Already in the 1^st minute, the BH team gained an advantage. Josip Sesar shot diagonally from the left side, and Davor Arnautović at the other post deflected the ball into the net for 1:0.

Marijo Aladžić shot over the goal from a distance in the 4^th minute, and a minute later, Denis Nevedrov didn’t use a good chance for Armenia.

Blago Gašpar, in the 6^th minute, sent the ball from the left into the opponent’s six-meter area, and Nikita Khromykh reacted clumsily and deflected it into his own net.

The guests then started with the goalkeeper-player to try to catch up with the result, and the BH national team players took the ball away from them in the first attack, but Nermin Kahvedžić hit the crossbar from his own half.

The game with a surplus still paid off for Armenia in the 8^th minute when goalkeeper Luan Muller scored a goal from about ten meters.

Both teams created chances, but Josip Bošković missed an excellent one in the 15^th minute when he shot powerfully from ten meters, and Muller kicked the ball into the corner, so by the end of the first half, the score did not change anymore.

The Armenians equalized the score in the 25^th minute, when Khromykh finished a counterattack and sent the ball into the net from 7 meters.

A new problem for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team occurred in the 32^nd minute when Josip Sesar received a red card for a foul.

Nevredov shot from a good position in the 33^rd minute, but hit the post. Samir Gosto failed to score in the 36^th minute after a pass of Kahvedžić.

In the same minute, the Armenians made a good counter attack and Lucas Rozenski, assisted by Rodriguinha, turned the score.

However, the guests’ advantage did not last long. Goalkeeper Darko Milanović accurately shot from ten meters for 3:3 in the 37^th minute.

Artur Melkonyan scored a goal 27 seconds before the end of the match and brought victory to the Armenians.

Bosnia and Herzegovina will play the next match in the qualifiers against the Czech Republic in Brno on Tuesday, 20^th September at 19:00 h.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Armenia 3:4 (2:1)

City Arena “Husejin Smajlović”, Zenica

Referees: Stefan Vrijens, Juan Boelen, Jiri Bergs (Belgium)

Goals: 1:0 Arnautović (0’38”), 2:0 Khromykh (5’11”, own goal), 2:1 Muller (7’09”), 2:2 Khromykh (24’19”), 2:3 Rozenski (35’40”), 3:3 Milanović (36’11”), 3:4 Melkonyan (39’33”)

Yellow cards: Bošković, Ivanković, Kahvedžić, Arnautović (BH), Vitinho, Mashumyan, Sanosyan, Rodriguinho (Armenia)

Red card: J. Sesar 31’12” (BH)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Darko Milanović, Josip Sesar, Davor Arnautović, Srđan Ivanković, Josip Bošković, Senad Poračanin, Marin Sesar, Blago Gašpar, Marijo Aladžić, Nermin Kahvedžić, Samir Gosto, Muanis Duvnjak, Almedin Bundavica, Admir Čorhodžić. Head Coach: Ivo Krezo

Armenia: Luan Muller, Vladimir Sanosyan, Artur Melkonyan, Vitinho, Rodriguinho, Albert Agadzhanov, Nikita Khromykh, Denis Nevedrov, Sargis Margaryan, Saro Galstyan, Garegin Mashumyan, David Aslanian, Lucas Rozenski, Rafik Melikyan. Head Coach: Ruben Nazaretyan