Euro 2012 Play Off Second Leg: Portugal Vs Bosnia

Portugal and Bosnia will cross swords as quickly as more, contained in the second leg of their play off  Euro 2012 qualification, on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, after the primary leg on Friday led to a goalless stalemate.


Euro 2012 Play Off first leg hosted by Bosnia was an excellent end finish result for the hosts who managed to maintain the Portugal forwards at bay on a day their three common defenders have been missing on account of damage woes. By the way, the hosts on Friday had been on an unbeaten run of seven matches, whereby they had maintained six clean slates.

Whole, it was a lacklustre sport with few scoring prospects created. That acknowledged, Portugal had the higher share of them and Cristiano Ronaldo notably was accountable of squandering several. Helder Postiga and Raul Meireles  had the earliest alternatives to place Portugal ahead on 9 and 19 minutes.

All through the sixteenth minute, Ronaldo broke by the Bosnia again-line however held on to the ball when his crew's set off would have been bigger served with a transfer, and when he did shoot, it was too weak to hassle Bosnai keeper Begovic. In the middle game of Bosnia Adnan Zahirovic did not profit from Portugal keeper Rui Patricio's fumbling, taking a cross into the visitors box.

In the 50th minute, Ronaldo has found himself by the left flank, and unmarked, with solely Begovic to beat, the Precise Madrid star shot wide.

For some uncommon objective, Portugal departed from their trademark brief passing recreation and relied as an alternative on lengthy passes downfield. In his attacks, Bosnia has been too dependent on Dzeko who was wise marked by Pepe within the Portugal again-line. home labor ward has just one goal ward certain shot sooner than interval, when Senad Lulic let us fly, in 35 minutes.

Portugal dominated the primary half and after the interval, Bosnia gave a beautiful account of themselves, and Dzeko have a chance in a transparent to help his aspect to full pointsof the game. Dzeko let fly from 30 meters out, at seventy-two minutes, and two minutes later, Postiga has a distinct longing, this time from transient range, and this was adopted by one different wasted break by Ronaldo.

Bosnia would rely themselves fortunate for having come out unscathed from the Friday recreation, and all the stress could very effectively be on Portugal having fun with prior to their dwelling fans. Mujdza ,Papac, and Pandza who missed the primary leg often have a tendency to start out for Bosnia, who could possibly be hoping to tug off an upset and their first qualification for a serious worldwide tournament.

Bosnia's starting eleven: Misimovic, Begovic, Spahic, Jahic, Rahimic, Zahirovic, Pjanic,  Salihovic, Lulic, Medunjanin,  Dzeko        

Portugal's beginning eleven: Alves, Pereira, Pepe, Coentrao, Meireles, Nani, Ronaldo, Postiga, Veloso, Moutinho, Patricio