Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Saturday, June 07, 2025, 19:52 / Updated on Saturday, 07 June 2025 19:54
The only goal of the match was scored by the veterean Edin Dzeko (39 years), in the 66th minute.
The press in Bosnia, after the success tormented with San Marino: “Weak game! The situation was so bad”
The Bosnia press criticized the team's game, one considered extremely weak in the context in which a national like the one in San Marino, who had lost in front of Romania, 1-5, kept Bosnian in chess.
“Dzeko saved us from a historical shame! The national team was seriously tormented to gain victory against San Marino, in Zenica, in the third stage of the preliminaries for the World Championship.
The “dragons” won at the limit, score 1-0, and the selected one led by Sergej Barbarbarez was saved by an unprecedented shame by Captain Edin Dzeko. In the first half, Barbarez's players evolved lamentably, and the only notable moments were the two occasions missed by Samed Baždar.
At the beginning of the second half, the “dragons” continued the weak game, and from the first minutes it is worth mentioning only the remote kicks of Nikola Katic and Bazdar, defended without emotions of Colombo.
The situation on the field was so bad that the coach Barbarbat was forced to introduce Edin Dzeko (which was not completely restored) half an hour before the end, instead of Bazdar.
Just a few minutes after the entrance, Dzeko sent a dangerous volley, but only found the side net.
In the 66th minute, Dzeko showed his class: launched by bitter dedic, defeated Colombo without emotion and ended the agony of Bosnia.
Until the end, the “dragons” kept without emotions the advantage of the weakest team in the world and checked the third consecutive victory in the qualifications for the World Championship. About this match it can be said clearly: we put the points on paper, but we delete the game from memory ”, noted the ones from Klix.Ba.
Bosnia is currently in the first place in Group H, with 9 points after the first 3 stages. It is followed by Romania, with 3 points, and Cyprus is on the 3rd place, with the same number. Austria is on 4, without a disputed match, and San Marino is the last, with 0 points.
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