Bosnia’s Saric gives Northern Ireland and Will Grigg too much to do

• Northern Ireland 1-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Will Grigg 90; Haris Duljevic 37, Elvis Saric 64

Northern Ireland’s Nations League campaign got off to a frustrating start as they lost 2-1 to Bosnia-Herzegovina at Windsor Park despite dominating the match. Michael O’Neill’s side continued to struggle in front of goal as they failed to make 67% possession count until Will Grigg’s stoppage-time strike, having been hit twice by a Bosnia side who rarely got out of their own half.

Haris Duljevic opened the scoring in the 37th minute, slipping the ball home from close range with only Bosnia’s second attempt on goal, and Elvis Saric capitalised on a mix-up between Craig Cathcart and Bailey Peacock-Farrell to all but seal it in the 64th minute.

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