Northern Ireland lose opening Nations League fixture to Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Updated 08/09/2018 at 18:55 GMT
Northern Ireland lost their first UEFA Nations League game when they fell 2-1 to Bosnia-Herzegovina at Windsor Park.
Northern Ireland lost to Bosnia-Herzegovina
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The hosts had the majority of possession but went a goal down in the first half after Haris Duljevic converted Edin Dzeko's cross, and their disadvantage was doubled courtesy of Elvis Saric.
Will Grigg grabbed a consolation goal in injury time.
The hosts had dominated early on but fell behind when Dzeko's cross was flicked in by Duljevic in the 36th minute.
A defensive mix-up between defender Craig Cathcart and goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell allowed Saric to double the lead in the 64th minute.
Northern Ireland were guilty of several wasted opportunities as they made a poor start to a new competition that could offer a secondary route to the Euro 2020 championship.
Austria are the other team in Group B3 with the teams playing each other home and away.
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