Bosnia 3-1 Iran: Salvaging honor
Bosnia's players were able to return home with their heads held high after last night's 3-1 win over Iran. That also meant Iran's slim hopes of advancing were extinguished.
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Bosnia:Dzeko (23'), Pjanic (59'), Vrsajevic (83')
Iran:Reza (82')
Bosnia's honor began to be restored from the 23rd minute. Star striker Edin Dzeko, after many unlucky times in this tournament, finished with a tricky left foot shot to open the score.
Dzeko's goal made Iran even more determined to return the favor. Unfortunately, the Asian representative's efforts all failed in the finishing phase. Even after defeating goalkeeper Begovic, the Iranian strikers could not beat the crossbar. By the time Iran scored against Bosnia, they were already 2 goals behind. The 2-goal gap between the two sides was restored just 1 minute after Iran celebrated their goal in the 82nd minute.
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Bosnia:Begovic, Vrsajevic, Spahic, Kolasinac, Besic, Pjanic, Susic (Salihovic 79'), Sunjic, Hadzic (Vranes 61'), Ibisevic, Dzeko (Visca 84').
Iran:Haghighi, Safi (Jahanbakhsh 63'), Hosseini, Sadeghi, Nekounam, Shojaei (Heydari 45'), Timotian, Montarezi, Dejagah (Ansarifard 68'), Pooladi, Ghoochannejad.
