireland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ray Folwill should have stopped the shot. Ray Folwill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jasin Jelić in the 33rd minute of the match. Northern Ireland's Nathan Murray got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute Elvir Bešimović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Folwill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ray Folwill made an important save on a dangerous shot by Šemsudin Kamber in the 45th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elvir Bešimović got free with Ray Folwill in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

Šemsudin Kamber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ray Folwill having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jasin Jelić in the 55th minute of play forced Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Ray Folwill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56thth minute of the game Jasin Jelić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Northern Ireland's Ray Folwill was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 57th minute Jasin Jelić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Folwill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Elvir Bešimović came free, but Ray Folwill reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Semir Jakubović stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Blair York's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Northern Ireland's Ray Folwill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elvir Bešimović in the 65th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikola Bogdanović during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th match minute, Bosnia And Hercegovina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikola Bogdanović to maneuver through the defense. Northern Ireland's Neil Woodman was substituted for Bryan Hodgson. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Severin Nikić was substituted for Nikola Bogdanović. Bosnia And Hercegovina made a substitution. Branislav Cokić replaced Dževad Kasimović. Nikola Bogdanović kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Gojko Bešlić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ray Folwill having to interfere. Ray Folwill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jasin Jelić in the 75th minute of play. Semir Jakubović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stuart Banks, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Semir Jakubović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stuart Banks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodney Cunningham kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Bosnia And Hercegovina made a substitution. Hakija Hamdić replaced Jahija Selimotić. Rodney Cunningham hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Stuart Banks recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ray Folwill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Branislav Cokić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Northern Ireland players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.