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Bosnia-Herzegovina- Finished 11/11/11
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Review by: Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk. 0 comments
Bosnia and Portugal's Euro 2012 play-off remained in the balance after a goalless stalemate on Friday on a barely playable pitch at the ramshackle Bilino Polje stadium.
The Portuguese, who celebrated a 2-0 aggregate win over Bosnia at the same venue in their 2010 World Cup play-off, dominated the match but were almost caught napping late in the game after a subdued home side finally came to life.
Portugal had the upper hand in the opening stages with Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani looking lively on either flank, but failed to create any clear-cut chances as their final passes kept going astray on a bumpy surface littered with holes.
The consistently unpredictable and awkward bounce of the ball forced Helder Postiga to fire his close-range volley high over the bar several minutes before Sanel Jahic blocked a stinging Ronaldo shot from 12 metres.
The Portuguese continued to press after the interval and Ronaldo missed an excellent chance in the 51st minute, scuffing his shot wide after a defence-splitting through ball hit a clot of mud in front of him. Postiga then curled his shot from the heart of the penalty area just wide of the far post as the Bosnians began to tire and needed several last-gasp clearances to keep the visitors at bay.
Bosnia's in-form Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko had a quiet game and attempted his first shot on goal only in the 71st minute, blazing an effort from 20 metres high and wide.
The second-half substitute Vedad Ibisevic injected some attacking intent into the home side but squandered Bosnia's best two chances in the closing stages, the first when he sliced the ball wide from seven metres after a poor first touch.
The striker was then put through by a delightful Miralem Pjanic pass but shot over the bar when he had only the keeper Rui Patrício to beat.
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- Game Highlights
| Time | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| 18' |
Sejad Salihovic  |
|
| 42' |
Hélder Postiga |
|
| 43' |
Sanel Jahic |
|
| 65' |
Hélder Postiga   Hugo Almeida |
|
| 67' |
Haris Medunjanin Darko Maletic |
|
| 68' |
Sejad Salihovic Vedad Ibisevic |
|
| 81' |
Raul Meireles Ruben Micael |
|
| 86' |
Zvjezdan Misimovic Senijad Ibricic |
- Live Commentary
| Time | H | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 90 +4 | The referee blows the final whistle | |
| 90 +3 | Edin Dzeko hand-balls | |
| 90 +2 | Miguel Veloso from Portugal takes a corner kick | |
| 90 +2 | Edin Dzeko relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 90 +1 | Miguel Veloso from Portugal takes a corner kick | |
| 90 +1 | Emir Spahic puts his side under pressure after a bad clearance. | |
| 90 +1 | Asmir Begovic comes out and claims the ball | |
| 90 +1 | The fourth official shows there are 3 minute(s) of time to be added | |
| 90 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 90 | Joao Moutinho puts in a cross | |
| 90 | Senad Lulic makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 89 | Goal kick for Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
| 88 | Miguel Veloso crosses the ball into the box from the free kick | |
| 88 | Adnan Zahirovic relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 88 | Bruno Alves fouls Vedad Ibisevic | |
| 88 | Today's attendance is 15000 | |
| 88 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 87 | Darko Maletic fouls Ruben Micael | |
| 86 | Nani from Portugal makes a dangerous play against Adnan Zahirovic. | |
| 86 |  |
Zvjezdan Misimovic is leaving the field to be replaced by Senijad Ibricic in a tactical substitution. |
| 85 | Nani puts in a cross | |
| 85 | Sanel Jahic makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 85 | Joao Moutinho from Portugal takes a corner kick | |
| 85 | Adnan Zahirovic relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 85 | Portugal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 84 | Portugal take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 83 | Miralem Pjanic puts in a cross | |
| 83 | Bruno Alves relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 83 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 83 | Darko Maletic puts in a cross | |
| 83 | Zvjezdan Misimovic from Bosnia-Herzegovina crosses the ball but it is nowhere near the intended target. | |
| 83 | Goal kick for Portugal | |
| 83 | The home team have had 52% of possession compared to the away team's 48% | |
| 82 | Miguel Veloso from Portugal takes a corner kick | |
| 82 | Bruno Alves puts in a cross | |
| 82 | Asmir Begovic comes out and claims the ball | |
| 81 | Vedad Ibisevic has a great chance to score but somehow manages to miss the target! | |
| 81 | Goal kick for Portugal | |
| 81 | |
Raul Meireles is leaving the field to be replaced by Ruben Micael in a tactical substitution. |
| 80 | Vedad Ibisevic shoots and hits the target, but the keeper saves it | |
| 79 | Portugal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 78 | Vedad Ibisevic fouls Bruno Alves | |
| 78 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 77 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 77 | Nani puts in a cross | |
| 77 | Emir Spahic relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 76 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 76 | Goal kick for Portugal | |
