National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Barak Jolović made the kick off and thus started the match. Mario Jadranović charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mario Jadranović the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Njegoš Rahmanović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josif Serafimov in the 7th minute of play. Bosnia And Hercegovina's attentive Mario Jadranović managed to snatch the ball when Dime Ivkovič made a throw-in in the 8th minute of the game. Dragoljub Despotovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nedžad Antončić, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute Bosnia And Hercegovina were awarded a corner. Muaz Njitraj went to the cornerflag to take it. Muaz Njitraj made a great header on Bosnia And Hercegovina's corner, it was just that Macedonia's Dragoljub Despotovski managed to reach the ball for a save. In the game's 11th minute Bosnia And Hercegovina's Muaz Njitraj took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Dragoljub Despotovski and thus the score was 0-1. Njegoš Rahmanović made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bekim Ribarski in the 14th minute. In the 21st minute of the match Bosnia And Hercegovina got a corner. Macedonia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Muaz Njitraj ran over to the corner to take the kick. Bosnia And Hercegovina's Muaz Njitraj was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dragoljub Despotovski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 30 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalkeeper Njegoš Rahmanović had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bekim Ribarski. Macedonia's Dragoljub Despotovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barak Jolović in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th minute, Nedžad Antončić got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Macedonia's Dalin Sofroniev quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mario Jadranović, made in the 39th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bekim Ribarski got free with Njegoš Rahmanović in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After the first half Bosnia And Hercegovina were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bekim Ribarski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Macedonia booed when Bosnia And Hercegovina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Jadranović didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lefter Prokopievski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Njegoš Rahmanović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nedžad Antončić got free with Dragoljub Despotovski in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 56 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's Nedžad Antončić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dragoljub Despotovski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Bosnia And Hercegovina booed when Macedonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dalin Sofroniev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Dragoljub Despotovski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Macedonia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Barak Jolović scored to the left of an out of position Dragoljub Despotovski, making the score, 0-3. 70 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's Nedžad Antončić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dragoljub Despotovski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dragoljub Despotovski was a little too slow when Nedžad Antončić got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 0-4. Macedonia's Samir Andreevski was substituted for Lefter Prokopievski. Nedžad Antončić's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dragoljub Despotovski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zakir Perzivović got free with Dragoljub Despotovski in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Nedžad Antončić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bosnia And Hercegovina's supporters rose to their feet, but Nedžad Antončić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dragoljub Despotovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dragoljub Despotovski made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Nedžad Antončić sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rd minute Josif Serafimov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Njegoš Rahmanović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, Bosnia And Hercegovina's Nedžad Antončić ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dragoljub Despotovski. Dragoljub Despotovski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. In the 91st minute Zakir Perzivović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dragoljub Despotovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, Macedonia's Josif Serafimov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Njegoš Rahmanović made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. Although Macedonia had been in control for most of the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina still came away with the win.