Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-0 Poland: Bašić penalty decides Nations League clash
Bosnia & Herzegovina beat Poland 1-0 in Zenica in the Nations League, with Ivan Bašić converting a penalty in the 84th minute after a VAR check.
- Ivan Bašić's 84th-minute penalty, awarded after a VAR review, decided the match
- Bosnia & Herzegovina picked up four yellow cards, Poland three
- Both teams made multiple substitutions in the second half, with the decisive action coming after Bosnia's changes
Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-0 Poland
Goal: Bašić 84' (pen.)
Bosnia & Herzegovina beat Poland 1-0 at the Stadion Bilino Polje in Zenica, in matchday 4 of the Nations League, League B. A penalty from Ivan Bašić in the 84th minute settled the game.
The match
Bosnia & Herzegovina started with more cautions in the first half. Armin Gigovic was booked in the 32nd minute, followed by Ermedin Demirović in the 42nd. Poland also picked up a yellow card before the break, shown to Nicola Zalewski in the 38th minute.
In the second half both sides made changes just after the hour mark. Poland brought on Matty Cash for Norbert Wojtuszek and Karol Świderski for Marcel Regula in the 63rd minute. At the same time, Bosnia & Herzegovina replaced Esmir Bajraktarević with Zinedin Smajlovic and Benjamin Tahirovic with Ermin Mahmić.
Nikola Katić was booked in the 76th minute, with a VAR check involving Ermedin Demirović recorded at the same minute. Bosnia & Herzegovina made a further double substitution in the 78th minute, sending on Haris Tabaković for Samed Baždar and Ermedin Demirović for Jovo Lukić.
The decisive passage of play came between the 83rd and 84th minutes. A VAR review concerning Jovo Lukić preceded a yellow card for Poland's Jan Bednarek, and in the 84th minute Ivan Bašić converted a penalty to make it 1-0 for Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Poland tried to react in the closing stages, introducing Wiktor Nowak for Kacper Urbanski and Mateusz Zukowski for Oskar Pietuszewski in the 89th minute. Bosnia & Herzegovina also used their final substitution window, bringing on Armin Gigovic for Stjepan Radeljić. In stoppage time, Norbert Wojtuszek was booked for Poland in the first minute of added time, closing out the match.
The numbers
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Standings and next fixture
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