| 75 | A shot by Hugo Almeida is blocked | |
| 75 | Raul Meireles shoots from outside the box, but the keeper saves it | |
| 75 | Edin Dzeko puts in a cross | |
| 75 | Joao Pereira relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 75 | Senad Lulic puts in a cross | |
| 75 | Rui Patricio comes out and claims the ball | |
| 74 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 74 | Adnan Zahirovic puts in a cross | |
| 74 | Vedad Ibisevic from Bosnia-Herzegovina shoots wide | |
| 74 | Goal kick for Portugal | |
| 73 | Portugal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 73 | Cristiano Ronaldo puts in a cross | |
| 73 | Nani puts in a cross | |
| 73 | Elver Rahimic relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 72 | Edin Dzeko misses the goal with a shot from outside the box | |
| 72 | Goal kick for Portugal | |
| 70 | A player from Portugal takes a long throw into the opponent's box | |
| 70 | Emir Spahic relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 69 | Emir Spahic relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 68 | |
Sejad Salihovic is leaving the field to be replaced by Vedad Ibisevic in a tactical substitution. |
| 68 | Raul Meireles from Portugal takes a corner kick | |
| 67 | Senad Lulic puts in a cross | |
| 67 | Fabio Coentrao relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 67 | |
Haris Medunjanin is leaving the field to be replaced by Darko Maletic in a tactical substitution. |
| 65 | Cristiano Ronaldo shoots and hits the target, but the keeper saves it | |
| 65 | Pepe fouls Zvjezdan Misimovic | |
| 65 | The home team have had 44% of possession compared to the away team's 56% | |
| 65 | |
Hélder Postiga is leaving the field to be replaced by Hugo Almeida in a tactical substitution. |
| 64 | Edin Dzeko from Bosnia-Herzegovina is ruled offside | |
| 64 | Cristiano Ronaldo dribbles past his opponents | |
| 63 | Bruno Alves fouls Zvjezdan Misimovic | |
| 62 | Miralem Pjanic puts in a cross | |
| 62 | Miguel Veloso relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 61 | Joao Moutinho fouls Miralem Pjanic | |
| 61 | Zvjezdan Misimovic fouls Bruno Alves | |
| 61 | Goal kick for Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
| 60 | Nani from Portugal tries to send the ball into the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent. | |
| 60 | A player from Portugal takes a long throw into the opponent's box | |
| 60 | Elver Rahimic relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 60 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 59 | Zvjezdan Misimovic fouls Bruno Alves | |
| 58 | Joao Moutinho crosses the ball into the box from the free kick | |
| 58 | Hélder Postiga has a great chance to score but somehow manages to miss the target! | |
| 58 | Goal kick for Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
| 57 | Elver Rahimic fouls Fabio Coentrao | |
| 56 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 56 | Senad Lulic puts in a cross | |
| 56 | Miguel Veloso makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 56 | Zvjezdan Misimovic from Bosnia-Herzegovina takes a corner kick | |
| 56 | Raul Meireles relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 56 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 55 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 54 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 54 | Zvjezdan Misimovic from Bosnia-Herzegovina takes a short corner kick | |
| 54 | Sejad Salihovic puts in a cross | |
| 54 | Miralem Pjanic fouls Bruno Alves | |
| 53 | Portugal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 53 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 52 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 52 | Portugal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 51 | The game is restarted | |
| 51 | Nani from Portugal sends a pass into the box | |
| 51 | Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal shoots wide | |
| 51 | Goal kick for Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
| 50 | The game is stopped | |
| 50 | Miralem Pjanic is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field. | |
| 49 | Joao Moutinho from Portugal takes a corner kick | |
| 49 | Cristiano Ronaldo fouls Miralem Pjanic | |
| 48 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 48 | Zvjezdan Misimovic from Bosnia-Herzegovina is ruled offside | |
| 47 | Senad Lulic puts in a cross | |
| 47 | Pepe relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 47 | Goal kick for Portugal | |
| 46 | The second half is underway | |
| 46 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 45 +2 | Bruno Alves relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 45 +2 | The referee blows for half time | |
| 45 +1 | The fourth official shows there are 1 minute(s) of time to be added | |
| 45 +1 | Pepe fouls Edin Dzeko | |
| 45 +1 | Zvjezdan Misimovic crosses the ball into the box from the free kick | |
| 45 | Miguel Veloso crosses the ball into the box from the free kick | |
| 45 | Asmir Begovic comes out and claims the ball | |
| 45 | The home team have had 61% of possession compared to the away team's 39% | |
| 45 | Edin Dzeko fouls Miguel Veloso | |
| 44 | Portugal take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 44 | Emir Spahic fouls Hélder Postiga | |
| 43 | |
The referee shows Sanel Jahic the yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct. |
| 43 | Miguel Veloso fouls Senad Lulic | |
