Millennium Stadium Wednesday, February 12th, 2003   International Attendance: 22,000         Wales 2-2 Bosnia & Herzegovina
2002 /03

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Match Report - Wales 2 - 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina 12 Feb 2003 Players Wales 1 Darren Ward 2 Rhys Weston 3 Gary Speed 4 andy Melville 5 Robert Page 6 Mark Pembridge 7 Robbie Savage 8 Craig Bellamy 9 John Hartson 10 Simon Davies 11 Robert Earnshaw 12 Matthew Jones 13 Unknown 14 Jason Koumas 15 Kit Symons 16 Darren Barnard 17 John Oster 18 Gareth Taylor 19 Unknown 20 Unknown 21 Mark Crossley 22 Unknown Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 Kenan Hasagic 2 Dzemal Berberovic 3 Vedin Music 4 Muhamed Konjic 5 Bulend Biscevic 6 Mirsad Hibic 7 Elvir Bolic 8 Mirsad Beslija 9 Sergej Barbarez 10 Vlado Grujic 11 Elvir Baljic 12 Almir Tolja 13 Branislav Krunic 14 Sinisa Mulina 15 Admir Velagic 16 Mirko Hrgovic 17 Nedim Halilovic 18 Nenad Miskovic 19 Unknown 20 Unknown 21 Unknown 22 Unknown Substitutions On Off Minute Mark Crossley Darren Ward 45 Matthew Jones Rhys Weston 60 Jason Koumas Robert Earnshaw 73 Gareth Taylor John Hartson 81 John Oster Robbie Savage 88 On Off Minute Sinisa Mulina Vlado Grujic 76 Mirko Hrgovic Elvir Baljic 77 Nenad Miskovic Sergej Barbarez 81 Nedim Halilovic Elvir Bolic 89 Admir Velagic Bulend Biscevic 90 Goals Wales Minute Robert Earnshaw 8 John Hartson 64 Bosnia-Herzegovina Minute Elvir Baljic 5 Sergej Barbarez 54 Cards No cards received Officials Referee: David Malcolm (Northern Ireland) Assistant referee 1: John McDowell (Northern Ireland) Assistant referee 2: Keith Glasgow (Northern Ireland) 4th official: Darren Adie (Wales) Other information Attendance: 22,000 Report: Nationwide the Team Sponsors report: Wales set a new national record of nine games undefeated as Mark Hughes' men twice came from behind at the Millennium Stadium to draw 2-2 with Bosnia-Herzegovina. Ryan Giggs was absent due to a calf injury, while Nottingham Forest's Darren Ward started in goal in place of regular keeper Paul Jones. The visitors rocked the Cardiff crowd by taking the lead after just five minutes. Galatasaray's Elvir Baljic was on target, taking advantage of some lax Welsh defending to advance and drive his shot past Ward from the edge of the area. However, three minutes later it was 1-1 as Cardiff's Rob Earnshaw drew the home side level, smashing a shot past Bosnian keeper Kenan Hasagic following a flick-on from John Hartson. Ward did well to deny Mirsad Beslija five minutes later, following a superb through ball by Sergej Barbarez. The half yielded few further clear chances, although Gary Speed almost put Wales in front as half time approached, only to be denied by debutant Hasagic. After the restart, Bosnia again created chances, with Elvir Bolic going close before the visitors took the lead again just after the hour mark. Baljic crossed deep to the far post from the right and Barbarez swooped to head home past Mark Crossley, who had replaced Ward at half time. Ten minutes further on, Wales drew level for a second time as Hartson saw off his marker and smacked his shot past Hasagic from just inside the penalty area. Attendance: 22,000