The first chance came in the 8’ when Edin Džeko shot over the bar. Five minutes later, Kerim Alajbegović broke free down the left and found Džeko, whose shot from ten meters went wide. In the 16’, Alessandro Golinucci fouled Alajbegović as the last man in defense and was shown a straight red card by referee Enea Jorgji. In the 19’, Benjamin Tahirović tried his luck, but the San Marino goalkeeper made a good save. The Dragons quickly used the man advantage. Tahirović struck precisely in the 21’ to give our team the lead. After a quieter period, Nicola Nanni shot from 20 meters in the 42’, but Nikola Vasilj saved brilliantly.

In the 48’, Ivan Bašić swung in a corner from the right, Džeko’s header was stopped by the keeper, and Stjepan Radeljić fired the rebound over the goal. In the 61’, Alajbegović tried a long-range shot, but Colombo was well positioned. In the 65’, Alajbegović and Esmir Bajraktarević combined neatly down the left, only for Colombo to save again. In the 70’, Amar Memić broke down the right and crossed perfectly for Džeko, who doubled the lead at 2:0. Just two minutes later, Bajraktarević teed up Džeko, who delivered from outside the box for 3:0. In the 81’, Samed Baždar intercepted a poor pass from San Marino’s defense and scored for 4:0. Four minutes later, debutant Alajbegović sealed his great display with a fine solo run and powerful finish under the crossbar. Nihad Mujakić set the final score of 6:0 in the 90’.

Elsewhere in the group, Austria beat Cyprus 1:0 at home. After five rounds, Bosnia and Herzegovina leads with 12 points, followed by Austria (9 with a game in hand), Romania (6), Cyprus (3), and San Marino (0).

In the next round Bosnia and Herzegovina will play Austria at Bilino Polje, and Cyprus will face Romania.