Match Report
4th against 3rd, but level on points: Bosnia and Herzegovina and Northern Ireland both had 13. Northern Ireland had been under-performing their position — 37th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2/1.7 for Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1.13/1.63 for Northern Ireland (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Bosnia and Herzegovina arrived off five straight defeats. From the last five rounds, Bosnia and Herzegovina held 0 points of 15 and Northern Ireland 10.
Stadion Grbavica in Sarajevo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,785. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.