Bosnia 0 - 0 Portugal: Honours even as Portugal fail to take their chances

Bosnia and Portugal left their two-legged Euro 2012 play-off finely balanced after a goalless stalemate on a barely playable pitch in the ramshackle Bilino Polje stadium.

The Portuguese, who celebrated a 2-0 aggregate win over Bosnia at the same venue in their 2010 World Cup play-off, dominated proceedings but were almost caught napping late in the game after a subdued home side finally came to life.

Portugal had the upper hand in the opening stages with Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani looking lively on either flank, but failed to create any clear-cut chances as their final pass kept going astray on a bumpy surface littered with holes.

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Bosnia-Herzegovina: Begovic, Spahic, Jahic, Rahimic, Zahirovic, Pjanic, Misimovic, Salihovic, Lulic, Medunjanin, Dzeko. Subs: Avdukic, Besic, Stilic, Muslimovic, Ibisevic, Ibricic, Maletic.

Portugal: Rui Patricio, Bruno Alves, Pepe, Fabio Coentrao, Joao Pereira, Veloso, Joao Moutinho, Meireles, Nani, Ronaldo, Postiga. Subs: Beto, Almeida, Ruben Amorim, Rolando, Ruben Micael, Quaresma, Carlos Martins.

Referee: Howard Webb (England).

Attendance: 15,000.