Danielle Maxwell flights a cross-field pass out to Lauren Wade on the opposite flank, who drills a cross behind.

Those two will be key for Northern Ireland going forward in giving the visitors some width.

Zara Kramzar makes another clearance to divert the Republic of Ireland's second corner of the evening out of play.

Their third set-piece comes to nothing though.

It's been a bright start from Bosnia, with Northern Ireland not able yet to enjoy a spell of possession.

Defender Zara Kramzar makes a crucial clearance off the line to deny Saoirse Noonan's header from Katie McCabe's corner.

That was a really good chance for the home side to break the deadlock in the opening two minutes.

An early corner for Bosnia as Rebecca Holloway is forced to turn the ball behind after a good run from Sofija Krajusumovic, but Marija Milinkovic heads wide from Una Rankic's delivery.

The Republic of Ireland know that they need an early goal if they are going to get the scoreline they need tonight to top the group.

They have pushed forward straight from kick-off and now have their first corner of the game.

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Tonight, it is about individual performances, cutting out errors and taking chances when they come because they will get chances.

Tanya has gone for experience in the defence, it's an experienced and attacking team tonight.

Saoirse Noonan gets the ball rolling at a blustery Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

Can the Republic of Ireland get the result they need to top Group B2 or will Slovenia complete this Nations League campaign unbeaten?

We're under way in the fourth meeting between the two sides in less than a year as Milena Nikolic kicks off for Bosnia.

Northern Ireland just need to avoid defeat to book a promotion play-off, can they pull that off?

The two teams are out in the sunny and picturesque Zenica, now time for the anthems.

Northern Ireland midfielder Joely Andrews said that her side "have to bounce back" against Bosnia-Herzegovina after their disappointing Women's Nations League defeat against Poland.

At Seaview on Friday night Tanya Oxtoby's side suffered a 4-0 loss against Poland, who secured automatic promotion to League A with the win in north Belfast.

NI are second in the group and will secure that spot and a place in the promotion play-offs if they avoid defeat in Zenica on Tuesday, which Andrews says has to be their aim.

"If we finish a place higher in this group [NI finished third in their previous Nations League campaign] it will be progress," she said.

"We are looking for a good performance and ultimately to get three points on Tuesday.

"Us and Bosnia know each other inside out, we've played each other a few times so it will be tough, but we need to be hard to break down but good on the ball and create chances."

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Thomas Kane is joined on commentary by former Northern Ireland captain Marissa Callaghan.

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Tonight's game with Bosnia-Herzegovina feels like it could be one of the most defining of Tanya Oxtoby's era as Northern Ireland manager.

Their hopes of securing a League A promotion play-off are in their own hands, and there has been constant talk that this side are determined to make that next step.

However, while there have been signs of progression in this campaign, if they fall to a defeat in Zenica then it will feel like two steps forward and one step back and talk of momentum will have suffered a blow.

Although Northern Ireland have defeated the Bosnians in all three outings, they got away with one in February's match between the sides, and were also pushed in the Euro 2025 qualifier in Zenica last year.

It's going to be a fine line for Northern Ireland to tread, and it will be a night for the leaders in the team to stand tall and guide this youthful squad through.

Tanya Oxtoby says her Northern Ireland side know the "job's certainly not done" in the Nations League.

Northern Ireland travel to Bosnia-Herzegovina knowing a win or draw would secure a promotion play-off with a League A side.

However, a defeat would open up a number of permutations with the Bosnians just three points behind Oxtoby's side in Group B1.

NI have won all three meetings with Bosnia-Herzegovina in the past year, including a dramatic 3-2 win in the reverse Nations League fixture in February.

"We by no means expect to just turn up here and the result be ours," said Oxtoby.

"We need to make sure that we are fully focused and that we go 100mph after it."

Oxtoby admitted it had been a "tough campaign" and a promotion play-off against a League A side would be a good reward for the work they have put in.

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Emily Murphy's 89th-minute goal completed a comeback victory for the Republic of Ireland against Turkey to keep their chances of finishing top of Women's Nations League Group B2 alive.

Kader Hancar had put the hosts in Istanbul ahead nine minutes after the restart following a first half of few chances.

However two goals in the final 10 minutes, the first an own goal from Busem Seker before Murphy's dramatic winner, means that the Republic of Ireland remain three points behind group leaders Slovenia.

