UEFA Nations League

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Netherlands, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 67': Ermedin Demirovic
FT
1 - 1
Netherlands
  • 24': Brian Brobbey

Bosnia fight back to hold second string Netherlands to draw

Bosnia fought back to claim only their second point of their Nations League campaign as they held a second-string Netherlands side to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ermedin Demirovic is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 7': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Martin Zlomislic.
  • 7': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands).
  • 7': Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 10': Jeremie Frimpong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Hand ball by Jeremie Frimpong (Netherlands).
  • 17': Offside, Netherlands. Jorrel Hato is caught offside.
  • 18': Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Netherlands).
  • 21': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 21': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Brian Brobbey (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Adrian Barisic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 24': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Tarik Muharemovic.
  • 24': Goal! Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Netherlands 1. Brian Brobbey (Netherlands) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noa Lang with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Adrian Barisic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tarik Muharemovic.
  • 27': Foul by Ermin Bicakcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 27': Noa Lang (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Offside, Netherlands. Noa Lang is caught offside.
  • 31': Offside, Netherlands. Brian Brobbey is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 32': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Offside, Netherlands. Joshua Zirkzee is caught offside.
  • 33': Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands).
  • 34': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 34': Justin Kluivert (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amar Dedic is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 40': Noa Lang (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorrel Hato.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 41': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Brobbey (Netherlands).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Foul by Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 45': Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthijs de Ligt.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Netherlands 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Netherlands 1.
  • 46': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ermedin Demirovic is caught offside.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
  • 47': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 49': Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands).
  • 51': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
  • 52': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Edin Dzeko.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 56': Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands).
  • 58': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dzenis Burnic with a cross.
  • 60': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Tarik Muharemovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Tahirovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
  • 61': Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Netherlands).
  • 62': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 62': Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Esmir Bajraktarevic replaces Armin Gigovic.
  • 63': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Samed Bazdar replaces Ermin Bicakcic.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Noa Lang (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 65': Foul by Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 65': Noa Lang (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, Netherlands. Donyell Malen replaces Justin Kluivert.
  • 66': Substitution, Netherlands. Devyne Rensch replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 66': Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Netherlands).
  • 67': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dzenis Burnic.
  • 67': Goal! Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Netherlands 1. Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 70': Hand ball by Samed Bazdar (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 70': Brian Brobbey (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Tarik Muharemovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 71': Substitution, Netherlands. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Brian Brobbey.
  • 71': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Netherlands).
  • 71': Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic.
  • 73': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 74': Dzenis Burnic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Devyne Rensch (Netherlands).
  • 76': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 76': Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Netherlands. Cody Gakpo replaces Noa Lang.
  • 77': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Joshua Zirkzee.
  • 79': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 79': Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Adrian Barisic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 80': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Devyne Rensch (Netherlands).
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Wieffer with a cross.
  • 85': Devyne Rensch (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Samed Bazdar (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 86': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ivan Basic replaces Benjamin Tahirovic.
  • 86': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Luka Kulenovic replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
  • 87': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Esmir Bajraktarevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 90': Delay in match (Netherlands).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ifet Dakovac replaces Edin Dzeko.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jorrel Hato (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Netherlands 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Netherlands 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 17
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 1
64 Possession 36
12 SHOTS 8
2 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
528 Accurate Passes 260
598 Passes 334
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.5
46 Long Balls 57
29 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 3
2 Effective Tackles 6
3 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 4
7 Effective Clearances 24
7 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Bilino Polje
Location: Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Attendance: 4,134

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Germany 6 +14 14
2 Netherlands 6 +6 9
3 Hungary 6 -7 6
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 -13 2
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-4-2)

No. Name
22 Martin Zlomislic (GK)
18 Tarik Muharemovic
16 Adrian Leon Barisic
17 Dzenis Burnic
3 Ermin Bicakcic
6 Benjamin Tahirovic
5 Ivan Sunjic
15 Armin Gigovic
7 Amar Dedic
11 Edin Dzeko
10 Ermedin Demirovic
Bosnia and Herzegovina Substitutes:
Ifet Dakovac, Denis Huseinbasic, Luka Kulenovic, Nail Omerovic, Haris Hajradinovic, Nidal Celik, Samed Bazdar, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Ivan Basic, Nikola Vasiljev, Osman Hadzikic.

NED Netherlands (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Mark Flekken (GK)
4 Matthijs de Ligt
6 Stefan de Vrij
5 Jorrel Hato
12 Jeremie Frimpong
21 Joshua Zirkzee
20 Teun Koopmeiners
7 Mats Wieffer
19 Brian Brobbey
10 Noa Lang
17 Justin Kluivert
Netherlands Substitutes:
Wout Weghorst, Jan Paul van Hecke, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo, Jurriën Timber, Devyne Rensch, Tijjani Reijnders, Donyell Malen, Nick Olij, Quinten Timber, Denzel Dumfries, Bart Verbruggen.

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