Bosnia and Herzegovina secured a valuable 4 to 2 victory over Romania in Bucharest on September 28, 2026, turning a commanding attacking display into their first win of the UEFA Nations League campaign. The result left the hosts searching for their opening points in Group B4.
The match took place with no spectators present. The visitors established control through two early headers. Armin Gigović opened the scoring after 12 minutes, meeting Esmir Bajraktarević’s delivery. Seven minutes later, Tarik Muharemović converted an Ivan Bašić corner, exposing another gap in the Romanian defence and putting the away side firmly in charge.
Daniel Bîrligea offered a response in the 28th minute, heading in Lisav Eissat’s cross to reduce the deficit. However, that recovery was interrupted before the interval. Haris Tabaković reacted when Ionuț Radu failed to hold Kerim Alajbegović’s effort, scoring in the 40th minute to restore the advantage to two goals.
Bajraktarević continued to influence proceedings after the restart. His cross found Ermin Mahmić, whose header in the 55th minute stretched the score to 4 to 1. Substitute Alexandru Cicâldău replied seven minutes later with a strike from distance, but Romania could not complete a comeback.
The outcome rewarded Bosnia’s aerial threat and productive service into the penalty area. Three of their four goals came from headers, while Bajraktarević supplied two assists. For Gheorghe Hagi, another defeat highlighted defensive weaknesses that need attention despite his team finding the net twice.
Bosnia now have four points from two outings after their earlier goalless draw against Poland. They sit second, two points behind Sweden, who defeated the Poles 3 to 1. Romania remain bottom following successive losses. The next round on October 2 sees Bosnia welcome the group leaders, while Hagi’s players travel to Poland with the pressure growing to turn their campaign around.
