Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Netherlands, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueBosnia hold struggling Netherlands to goalless draw
Bosnia and Herzegovina put the disappointment of European Championship playoff elimination behind them to hold the Netherlands to a goalless draw.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Offside, Netherlands. Stefan de Vrij tries a through ball, but Quincy Promes is caught offside.
- 5': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 5': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Quincy Promes with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 9': Offside, Netherlands. Denzel Dumfries tries a through ball, but Donyell Malen is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Milan Djuric (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 9': Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 11': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Tatar.
- 15': Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 15': Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).
- 16': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
- 19': Benjamin Tatar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Daley Blind (Netherlands).
- 24': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sinisa Sanicanin tries a through ball, but Milan Djuric is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 25': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
- 27': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt missed. Quincy Promes (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum following a fast break.
- 30': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 32': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
- 32': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dennis Hadzikadunic tries a through ball, but Benjamin Tatar is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Benjamin Tatar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darko Todorovic.
- 34': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Advan Kadusic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Tatar.
- 37': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Advan Kadusic.
- 38': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
- 38': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Dennis Hadzikadunic.
- 41': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Gojko Cimirot.
- 42': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Quincy Promes with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Marten de Roon (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 44': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Advan Kadusic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 44': Advan Kadusic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Netherlands 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Netherlands 0.
- 45': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sead Kolasinac replaces Advan Kadusic.
- 51': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands).
- 51': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 52': Foul by Sinisa Sanicanin (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 52': Luuk de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Dennis Hadzikadunic.
- 53': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daley Blind with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amir Hadziahmetovic replaces Benjamin Tatar.
- 55': Daley Blind (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Milan Djuric (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 59': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ibrahim Sehic tries a through ball, but Amer Gojak is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Edin Dzeko replaces Milan Djuric.
- 64': Attempt missed. Quincy Promes (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 64': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
- 65': Attempt missed. Amir Hadziahmetovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 66': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Edin Dzeko tries a through ball, but Amer Gojak is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt saved. Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 69': Substitution, Netherlands. Steven Berghuis replaces Donyell Malen.
- 70': Substitution, Netherlands. Hans Hateboer replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 72': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).
- 72': Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Luuk de Jong (Netherlands).
- 74': Sinisa Sanicanin (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Stjepan Loncar replaces Miralem Pjanic.
- 75': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Armin Hodzic replaces Rade Krunic.
- 76': Hand ball by Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 76': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Amir Hadziahmetovic.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
- 77': Attempt saved. Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 77': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ibrahim Sehic.
- 78': Attempt saved. Luuk de Jong (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
- 78': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ibrahim Sehic.
- 78': Attempt missed. Daley Blind (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 83': Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
- 85': Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luuk de Jong.
- 85': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ibrahim Sehic tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Netherlands. Nathan Aké replaces Daley Blind.
- 86': Substitution, Netherlands. Ryan Babel replaces Quincy Promes.
- 86': Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
- 86': Marten de Roon (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
- 90': Sinisa Sanicanin (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ryan Babel (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 90'+2': Armin Hodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 90'+3': Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Netherlands 0.
- 0': Match ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Netherlands 0.
- 0': Match ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Netherlands 0.
Statistics
 NED |
BIH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 69.1 | Possession | 30.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 631 | Accurate Passes | 249 |
| 713 | Passes | 325 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 35 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 7 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 39 |
| 5 | Clearances | 39 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Bilino Polje
Location: Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Attendance: 1,600
Venue: Bilino Polje
Location: Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Attendance: 1,600
UEFA Nations League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 6 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 | Croatia | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Scotland | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Poland | 6 | -7 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ibrahim Sehic (GK) |
| 17 | Sinisa Sanicanin |
| 16 | Dennis Hadzikadunic |
| 13 | Gojko Cimirot |
| 2 | Advan Kadusic  |
| 4 | Darko Todorovic |
| 19 | Rade Krunic |
| 10 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 14 | Amer Gojak |
| 8 | Benjamin Tatar |
| 18 | Milan Djuric |
Netherlands (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 17 | Daley Blind |
| 22 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 8 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 19 | Luuk de Jong |
| 11 | Quincy Promes |
| 10 | Donyell Malen |
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