National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jasin Jelić made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Ciprian Toma's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Semir Jakubović was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Niculae Ailenei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gojko Bešlić in the 6th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Ciprian Toma came free, but Semir Jakubović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute of the match Romania got a corner. Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ştefan Iovan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Ştefan Iovan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Bosnia And Hercegovina's Semir Jakubović did a great save. Ciprian Toma might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Semir Jakubović. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ciprian Toma ran back to his position shaking his head. Semir Jakubović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciprian Toma in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Ciprian Toma came free, but Semir Jakubović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romania's attentive Grigore Dărăscu managed to snatch the ball when Jahija Selimotić made a throw-in in the 21st minute of the game. In the 22nd minute Ciprian Toma 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. In the 30thth minute of the game Ciprian Toma who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bosnia And Hercegovina's Semir Jakubović was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 30 played minutes Bosnia And Hercegovina got a freekick which was hit by Jahija Selimotić. 32 minutes into the match, Ciprian Toma 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 Ciprian Toma was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Romania's Niculae Ailenei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jasin Jelić in the 35th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Romania's Ciprian Toma sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Semir Jakubović narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Romania's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ştefan Iovan in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jasin Jelić in the 43rd minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Niculae Ailenei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Bosnia And Hercegovina's Jasin Jelić, in the 43rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Bosnia And Hercegovina. The supporters of Bosnia And Hercegovina booed when Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ştefan Iovan didn't get a good kick on the ball.

In the 53rd minute, Bosnia And Hercegovina's Murat Zelenika dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Ciprian Toma's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Semir Jakubović read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Niculae Ailenei was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Murat Zelenika capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Murat Zelenika really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. In the 67th minute, Muhedin Zovko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Bosnia And Hercegovina getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Muhedin Zovko hit a great ball. Romania's Grigore Dărăscu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Muhedin Zovko, made in the 70th minute of the game. 73 minutes into the match, Romania's goalkeeper Niculae Ailenei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Murat Zelenika. Semir Jakubović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciprian Toma, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 77th minute, Muzafer Mašić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute, Ciprian Toma left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Romania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciprian Toma in the 85th minute of play forced Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalkeeper Semir Jakubović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Romania were awarded a corner. Ştefan Iovan went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Romania's Ştefan Iovan to fire away a dangerous shot which Semir Jakubović despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Murat Zelenika got free with Niculae Ailenei in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 93rd minute, Murat Zelenika made a precise shot to the right of Niculae Ailenei. Romania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. After 96 played minutes Romania got a freekick which was hit by Grigore Dărăscu. Romania's Niculae Ailenei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elvir Bešimović in the 97th minute of play. The Romania supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Bosnia And Hercegovina's performance. The match ended with a win for Bosnia And Hercegovina.