National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nisfet Buljubašić got the match started through his kick off. A throw-in in the 2nd minute of the game was made by Sergey Zhdanov with Alexander Makhovikov as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a rather tough play, Russia's Sergey Zhdanov got a free kick in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Baibakov in the 16th minute of play forced Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalkeeper Miro Sejdić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikola Bogdanović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Miro Sejdić made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Georgiy Voroshilov sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nisfet Buljubašić in the 25th minute of play forced Russia's goalkeeper Aleksandr Ivannikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Baibakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miro Sejdić having to interfere. Roman Baibakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Miro Sejdić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Baibakov in the 38th minute of play. If Roman Baibakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aleksandr Ivannikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nisfet Buljubašić, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Roman Baibakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalkeeper Miro Sejdić, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Bosnia And Hercegovina getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Nedo Helvida hit a great ball. The audience held their breath when Filipp Gandurin in the 57th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Miro Sejdić's left hand side. Roman Baibakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Mirso Zvonkić was substituted for Nedo Helvida. In the 67th minute of the game Čane Devlić made a throw-in which Oliver Petranović played forward. The supporters of Russia booed when Bosnia And Hercegovina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severin Nikić didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes in the game Čane Devlić did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Oliver Petranović. Čane Devlić kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roman Baibakov in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Miro Sejdić prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Čane Devlić hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute Vadim Andrienko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miro Sejdić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Russia players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.