For our national team, this will be the sixth participation in play-offs for major competitions, and in the previous five we were unsuccessful. This time, our team full of optimism sets out to destroy the infamous tradition and continue the dream of the World Cup.
The fans of our selection are most pleased with the health bulletin, but also with the form of most of the national team members. After a long time, all holders of the BH game. selections are healthy, ready and at the disposal of coach Sergej Barbarez, who will finally be able to count on the strongest team in one game.
“Everyone is healthy and we are looking forward to the game. We all became footballers and coaches because of these kinds of games, to play with these kinds of opponents and to enjoy ourselves,” said Barbarez, adding:
“Wales has a lot of good footballers, and the fact that they lack a few good players is completely normal. We have our own plan and idea, and we believe that it is successful. This game can last 120 minutes, it can also go to penalties. We have to think about everything and we have made a plan, and certainly we came here with optimism that we can go further”.
Wales have some injury problems, but their coach Craig Bellamy believes in victory.
“Bosnia and Herzegovina is a very experienced team in these types of matches. Away from home, they don’t have much possession, but they know how to score early and control the result. They are well organized and have the individual quality of players from strong clubs. We have to dominate the pace and adapt to the development of the game. Patience will be key,” Bellamy said.
The main referee of the match will be the Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs, his assistants will be compatriots Mihai Marica and Ferencz Tunyogi, while the German Tobias Stieler has been delegated as the fourth referee. Dutchman Dennis Higler is in charge of video assistant referees (VAR).
Bosnia and Herzegovina will also have the support of their fans tonight, and several hundred of them have traveled to the capital of Wales, where they will try to help our national team win.
The match will be played at Cardiff City Stadium starting at 20:45 with a live TV broadcast on BHT 1, while you can follow the text broadcast on Vijesti.ba.
The winner of the match in Cardiff will meet the winner of the match between Italy and Northern Ireland in the play-off final to go to the World Cup on March 31.
(Vijesti.ba)