| 42 | Hélder Postiga fouls Sanel Jahic | |
| 42 | |
The referee shows Hélder Postiga the yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct. |
| 41 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 40 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 40 | Edin Dzeko puts in a cross | |
| 40 | Pepe relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 40 | Edin Dzeko from Bosnia-Herzegovina is ruled offside | |
| 39 | Miguel Veloso fouls Miralem Pjanic | |
| 39 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 38 | Cristiano Ronaldo puts in a cross | |
| 38 | Raul Meireles from Portugal tries to send the ball into the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent. | |
| 37 | Cristiano Ronaldo takes a direct free kick, but the shot goes wide | |
| 37 | Goal kick for Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
| 36 | Adnan Zahirovic fouls Cristiano Ronaldo | |
| 35 | Joao Moutinho from Portugal takes a corner kick | |
| 35 | Edin Dzeko relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 35 | Portugal take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 34 | Portugal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 34 | Fabio Coentrao from Portugal tries to send the ball into the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent. | |
| 33 | Edin Dzeko fouls Pepe | |
| 32 | Adnan Zahirovic puts in a cross | |
| 32 | Pepe relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 32 | Senad Lulic from Bosnia-Herzegovina is ruled offside | |
| 30 | Nani puts in a cross | |
| 30 | Elver Rahimic relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 29 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 29 | Sejad Salihovic puts in a cross | |
| 29 | Joao Pereira makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 29 | Zvjezdan Misimovic from Bosnia-Herzegovina takes a corner kick | |
| 29 | Rui Patricio comes out and claims the ball | |
| 28 | Portugal take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 27 | Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal sends a pass into the box | |
| 27 | Sejad Salihovic makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 27 | Raul Meireles from Portugal takes a corner kick | |
| 27 | Joao Moutinho from Portugal shoots wide | |
| 27 | Goal kick for Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
| 26 | A shot by Cristiano Ronaldo is blocked | |
| 26 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 26 | Miguel Veloso hand-balls | |
| 25 | A player from Portugal takes a long throw into the opponent's box | |
| 25 | Emir Spahic relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 24 | The home team have had 65% of possession compared to the away team's 35% | |
| 24 | Nani puts in a cross | |
| 24 | Asmir Begovic comes out and claims the ball | |
| 23 | Adnan Zahirovic fouls Cristiano Ronaldo | |
| 22 | Portugal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 21 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 20 | Hélder Postiga puts a bicycle-kick wide | |
| 20 | Goal kick for Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
| 19 | A player from Bosnia-Herzegovina clears the ball | |
| 19 | Hélder Postiga from Portugal shoots wide | |
| 19 | Goal kick for Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
| 19 | Nani puts in a cross | |
| 18 | Sejad Salihovic fouls Cristiano Ronaldo | |
| 18 | |
Yellow card for Sejad Salihovic |
| 18 | Raul Meireles crosses the ball into the box from the free kick | |
| 15 | Hélder Postiga from Portugal is ruled offside | |
| 15 | Cristiano Ronaldo shoots from outside the box, but the keeper saves it | |
| 14 | Nani from Portugal takes a corner kick | |
| 14 | Hélder Postiga fouls Edin Dzeko | |
| 13 | Portugal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 12 | Joao Moutinho fouls Zvjezdan Misimovic | |
| 11 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 11 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 10 | Zvjezdan Misimovic from Bosnia-Herzegovina takes a corner kick | |
| 10 | Joao Moutinho relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 10 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 10 | Elver Rahimic fouls Hélder Postiga | |
| 9 | Raul Meireles shoots and hits the target, but the keeper saves it | |
| 9 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 8 | Edin Dzeko fouls Pepe | |
| 8 | Portugal take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 7 | Portugal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 6 | Adnan Zahirovic fouls Joao Moutinho | |
| 5 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 4 | Cristiano Ronaldo fouls Adnan Zahirovic | |
| 4 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 2 | Nani puts in a cross | |
| 2 | Bosnia-Herzegovina take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 2 | Hélder Postiga from Portugal makes a dangerous play against Sanel Jahic. | |
| 1 | Portugal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 0 | Welcome to Bilino Polje Stadium, the match will start in about 5 minutes. | |
| 0 | The referee starts the match | |
| 0 | Bosnia-Herzegovina kick-off, and the game is underway. |
- Game Stats
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Shots On Target | 1 | 6 |
| Shots Off Target | 3 | 6 |
| Corners | 4 | 9 |
| Throw Ins | 30 | 18 |
| Crosses | 14 | 15 |
| Offsides | 4 | 1 |
| Fouls Commited | 16 | 15 |
| Yellow Cards | 2 | 1 |
| Ball Possession | 52% | 48% |
- Stats
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