National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jasin Jelić kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikola Vlašić in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Semir Jakubović saved Bosnia And Hercegovina from getting behind. Emil Cvitanović stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gojko Bešlić's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. When Bosnia And Hercegovina's Gojko Bešlić in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Croatia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th minute of the match Bosnia And Hercegovina got a corner. Croatia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gojko Bešlić ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Gojko Bešlić got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Emil Cvitanović quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Emil Cvitanović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gojko Bešlić, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Emil Cvitanović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jasin Jelić in the 18th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Nikola Vlašić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Croatia's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikola Vlašić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Semir Jakubović breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 25 minutes into the match, Gojko Bešlić notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Croatia's Emil Cvitanović. Emil Cvitanović was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 30 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Elvir Bešimović came free, but Emil Cvitanović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Jasin Jelić came free, but Emil Cvitanović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Semir Jakubović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Bosnia And Hercegovina from getting a goal against them. After having played for 38 minutes, Gojko Bešlić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bosnia And Hercegovina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gojko Bešlić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bosnia And Hercegovina's attentive Šemsudin Kamber managed to snatch the ball when Harry Maguire made a throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game. 44 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Nikola Vlašić came free, but Semir Jakubović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Croatia's Joško Poklepović was substituted for Nikola Vlašić. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joško Poklepović to make the kick off. Emil Cvitanović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gojko Bešlić in the 58th minute of play. Emil Cvitanović made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jasin Jelić in the 60th minute. In the 60th play minute Jasin Jelić came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Emil Cvitanović. 0-2. The supporters of Bosnia And Hercegovina booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toni Gojak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Croatia's Nikola Haramina was substituted for Miran Tudor. Toni Gojak hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. John Terry hit a great ball. Bosnia And Hercegovina made a substitution. Dževad Kasimović replaced Gojko Bešlić. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Beno Perzivović was substituted for Severin Nikić. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. John Terry hit a great ball. After having played for 69 minutes, Beno Perzivović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bosnia And Hercegovina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Beno Perzivović was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emil Cvitanović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dževad Kasimović in the 77th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Jasin Jelić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bosnia And Hercegovina's supporters rose to their feet, but Jasin Jelić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emil Cvitanović breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edin Cocalić made in the 82nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Croatia's Jura Zaklan. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Dževad Kasimović pulled a muscle in his leg after 83 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Vedran Ćesić charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vedran Ćesić the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th minute, Vedran Ćesić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emil Cvitanović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Branislav Cokić in the 86th minute of play. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Semir Jakubović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luka Mata in the 89th minute of play. The supporters of Bosnia And Hercegovina booed when Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikola Haramina didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Elvir Bešimović managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bosnia And Hercegovina's supporters rose to their feet, but Elvir Bešimović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emil Cvitanović breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Croatia getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Toni Gojak hit a great ball. Bosnia And Hercegovina's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.