National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Aziz Mbabaotu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The crowd rose to their feet as Aziz Mbabaotu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alen Sanidović. That made the score 1-0 in the 2 minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Ostoja Krivokuca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Rod Beaver was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Nurija Salihović managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's supporters rose to their feet, but Nurija Salihović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rod Beaver breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ostoja Krivokuca in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rod Beaver saved U21 Senegal from getting behind. After a rather tough play, U21 Senegal's Carlton Dawes got a free kick in the 13th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nurija Salihović in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rod Beaver saved U21 Senegal from getting behind. Ostoja Krivokuca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rod Beaver having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antony Mason got free with Alen Sanidović in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Senegal's zone, Nurija Salihović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rod Beaver came out of the goal and Nurija Salihović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Nurija Salihović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rod Beaver was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Alen Sanidović made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Aziz Mbabaotu sent off a good shot on target. In the 35th minute, Ionuț Vasile made a precise shot to the right of Alen Sanidović. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 43 minutes into the game, U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's Ostoja Krivokuca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rod Beaver made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After 47 played minutes U21 Senegal got a freekick which was hit by Robin Challis. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nurija Salihović made a kick off. Alen Sanidović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aziz Mbabaotu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's Alen Sanidović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aziz Mbabaotu in the 58th minute of play. Ostoja Krivokuca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rod Beaver having to interfere. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina made a substitution. Davud Damjanović replaced Mirza Smajić. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina made a substitution. Bego Ibrišhagić replaced Asmir Zahidović. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina made a substitution. Vedran Mišković replaced Ostoja Krivokuca. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's Nurija Salihović was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 71st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's Vedran Mišković got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 81st match minute, U21 Senegal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlton Dawes to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Rod Beaver managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's Vedran Mišković fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nurija Salihović did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-5 to the left of a surprised Rod Beaver 84 minutes into the match. U21 Bosnia And Hercegovina's Alen Sanidović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionuț Vasile in the 87th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 92nd minute by Nurija Salihović got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.