Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Cyprus
Ref: Saggi, Rohit, Norway
Match recap
Bosnia & Herzegovina beat Cyprus 2–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Demirović and Hajradinović scored for Bosnia & Herzegovina; Pittas replied for Cyprus. Bosnia & Herzegovina held 56% possession to 44% for Cyprus.
First Half
⚽
Demirović
Assist: Hajradinović
36'
Laifis
Yellow Card
Šunjić
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Pittas
Assist: Laifis
Second Half
⇄
Tahirović
⇄
Gigović
⚽
Hajradinović
65'
⇄
Loizou
65'
⇄
Kousoulos
72'
⇄
Kosti
⇄
Barišić
⇄
Malic
75'
Pittas
Yellow Card
Radeljić
Yellow Card
⇄
Hajradinović
88'
⇄
Kakoullis
88'
⇄
Malekkides
90+5'
Pittas
Red Card
90+5'
Pittas
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
Bosnia & HerzegovinaCyprus
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Attack4 · 1 won
14
Shots
11
6
Shots on target
4
11
Shots in the box
7
3
Shots outside box
4
7
Shots off goal
6
7
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
394
Total passes
307
299
Accurate passes
223
76%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline4 · 0 won
14
Fouls
16
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
2
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
1
Blocked shots
1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4-2-3-1
Cyprus
4-1-4-1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. VasiljG
- 5S. KolašinacD
- 6B. TahirovićM
- 7A. DedićM
- 8A. GigovićM
- 10E. DemirovićF
- 14I. ŠunjićM
- 16A. BarišićD
- 20H. HajradinovićM
- 21S. RadeljićD
- 23A. MalicD
Substitutes
- 2N. MujakićD
- 3E. BičakčićD
- 4T. MuharemovićD
- 9S. BaždarF
- 11E. DžekoF
- 12O. HadžikićG
- 13I. BašićM
- 15A. MemićM
- 17D. BurnićM
- 18N. KatićD
- 19D. ŠarićM
- 22M. ZlomislićG
Cyprus
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1J. MallG
- 6G. SatsiasD
- 8I. KousoulosM
- 9I. PittasF
- 11A. KakoullisM
- 14G. MalekkidesD
- 15C. SielisD
- 17L. LoizouM
- 19K. LaifisD
- 20G. KastanosM
- 23I. KostiM
Substitutes
- 2C. KyriakouM
- 3N. PanagiotouD
- 4K. PileasD
- 5C. CharalampousM
- 7Anderson CorreiaD
- 10P. SotiriouF
- 12S. GavrielD
- 13D. DemetriouG
- 16E. AntoniouD
- 18K. ArtymatasM
- 21M. TzionisF
- 22N. MichaelG
Bosnia & Herzegovina
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haris Hajradinović | M | 88 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2/3 |
| Ivan Šunjić | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ermedin Demirović | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Sead Kolašinac(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikola Vasilj | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Tahirović | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Amar Dedić | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5/8 |
| Armin Gigović | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Adrian Leon Barišić | D | 72 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arjan Malić | D | 72 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Stjepan Radeljić | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ermin Bičakčić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edin Džeko | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nihad Mujakić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amar Memić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Osman Hadžikić | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tarik Muharemović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Zlomislić | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dario Šarić | M | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nikola Katić | D | 18 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samed Baždar | F | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Ivan Bašić | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dženis Burnić | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cyprus
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioannis Pittas | F | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Giannis Satsias | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ioannis Kousoulos | M | 65 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Grigoris Kastanos(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ioannis Kosti | M | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Joel Mall | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christos Sielis | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Konstantinos Laifis | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Loizos Loizou | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Giorgos Malekkidis | D | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Andronikos Kakoullis | M | 88 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dimitris Dimitriou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolas Panagiotou | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Pileas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neofytos Michael | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stavros Gavriel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evagoras Antoniou | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostakis Artymatas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charalampos Charalampous | M | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Anderson Correia | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Chambos Kyriakou | M | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marinos Tzionis | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Pieros Sotiriou | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |