The national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina failed to hold on until the very end, as Canada eventually secured a gold-worthy point through Kyle Larin in the 79th minute, after the Dragons had taken the lead thanks to Jovo Luki\u0107\u2019s goal in the 21st minute of the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sergej Barbarez\u2019s side arrived at this World Cup as underdogs, but ever since the match against Italy in Zenica, it was clear that Edin D\u017eeko and company had something to offer the global football audience. And so it proved… Bosnia and Herzegovina will not be just another participant at this World Cup, as the 90 minutes against Canada showed that the battle for qualification will remain extremely tense until the very end of the group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After just 180 seconds, the Dragons managed to create a chance, as the ball bounced to Memi\u0107, but he fired well wide from a decent position. Only two minutes later, Demirovi\u0107 also tried his luck, though he was in an unfavorable position to seriously threaten Canada\u2019s goalkeeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Memi\u0107 was once again one of the driving forces behind a Bosnia and Herzegovina counterattack, but he was illegally stopped by Johnston, who received a yellow card as early as the 11th minute. Jonathan David then had an opportunity following a mistake by Ba\u0161i\u0107, but Nikola Vasilj produced an excellent save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything came to a standstill in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 21st minute \u2014 Kola\u0161inac delivered a cross, Ba\u0161i\u0107 redirected the ball from the near post to Jovo Luki\u0107, and the \u0160abac-born striker managed to find the back of the net and score his first goal in the national team jersey, and in what a match… Canada became more dangerous afterward, but Barbarez\u2019s men held firm and went into halftime with a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n