Armenia
0 – 2
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Saturday 5 September 2009
Match report by Khachik Chakhoyan from Yerevan
A goal in each half kept Bosnia-Herzegovina firmly in the hunt for a
play-off place at least as they defeated Armenia 2-0 in FIFA World Cup
qualifying to tighten their grip on second place in Group 5.
Key win
Senijad IbriÄ=8DiÄ=87 struck after six minutes and Zlatan
MuslimoviÄ=87 completed the scoring with 17 minutes remaining in
Yerevan to keep Miroslav BlaževiÄ=87’s side well clear of
third-placed Turkey and in with a chance of catching leaders Spain,
who they meet in Zenica next month.
IbriÄ=8DiÄ=87 opener
The visiting side wasted no time taking the lead in Yerevan.
IbriÄ=8DiÄ=87 headed Admir VladaviÄ=8D’s cross from the right against
the post before reacting quickest to knock in the rebound.
Bosnia-Herzegovina might have put the result beyond doubt by half-time
had Gevorg Kasparov not brilliantly pushed Edin Džeko’s 16th-minute
effort on to the post. The VfL Wolfsburg forward was further cursing
his luck when he missed a penalty eleven minutes before the break.
MuslimoviÄ=87 strikes
Armenia also had their chances with Henrik Mkhitaryan and Arman
Karamyan both going close, but it was the visiting side who struck
next, Džeko making up for his earlier miss when he crossed for
MuslimoviÄ=87 to tap in on 73 minutes. Defeat leaves Armenia bottom of
the section on one point. They next meet Belgium on Wednesday while
Bosnia-Herzegovina host Turkey in a crucial game in Zenica.