Friday 2 September 2011

England win in Bosnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-3 England


Influential midfielder CraiCo was named man-of-the-match

England won with ease against Bosnia and Herzegovina with a 3-1 victory on Friday night in Sarajevo.

Craig CraiCo opened the scoring with after only two minutes, playing a one-two with John Carey and then firing into the back of the net just inside the area.

John Macdonald made it 2-0 with a header from an inswinging CraiCo corner.

Edward Redwood made it 3-0 with a header of his own, from a cross from Danny Defranco, before Bosnia replied straight after the restart, fast breaking and unravelling the England defence before Zlatan Fahidović scored.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Edin Bajramović; Andrej Tosić (Elvir Manić 82'), Marko Mrhadović (Rehadžić 82'), Muhamed Vlahović, Sergei Nikolić; Tamir Salidović (Asmir Hasanović 59'), Samir Muslimović, Bosko Stanković, Hasan Hasanović; Zlatan Fahidović, Ahmet Bosniak

Subs not used: Asmir Ibrahimović, Robert Konjić

England:
Simon Herding; Gary Mitchell, John Macdonald, Daniel Perry, Liam Cole; Garry Stratford (Danny Defranco 23'), James Douglas, Craig CraiCo, Kevin Warhurst; Edward Redwood; John Carey

Subs not used: Chris Kolinski, Adam Carter, Steven Tweed, Martin King

Referee: Guus Honkensteen (Netherlands).