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Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-1 Cyprus · World Cup Qualification UEFA

Bosnia & Herzegovina beat Cyprus 2-1 in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Bosnia & Herzegovina and Cyprus met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at Bilino Polje in Zenica on Monday, 24 March 2025.

Goalscorers

Bosnia & Herzegovina: E. Demirović 22'; H. Hajradinović 56'. Cyprus: I. Pittas 45'.

How the match went

Bosnia & Herzegovina saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Bosnia & Herzegovina had 14 shots with 6 on target, Cyprus 11 with 4 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 7 to Bosnia & Herzegovina and 7 to Cyprus. Bosnia & Herzegovina conceded 14 fouls, Cyprus 16. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Bosnia & Herzegovina, 4 for Cyprus).

Line-ups

Bosnia & Herzegovina started in a 4-2-3-1: Nikola Vasilj, Arjan Malić, Adrian Leon Barišić, Stjepan Radeljić, Sead Kolašinac, Ivan Šunjić, Benjamin Tahirović, Haris Hajradinović, Armin Gigović, Amar Dedić, Ermedin Demirović.

Cyprus started in a 4-1-4-1: Joel Mall, Giannis Satsias, Christos Sielis, Konstantinos Laifis, Giorgos Malekkidis, Ioannis Kousoulos, Loizos Loizou, Giannis Kosti, Grigoris Kastanos, Andronikos Kakoullis, Ioannis Pittas.

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Minute by minute

  1. 22'Goal! Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-0 Cyprus. E. Demirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina) scores, assisted by H. Hajradinović.
  2. 45+2'Goal! Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Cyprus. I. Pittas (Cyprus) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Cyprus.
  4. 56'Goal! Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-1 Cyprus. H. Hajradinović (Bosnia & Herzegovina) scores.
  5. 90+5'Second yellow card for I. Pittas (Cyprus), who is sent off.
  6. 90'Full-time. Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-1 Cyprus.
Full commentary (47 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Cyprus.
  2. 0'Yellow card for A. Mantzios (Cyprus) for argument.
  3. 4'Attempt missed. A. Dedić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), left-footed shot. xG 0.25.
  4. 7'Attempt saved. E. Demirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), header. xG 0.08.
  5. 11'Off the woodwork! A. Kakoullis (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  6. 12'Attempt missed. A. Kakoullis (Cyprus), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.35.
  7. 15'Attempt missed. L. Loizou (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 17'Attempt saved. A. Kakoullis (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  9. 19'Attempt saved. I. Pittas (Cyprus), header. xG 0.10.
  10. 22'Goal! Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-0 Cyprus. E. Demirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina) scores, assisted by H. Hajradinović.
  11. 31'Attempt blocked. I. Pittas (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  12. 31'Attempt missed. K. Laifis (Cyprus), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  13. 36'Yellow card for K. Laifis (Cyprus) for argument.
  14. 39'Attempt missed. S. Radeljić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  15. 40'Yellow card for I. Šunjić (Bosnia & Herzegovina) for foul.
  16. 44'Attempt missed. A. Gigović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  17. 45'Attempt missed. H. Hajradinović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  18. 45'Attempt missed. I. Pittas (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  19. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  20. 45+2'Goal! Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Cyprus. I. Pittas (Cyprus) scores.
  21. 45+2'Attempt saved. K. Laifis (Cyprus), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  22. 45'Half-time. Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Cyprus.
  23. 46'The second half is under way.
  24. 46'Substitution, Bosnia & Herzegovina: S. Baždar comes on for A. Gigović.
  25. 46'Substitution, Bosnia & Herzegovina: D. Šarić comes on for B. Tahirović.
  26. 47'Attempt missed. D. Šarić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  27. 54'Attempt blocked. S. Radeljić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.14.
  28. 56'Goal! Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-1 Cyprus. H. Hajradinović (Bosnia & Herzegovina) scores.
  29. 64'Attempt missed. G. Kastanos (Cyprus), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  30. 65'Substitution, Cyprus: C. Kyriakou comes on for L. Loizou.
  31. 65'Substitution, Cyprus: M. Tzionis comes on for I. Kousoulos.
  32. 66'Attempt missed. S. Baždar (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  33. 66'Off the woodwork! E. Demirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  34. 72'Substitution, Cyprus: C. Charalampous comes on for G. Kosti.
  35. 72'Substitution, Bosnia & Herzegovina: D. Burnić comes on for A. Malić.
  36. 72'Substitution, Bosnia & Herzegovina: N. Katić comes on for A. L. Barišić.
  37. 75'Yellow card for I. Pittas (Cyprus) for foul.
  38. 79'Attempt saved. H. Hajradinović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  39. 83'Yellow card for S. Radeljić (Bosnia & Herzegovina) for foul.
  40. 86'Attempt saved. S. Baždar (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  41. 86'Attempt saved. S. Baždar (Bosnia & Herzegovina), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  42. 88'Substitution, Bosnia & Herzegovina: I. Bašić comes on for H. Hajradinović.
  43. 88'Substitution, Cyprus: A. Correia comes on for G. Malekkidis.
  44. 88'Substitution, Cyprus: P. Sotiriou comes on for A. Kakoullis.
  45. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  46. 90+5'Second yellow card for I. Pittas (Cyprus), who is sent off.
  47. 90'Full-time. Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-1 Cyprus.
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