The Slovenians will now travel to Cork for deciding game against the Republic of Ireland, with Carla Ward knowing that if her side are victorious and can better their head-to-head record, they can secure top spot.

Slovenia won 4-0 at home when the two sides met in February.

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Tanya Oxtoby makes three changes to the side that lost 4-0 against Poland at Seaview on Friday.

Danielle Maxwell, Lauren Wade and Rachel Dugdale come in for Abi Sweetlove, Nadene Caldwell and Kascie Weir with all three players dropping to the bench.

Bosnia also three alternations from the side that were beaten 2-0 by Romania.

Ena Sabanagic, Samra Muhic and Elma Husic replace Aida Hadzic, Dajana Spasojevic and Ena Taslidza.

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Hodzic, Sabanagic, Sliskovic, M Hasanbegovic, Muhic, Husic, Rankic, Milinkovic, Krajsumovic, Nikolic (c), Kapetanovic.

Subs: E Hasanbegovic, Dumanjic, Veletanlic, Juric, Grebenar, Gacanica, Krajnic, Brnic, Milovic, Aida Hadzic.

Northern Ireland: Burns, Holloway, Dugdale, Mason, Wade, McPartlan, Bell, Andrews, McKenna, Maxwell, Magill (c).

Subs: A Smith, K Smith, Furness, Kerr, Johnson, Halliday, Caldwell, McDaniel, Wilson, Hamilton, Weir, Sweetlove.

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"We get smacked in the face a little bit and rebound really well."

Head coach Tanya Oxtoby perfectly summed up Northern Ireland's Nations League campaign after Friday's 4-0 home defeat by Poland.

Looking at their five games so far, two things stand out: errors and resilience.

One fails to exist without the other and while the former has plagued them and cost them in quite a few games, the latter has offered hope for the future.

Looking at errors first, the two goals conceded in defeat in Gdansk in their first game were preventable.

In the win against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Emina Ekic's solo run and finish came after the Northern Ireland defence stood off her.

The less said about Mihaela Ciolacu's equaliser in the 1-1 draw in Romania the better, as she had an easy finish after Ellie Mason and Rachel Dugdale left the clearance to each other and both missed it.

Then on Friday night, the clinical Ewa Pajor burst between two defenders to prod home the opener, Jackie Burns gifted her a second, and Northern Ireland failed to clear their lines to allow Paulina Tomasiak to score a third before half-time.

However, Oxtoby's side have shown an ability to react to setbacks.

They didn't crumble in Gdansk, they fought back to beat Bosnia, and after the frustration in Bucharest they produced their best display of the campaign to beat Romania 1-0 at home.

Oxtoby hopes her side can once again dip into their reserves of resilience in Tuesday's crucial game against Bosnia in Zenica, where a win would hand NI a promotion play-off place.

"I don't have any doubt in my mind we'll perform on Tuesday," she said.

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Carla Ward makes four changes to the side who came from behind to defeat Turkey.

Emily Murphy is rewarded with a start after scoring the winner at the weekend with Saoirse Noonan, Kyra Carusa and Caitlin Hayes also starting.

Aoife Mannion, Marissa Sheva and Amber Barrett drop to the bench with Lucy Quinn is not in tonight's squad.

Slovenia stick with the same starting XI who made it five wins in five games when they were the 2-0 victors against Greece.

Republic of Ireland: Brosnan, Patten, Hayes, Stapleton, Larkin, O'Sullivan, Connolly, Murphy, McCabe (C), Carusa, Noonan

Subs: Moloney, Whitehouse, Barrett, Campbell, Clancy, Healy, Littlejohn, Mannion, Mustaki, Quinn, Sheva, Toland

Slovenia: Mersnik, Krizaj, Golob, Conc (C), Kolbl, Makovec, Korosec, Prasnikar, Erzen, Kramzar, Sternad

Subs: Pasar, Janez, Kajzba, Kastelec, Ketis, Krizaj, Kustrin, Milovic, Testen, Vindisar, Zver

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Two goals in the first nine minutes from Ewa Pajor help Poland on their way to a 4-0 win over Northern Ireland in the Women's Nations League at Seaview.

MATCH REPORT: Northern Ireland 0-4 Poland

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Here's a look at how things stand ahead of the final round of fixtures.

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