National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Äşräf Ämrahov started the match with the kick off. Azerbaijan's Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Azerbaijan from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, Bosnia And Hercegovina's Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov threw himself towards the right post 5 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gojko Bešlić, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 6th minute Bosnia And Hercegovina were awarded a corner. Gojko Bešlić went to the cornerflag to take it. Semir Jakubović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Säftär Güläliyev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mehran Utandıbalayev's late challenge caught a Bosnia And Hercegovina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mehran Utandıbalayev helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Azerbaijan's Mehran Utandıbalayev got a free kick in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's Murat Zelenika sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Murat Zelenika sped through Azerbaijan's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov. In the 20th match minute, Bosnia And Hercegovina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elvir Bešimović to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 24 in the game by Murat Zelenika from a close distance when the talented Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov managed to make a qualified save. Azerbaijan's players were relieved. When Bosnia And Hercegovina's Murat Zelenika in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Azerbaijan's goalie prevented a goal. Säftär Güläliyev took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Semir Jakubović. Semir Jakubović dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Semir Jakubović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Äşräf Ämrahov, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Äşräf Ämrahov came free, but Semir Jakubović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Murat Zelenika had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Äşräf Ämrahov in the 45th minute of play forced Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalkeeper Semir Jakubović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Murat Zelenika made a kick off. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murat Zelenika, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Semir Jakubović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Bosnia And Hercegovina from getting a goal against them. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murat Zelenika, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gojko Bešlić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Muhedin Zovko hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Azerbaijan's Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murat Zelenika in the 67th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Murat Zelenika notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Azerbaijan's Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bosnia And Hercegovina made a substitution. Beno Perzivović replaced Severin Nikić. Bosnia And Hercegovina made a substitution. Dževad Kasimović replaced Gojko Bešlić. In the 71st minute Elvir Bešimović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Murat Zelenika in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov saved Azerbaijan from getting behind. The supporters of Bosnia And Hercegovina booed when Azerbaijan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Äli Abdulrähmanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Jasin Jelić was substituted for Murat Zelenika. In the 77th minute, Äli Abdulrähmanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute Jasin Jelić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jasin Jelić in the 83rd minute of play forced Azerbaijan's goalkeeper Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute Jasin Jelić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jasin Jelić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. In the 86th minute of the match Bosnia And Hercegovina got a corner. Azerbaijan's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Beno Perzivović ran over to the corner to take the kick. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jasin Jelić, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The supporters of Bosnia And Hercegovina booed when Azerbaijan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Äşräf Ämrahov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jasin Jelić in the 90th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st 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. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jasin Jelić in the 94th minute of play forced Azerbaijan's goalkeeper Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 96 minutes, Jasin Jelić made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Azerbaijan's Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.