National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dževad Kasimović took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for England! In the 7th minute, Nial Peyton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Bosnia And Hercegovina booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tris Townsley didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aziz Živković in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg James Novak saved England from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nisfet Buljubašić in the 15th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper James Novak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. James Novak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikola Bogdanović in the 17th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Bosnia And Hercegovina's Aziz Živković got a free kick in the 19th minute. James Novak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nisfet Buljubašić in the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute of the match Bosnia And Hercegovina got a corner. England's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Oliver Petranović ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ronnie Odell's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Semir Jakubović firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nial Peyton in the 29th minute of play forced Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalkeeper Semir Jakubović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 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 Nial Peyton. Nial Peyton scored 1-1 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Semir Jakubović, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nial Peyton to strike the kick off in the second half. James Novak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dževad Kasimović in the 51st minute of play. Aziz Živković hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute, Marty Driver left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The England fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 59 minutes into the match, Nisfet Buljubašić dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of James Novak, 2-2. Nisfet Buljubašić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. James Novak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marty Driver might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Semir Jakubović. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marty Driver ran back to his position shaking his head. England's Rueben Rashleigh was substituted for Ronnie Odell. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Vakija Amautović was substituted for Aziz Živković. England made a substitution. Paddy Woolcock replaced William Rigg. Bosnia And Hercegovina made a substitution. Čane Devlić replaced Nedo Helvida. James Novak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dalibor Kaplanović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the game, Dalibor Kaplanović threw the ball into play from the sideline. England's Rueben Rashleigh quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Semir Jakubović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nial Peyton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Semir Jakubović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nial Peyton in the 79th minute of play. Nial Peyton scored 3-2 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Semir Jakubović, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nial Peyton in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Semir Jakubović saved Bosnia And Hercegovina from getting behind. 95 minutes into the match, Rueben Rashleigh 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 Rueben Rashleigh was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. England were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bosnia And Hercegovina for a fine match.