Bosnia and Herzegovina and Austria drew 1:1 in the last match of the World Cup qualifiers.
The football players of Bosnia and Herzegovina had a lot of support from the stands in this match, and it took only 12 minutes for them to score a goal in Vienna. Memic assisted, a Harris Tabakovic headed for the lead from 0:1 in Austria.
BiH took the lead in the 12th minute of the match in Vienna
After the conceded goal, the home team took over field initiative. In the 36th minute, an excellent attempt was scored by Seiwald, but Vasilj defend. Austria scored a goal in the 43rd minute, but after a VAR check, that goal was canceled due to offense against Memic so BiH withstood the pressure of the first half and went to the break with a one-goal advantage.
Austria entered the second half offensively strong. They are homemade constantly kept the pressure tightening the hoop over the visiting defense some 30 meters from Vasilja’s goal, it was just waiting when a new goal would “fall”, but the B&H footballers defended well. In the 75th minute, Sergej Barbarez’s team managed to briefly release the pressure and threaten the home team’s goal, but it passed without much danger.
Austria managed to equalize in the 78th minute when Gregoritsch picked up the rebound and easily scored for 1:1 and the final result of this meeting.
The football players of Bosnia and Herzegovina needed a victory in this match for a direct placement at the WC, but now additional qualifications await them.
Austria: Schlager, Danso, X. Schlager, Seiwald, Arnautović, Sabitzer, Lienhart, Mwene, Baumgartner, Laimer, Wimmer
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Vasilj, Hadžikadunić, Muharemović, Tahirović, Tabaković, Džeko, Šunjić, Memic, Karić, Bajraktarević, Malić
(www.jabuka.tv | Photo: NS BiH)
