Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Finland, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
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Ten-man Finland beat Bosnia to boost World Cup qualifying hopes
Finland rekindled their hopes of reaching the 2022 World Cup finals with a 3-1 win at Bosnia and Herzegovina in their Group D qualifier on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Jukka Raitala.
- 4': Attempt missed. Amir Hadziahmetovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 7': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Finland).
- 7': Sinisa Sanicanin (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Leo Väisänen.
- 8': Attempt missed. Anel Ahmedhodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
- 9': Foul by Eldar Civic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 9': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Amir Hadziahmetovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
- 11': Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
- 11': Foul by Eldar Civic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 11': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 12': Rasmus Schüller (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Glen Kamara (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Niko Hämäläinen.
- 19': Attempt missed. Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gojko Cimirot.
- 20': Attempt saved. Marcus Forss (Finland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niko Hämäläinen with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 21': Jukka Raitala (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Sinisa Sanicanin.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Jukka Raitala (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
- 23': Penalty conceded by Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 24': Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 25': Penalty saved! Teemu Pukki (Finland) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 25': Foul by Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 25': Robert Ivanov (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Marcus Forss (Finland).
- 29': Goal! Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Finland 1. Marcus Forss (Finland) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
- 31': Foul by Eldar Civic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 31': Rasmus Schüller (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Glen Kamara (Finland).
- 34': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Finland).
- 36': Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Jukka Raitala (Finland).
- 36': Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Jukka Raitala (Finland) is shown the red card.
- 39': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 39': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Sead Kolasinac because of an injury.
- 41': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Rasmus Schüller.
- 41': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
- 41': Attempt missed. Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 42': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
- 43': Attempt saved. Anel Ahmedhodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
- 44': Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 45': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Robin Lod.
- 45': Attempt missed. Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Amir Hadziahmetovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miroslav Stevanovic.
- 45'+2': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Niko Hämäläinen.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Finland 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Finland 1.
- 45': Substitution, Finland. Urho Nissilä replaces Marcus Forss.
- 47': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niko Hämäläinen.
- 49': Attempt saved. Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 50': Foul by Eldar Civic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 50': Teemu Pukki (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Goal! Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Finland 2. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leo Väisänen following a set piece situation.
- 53': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Rasmus Schüller.
- 55': Foul by Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 55': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 56': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amer Gojak replaces Gojko Cimirot.
- 56': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sanjin Prcic replaces Amir Hadziahmetovic.
- 56': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Finland).
- 56': Sinisa Sanicanin (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Miroslav Stevanovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
- 57': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Sanjin Prcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 61': Attempt missed. Sanjin Prcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
- 64': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
- 66': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mateo Susic replaces Miralem Pjanic.
- 67': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Luka Menalo replaces Rade Krunic.
- 68': Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
- 69': Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
- 69': Goal! Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Finland 2. Luka Menalo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Amer Gojak with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 71': Attempt saved. Luka Menalo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Susic with a cross.
- 73': Foul by Sinisa Sanicanin (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 73': Teemu Pukki (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Goal! Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Finland 3. Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Finland) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Lod with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 76': Substitution, Finland. Jere Uronen replaces Robin Lod.
- 78': Attempt saved. Sanjin Prcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Menalo.
- 78': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 79': Foul by Miroslav Stevanovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 79': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Finland. Fredrik Jensen replaces Teemu Pukki.
- 80': Substitution, Finland. Paulus Arajuuri replaces Robert Ivanov.
- 81': Offside, Finland. Daniel O'Shaughnessy tries a through ball, but Fredrik Jensen is caught offside.
- 81': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Eldar Civic.
- 83': Foul by Sanjin Prcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 83': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Sanjin Prcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt missed. Sanjin Prcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luka Menalo.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Miroslav Stevanovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Amer Gojak.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Leo Väisänen.
- 89': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sanjin Prcic with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Attempt saved. Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Sanjin Prcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Eldar Civic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 90'+3': Foul by Fredrik Jensen (Finland).
- 90'+3': Luka Menalo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 90'+3': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Finland 3.
- 0': Match ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Finland 3.
- 0': Match ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Finland 3.
Statistics
 FIN |
BIH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.4 | Possession | 67.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 28 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 215 | Accurate Passes | 497 |
| 290 | Passes | 567 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 17 |
| 10 | Crosses | 56 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 10 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 43 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 43 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Bilino Polje
Location: Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Attendance: 10,000
Venue: Bilino Polje
Location: Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Attendance: 10,000
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | +12 | 16 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 3 | Iceland | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 6 | -13 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ibrahim Sehic (GK) |
| 2 | Eldar Civic |
| 6 | Sinisa Sanicanin |
| 5 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 16 | Anel Ahmedhodzic |
| 10 | Miralem Pjanic  |
| 13 | Gojko Cimirot |
| 18 | Amir Hadziahmetovic |
| 9 | Smail Prevljak |
| 8 | Rade Krunic |
| 20 | Miroslav Stevanovic |
Finland (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 17 | Robert Ivanov |
| 3 | Daniel O'Shaughnessy |
| 15 | Leo Väisänen |
| 21 | Niko Hamalainen |
| 22 | Jukka Raitala  |
| 11 | Rasmus Schüller |
| 6 | Glen Kamara |
| 8 | Robin Lod |
| 10 | Teemu Pukki |
| 19 | Marcus Forss |
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