FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Cyprus, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 22': Ermedin Demirovic
  • 56': Haris Hajradinovic
FT
2 - 1
Cyprus
  • 45'+2': Ioannis Pittas
  • Red Card 90'+5': Ioannis Pittas

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Bosnia and Herzegovina are hosting Cyprus at Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Arjan Malic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus).
  • 2': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 2': Giannis Satsias (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Giorgos Malekkides (Cyprus).
  • 2': Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Haris Hajradinovic with a cross.
  • 6': Offside, Cyprus. Ioannis Kosti is caught offside.
  • 6': Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Arjan Malic with a cross.
  • 7': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Joël Mall.
  • 11': Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ioannis Kosti with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andronikos Kakoullis.
  • 16': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ioannis Kousoulos.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Giannis Satsias with a cross.
  • 21': Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus).
  • 22': Goal! Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Cyprus 0. Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Haris Hajradinovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Foul by Giorgos Malekkides (Cyprus).
  • 24': Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 25': Giorgos Malekkides (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 27': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Stjepan Radeljic.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgos Malekkides following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andronikos Kakoullis with a headed pass.
  • 32': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Benjamin Tahirovic.
  • 32': Offside, Cyprus. Ioannis Pittas is caught offside.
  • 33': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Giorgos Malekkides.
  • 36': Adrian Barisic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
  • 36': Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Stjepan Radeljic is caught offside.
  • 37': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Giannis Satsias.
  • 38': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 38': Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Tahirovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 40': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Hand ball by Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus).
  • 44': Attempt missed. Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Loizos Loizou.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Stjepan Radeljic.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Cyprus 1. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Cyprus 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Cyprus 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dario Saric replaces Benjamin Tahirovic.
  • 45': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Samed Bazdar replaces Armin Gigovic.
  • 46': Foul by Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 46': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Dario Saric (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 51': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Dario Saric (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus).
  • 53': Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Giannis Satsias (Cyprus).
  • 54': Foul by Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus).
  • 54': Samed Bazdar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Christos Shielis.
  • 56': Goal! Bosnia and Herzegovina 2, Cyprus 1. Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 58': Christos Shielis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 60': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ermedin Demirovic is caught offside.
  • 63': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Dario Saric.
  • 64': Foul by Arjan Malic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 64': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 65': Substitution, Cyprus. Marinos Tzionis replaces Ioannis Kousoulos.
  • 65': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalambos Kyriakou replaces Loizos Loizou.
  • 66': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Giannis Satsias.
  • 66': Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Haris Hajradinovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Samed Bazdar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 67': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Konstantinos Laifis.
  • 67': Foul by Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 67': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Stjepan Radeljic.
  • 69': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 72': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nikola Katic replaces Adrian Barisic because of an injury.
  • 72': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dzenis Burnic replaces Arjan Malic.
  • 72': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalampos Charalampous replaces Ioannis Kosti.
  • 74': Foul by Christos Shielis (Cyprus).
  • 74': Samed Bazdar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
  • 75': Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
  • 78': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 78': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic.
  • 80': Dario Saric (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus).
  • 83': Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 83': Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Offside, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 84': Giorgos Malekkides (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Samed Bazdar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Haris Hajradinovic with a through ball.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Samed Bazdar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Cyprus. Pieros Sotiriou replaces Andronikos Kakoullis.
  • 88': Substitution, Cyprus. Anderson Correia de Barros replaces Giorgos Malekkides.
  • 88': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ivan Basic replaces Haris Hajradinovic.
  • 89': Offside, Cyprus. Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 90': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Anderson Correia de Barros (Cyprus).
  • 90'+1': Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Charalampos Charalampous.
  • 90'+5': Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
  • 90'+5': Second yellow card to Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2, Cyprus 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2, Cyprus 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 3
44 Possession 56
11 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
223 Accurate Passes 299
307 Passes 394
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 7
17 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.4
58 Long Balls 69
20 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 12
13 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 5
43 Effective Clearances 32
43 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Bilino Polje
Location: Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Attendance: 7,464

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 +2 6
2 Romania 2 +3 3
3 Cyprus 2 +1 3
4 Austria 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Nikola Vasiljev (GK)
21 Stjepan Radeljic Yellow Card
16 Adrian Leon Barisic
5 Sead Kolasinac
23 Arjan Malic
8 Armin Gigovic
6 Benjamin Tahirovic
14 Ivan Sunjic Yellow Card
10 Ermedin Demirovic
7 Amar Dedic
20 Haris Hajradinovic
Bosnia and Herzegovina Substitutes:
Osman Hadzikic, Tarik Muharemovic, Martin Zlomislic, Amar Memic, Nihad Mujakic, Ermin Bicakcic, Edin Dzeko, Samed Bazdar, Dario Saric, Dzenis Burnic, Ivan Basic, Nikola Katic.

CYP Cyprus (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Joël Mall (GK)
19 Konstantinos Laifis Yellow Card
15 Christos Shelis
8 Ioannis Kousoulos
14 Giorgos Malekkides
6 Giannis Satsias
20 Grigoris Kastanos
23 Ioannis Kosti
11 Andronikos Kakoulis
17 Loizos Loizou
9 Ioannis Pittas
Cyprus Substitutes:
Kostakis Artymatas, Evagoras Antoniou, Pieros Soteriou, Neophytos Michael, Marinos Tzionis, Charalampos Charalampous, Anderson Correia, Nikolas Panagiotou, Kostas Pileas, Dimitris Dimitriou, Charis Kyriakou, Stavros Gavriel.

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