The guests were the first to threaten already in the 2^nd minute, when Zarah Taillieu shot diagonally from the left side of the penalty area and hit the post. The BH team replied in the 21^st minute, after a corner by Janica Filipović, Ajla Balić hit the post.

The BiH national team performed an excellent action in the 27^th minute, when Edina Avdić shot unhindered from about 15 meters, but the goalkeeper Lise Musique stopped her shot.

In the same minute, the Belgians launched a counter-attack, which ended with a goal by striker Thirsa De Meester.

Ilija Lucić’s team equalized in the 52^nd minute. After a cross from the left, the ball came to Nina Brnić on the penalty, and she left it for Edina Avdić, who ran and shot accurately for 1:1.

Avdić tried two minutes later from the edge of the penalty area, but the Belgian goalkeeper intervened well.

Belgium reached a new advantage in the 57^th minute. De Meeste played a return ball for Anouck Bergen who was accurate from about 20 meters for the final 1:2.

After the match, the head coach Ilija Lucić stated:

“We have to admit that the better team won today. We had a great desire and the players did their best. We entered the match badly, but after the initial attacks of Belgium, we also created some opportunities. In the second half, we managed to equalize, but it was short-lived and the Belgians deservedly won. We had a lot of problems with putting together a team and we are missing a few standard players, but that does not diminish the victory of an opponent who has a really strong team.”

In the second round, Belgium and Moldova will meet on 17^th March, while the tournament ends with the match Bosnia and Herzegovina-Moldova, which will be played at the “Pecara” on 20^th March at 15:00 h.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Belgium 1:2 (0:1)

Stadium: “Pecara”, Široki Brijeg

Referee: Neslihan Muratdagi (Turkey)

Assistant Referees: Betül Nur Yilmaz (Turkey), Nargis Magau (Kazakhstan)

4^th Official: Tatyana Sorokopudova (Kazakhstan)

Goals: 0:1 De Meester (27^th), 1:1 Avdić (53^rd), 1:2 Bergen (57^th)

Yellow cards: Građan (BH), Bikoula (Belgium)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Nejra Hejub, Tamara Blagojević, Ajla Balić, Dragana Dimitrić, Nina Brnić (74^th, Šejla Dedić), Ivona Radošević, Edina Avdić (87^th, Lamija Oštraković), Lana Radulović, Nina Pupić, Helena Gavrilović (46^th, Tasneem Dizdarević), Janica Filipović (74^th, Ajla Građan). Head Coach: Ilija Lucić

Belgium: Lise Musique, Saar Janssen, Emely Schapdryver, Caitlin Lievens, Ines Van Gansbeke, Anouck Bergen, Yara Tassens, Nadège Francois, Véronique Zang Bikoula (64^th, Coline D'Haeyer), Thirsa De Meester (90^th+5, Zoé Detry), Zarah Taillieu (32^nd, Julie Bollen). Head Coach: Audrey Demoustier