Amar Dedic shocks! Benfica full-back dumps Italy out of World Cup | OneFootball

Simply incredible! Amar Dedic’s Bosnia beat Italy on penalties (4-1), after a 1-1 draw in regular time, to reach the World Cup for the first time since 2014. The Benfica full-back played a part in the Balkan side’s goal.

In a meeting between two national teams seeking their first qualification since 2014, the Italian side started well and were rewarded early on, with Moise Kean scoring his second goal in the space of five days with a fine long-range strike in the 15th minute.

Without letting it shake them, Bosnia dominated much of the rest of the first half but lacked precision in front of goal. However, they gained extra motivation when Alessandro Bastoni was sent off in the 42nd minute for a foul on Amar Memić, which completely changed the course of the game.

Bosnia did not give up in the second half and, just like against Wales in the semi-finals, when they equalised four minutes before the 90, this time they also left a saving goal until late on when, in the 79th minute, Haris Tabaković reacted quickest to Edin Džeko’s header, after a cross from Dedic, which Gianluigi Donnarumma saved, but could not prevent the rebound.

After a goalless extra time, the match went to the penalty spot, where Sergej Barbarez’s team were flawless, with Benjamin Tahirović, Tabaković, Kerim Alajbegović and Esmir Bajraktarević all scoring, the latter with the decisive kick. The Italians lacked that same efficiency, with Pio Esposito firing over and former Benfica player Bryan Cristante hitting the bar, prolonging the Azzurri nightmare.

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