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Match Report
National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772,
Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Ivan Sobol made the kick off and thus started the match. Muhedin Zovko kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. The supporters of Bosnia And Hercegovina booed when Ukraine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduard Gryshko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Semir Jakubović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gennadiy Yereschenko in the 16th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes Ukraine got a freekick which was hit by Vsevolod Mischenko. Vitaliy Vischak made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Elvir Beimović sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Branislav Cokić in the 23rd minute of play forced Ukraine's goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute of the match, Branislav Cokić tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vitaliy Vischak saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Ivan Sobol managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ukraine's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Sobol 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. In the 37th minute of the match, Branislav Cokić tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vitaliy Vischak saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Semir Jakubović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Sobol in the 39th minute of play. Vitaliy Vischak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Branislav Cokić, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After 41 minutes, Beno Perzivović mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bosnia And Hercegovina and the Ukraine players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 41 played minutes Bosnia And Hercegovina got a freekick which was hit by Beno Perzivović. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Murat Zelenika got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 45 minutes into the match, Ukraine's goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elvir Beimović. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Murat Zelenika made the kick off in the second half. Vitaliy Vischak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Branislav Cokić, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 55th match minute, Ukraine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuriy Gandzyuk to maneuver through the defense. Vitaliy Vischak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvir Beimović in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ukraine's Yuriy Gandzyuk got a free kick in the 67th minute. Ukraine made a substitution. Rostyslav Solodkyi replaced Gennadiy Yereschenko. Bosnia And Hercegovina made a substitution. Hakija Hamdić replaced Beno Perzivović. The supporters of Bosnia And Hercegovina booed when Ukraine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuriy Gandzyuk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Šemsudin Kamber kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Semir Jakubović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Bosnia And Hercegovina from getting a goal against them. 79 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalkeeper Semir Jakubović had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rostyslav Solodkyi. The supporters of Bosnia And Hercegovina booed when Ukraine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vsevolod Mischenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Semir Jakubović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Bosnia And Hercegovina from getting a goal against them. Semir Jakubović made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Anatoliy Omelyanchuk sent off a good shot on target. Bojan Saraba struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Vitaliy Vischak didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bosnia And Hercegovina. In the 92nd match minute, Bosnia And Hercegovina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hakija Hamdić to maneuver through the defense. Semir Jakubović made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Rostyslav Solodkyi sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rostyslav Solodkyi got free with Semir Jakubović in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.
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