Summary

  • Northern Ireland beaten in first Nations League game

  • Duljevic taps Bosnia-Herzegovina in front against run of play

  • Poor Cathcart header allows Saric to double lead

  • Late Grigg strike gives NI hope

  • Hosts have lost past three competitive home games

  1. Postpublished at 87 mins

    Northern Ireland 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Three minutes of normal time remaining. Northern Ireland are heading towards a disappointing result but there are plenty of positives to take from the performance. On another day they could have scored a hat full of goals.

    Steven DavisImage source, PA
  2. Postpublished at 84 mins

    Northern Ireland 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Chance to make it 2-1 as Liam Boyce is on a poor clearance but the substitute places his shot too close to Ibrahim Sehic. Got to be taking those sorts of opportunities.

  3. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 82 mins

    Northern Ireland 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    One of the biggest cheers of the day as Ibrahim Sehic is shown a yellow card for timewasting.

    Bosnia-Herzegovina eat up a few more seconds by making another change with Miralem Pjanic making way for Riad Bajic.

  4. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Northern Ireland 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Another opportunity is lost for Northern Ireland as Bosnia-Herzegovina scramble a cross away with Liam Boyce lurking.

    Ten minutes left and it's hard to see the hosts clawing their way back into this now.

  5. 'Home side still on top'published at 15:35 British Summer Time 8 September 2018

    Northern Ireland 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Stephen Craigan
    Former NI defender on BBC Radio Ulster

    The pattern hasn't really changed since the goal and it's still all Northern Ireland.

    There's some good build-up play with no end product. It's almost just get as many men forward as you can from Michael O'Neill now.

    Michael O"NeillImage source, Reuters
  6. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 76 mins

    Northern Ireland 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Last throw of the dice for Michael O'Neill as Jamie Ward replaces Niall McGinn with just under 15 minutes to go.

  7. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Northern Ireland 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Almost 3-0! Haris Duljevic has the freedom of the left flank as Northern Ireland push everyone forward to try and rescue this game. The forward takes the ball towards the edge of the area before bending an effort just wide of the far post.

  8. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Northern Ireland 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Cheeky backheel by Craig Cathcart inside the visitors' area but the ball doesn't find its way into the back of the net or to a Northern Ireland team-mate.

  9. Postpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 8 September 2018

    Northern Ireland 0-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Enough said in three emojis?

    Reply to Northern Ireland tweetImage source, @NorthernIreland
  10. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 70 mins

    Northern Ireland 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Double change for Michael O'Neill now as Liam Boyce and Will Grigg come on for Kyle Lafferty and Conor McLaughlin.

    Grigg's entrance prompts loud and immediate chants of "Will Grigg's on fire!".

    His introduction has had a positive impact in the stands, will it have the same impact on the pitch?

  11. 'It's a disaster'published at 15:26 British Summer Time 8 September 2018

    Northern Ireland 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Stephen Craigan
    Former NI defender on BBC Radio Ulster

    I don't know why Peacock-Farrell didn't just come out and catch the ball. It's a disaster and the heart has been ripped out of the performance.

    Bailey Peacock-FarrellImage source, Reuters
  12. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 68 mins

    Northern Ireland 0-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    A goal is Elvis Saric's final contribution of the game as he is replaced by Rade Krunic.

  13. Listen to the moment Haris Duljevic nips in to open the scoringpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 8 September 2018

    Media caption,

    Listen to the moment Haris Duljevic nips in to flick home

  14. 'All their own fault'published at 15:25 British Summer Time 8 September 2018

    Northern Ireland 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Stephen Craigan
    Former NI defender on BBC Radio Ulster

    It's all their own fault. There's no danger.

    Craig Cathcart heads it back to his goalkeeper, who just doesn't pick it up.

    It's a purely self-inflicted goal.

    Elvis SaricImage source, Getty Images
  15. goal

    GOAL - Northern Ireland 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovinapublished at 65 mins

    Elvis Saric

    Disaster!

    An absolute gift for the visitors and they double their lead.

    It comes from a big mix up in defence as Craig Cathcart's header back to Bailey Peacock-Farrell is short of the Leeds goalkeeper and Elvis Saric steals in to poke the ball into the net.

    Game over, surely.

    Bosnia celebrateImage source, Reuters
  16. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Northern Ireland 0-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Stuart Dallas flicks the ball on for Niall McGinn, who drives a low ball into the near post but it is stabbed away for a corner.

    Bosnia-Herzegovina are defending resolutely so far.

    Stuart DallasImage source, Reuters
  17. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Northern Ireland 0-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    TouchmapImage source, -

    Fifteen minutes of the second half played, and Bosnia-Herzegovina haven't yet reached the Northern Ireland penalty area.

    Plenty of action at the other end though - but can Michael O'Neil's men make one of their chances count?

  18. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Northern Ireland 0-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Jamal Lewis escapes down the left but it's a familiar tale when the ball gets into the box, cleared.

  19. 'Windsor roar'published at 15:17 British Summer Time 8 September 2018

    Northern Ireland 0-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    BBC Sport NI's Richard Petrie at Windsor Park: "The green and white bedecked crowd have roared into life in response to Northern Ireland's impressive start to the second half and Windsor Park is now a cauldron of noise.

    "Those two clearcut chances for Dallas and Lafferty are the closest that Michael O'Neill's men have come and there is the sense...and hope..that an equalising goal may not be too far away."

  20. 'Relentless pressure'published at 15:17 British Summer Time 8 September 2018

    Northern Ireland 0-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Stephen Craigan
    Former NI defender on BBC Radio 5 live

    Northern Ireland have to make one of these chances count. They're getting plenty of men into the area and we said at half-time they hadn't had a guilt-edged opportunity but they've had two already in this second half.

    It's relentless pressure, but they need that goal to show for it.

    Kyle LaffertyImage source, Reuters