Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1 Qatar player ratings: Arsenal-linked attacker stars with stunning strike in Seattle

Bosnia-Herzegovina moved to the brink of qualification for the 2026 World Cup knockout stages with a hard-fought 3-1 win implicit Qatar successful their last radical crippled successful Seattle

Kerim Alajbegovic's unstoppable onslaught from distance, a Sultan Albrake ain extremity and Ermin Mahmic's effort proved capable to unafraid Bosnia's archetypal triumph of the tournament, taking them into 3rd spot to permission them successful a beardown presumption to clinch 1 of the champion third-placed spots.

Meanwhile, the effect condemned Qatar to back-to-back defeats and their aboriginal elimination from the tournament. 

Here, Sports Mole provides subordinate ratings from Bosnia's constrictive triumph implicit Qatar.

Bosnia subordinate ratings vs. Qatar: Alajbegovic steals the amusement with thunderous effort 

GOALKEEPER

Nikola Vasilj - 6/10

Could bash precise small for Qatar's goal, but often gave the shot distant erstwhile helium attempted to play out. 

DEFENCE

Arjan Malic - 4/10

Fell dormant astatine the acold station for Qatar's goal, allowing Edmilson to onslaught the shot unchallenged. That lapse successful attraction astir apt played a relation in Sergej Barbarez's determination to retreat him astatine the break. 

Nikola Katic - 7/10

Was a resolute fig successful the Bosnia backline until helium was forced disconnected pursuing a collision with his goalkeeper. 

Stjepan Radeljic - 7/10

Like Katic, Radeljic did what helium had to bash erstwhile called upon. The lone existent disappointment was the nonaccomplishment to support a cleanable sheet. 

Sead Kolasinac - 7/10

Another reliable show from the experienced full-back. 

MIDFIELD

Esmir Bajraktarevic - 7/10

An energetic show connected Bosnia's close flank. Forced Abunada into a beardown prevention successful the 2nd period. 

Ivan Basic - 7/10

Was astatine the centre of Bosnia's beardown first-half display, but helium tailed disconnected successful the Seattle vigor successful the 2nd period. 

Ivan Sunjic - 6/10

Sunjic played a mates of important passes earlier being withdrawn astatine the half-time break. 

Kerim Alajbegovic - 9/10

The 18-year-old's stunning effort from region proved wherefore helium is attracting involvement from immoderate of Europe's biggest clubs, including Premier League winners Arsenal. 

Away from his awesome strike, the youngster besides posed a menace moving down and wrong from the near flank. 

ATTACK

Ermedin Demirovic - 5/10

Worked hard astatine the apical of the pitch, though helium lacked the required composure erstwhile helium recovered himself successful a mates of unsafe situations. 

Edin Dzeko - 7/10

Played the shot crossed that was yet forced Sultan Albrake to divert past his Mahmoud Abunda. Was unfortunate not to people erstwhile helium timed his tally to perfection moments aft Bosnia's second, seeing his debased onslaught bounce disconnected the acold post. 

Looked little than blessed with the determination to instrumentality him disconnected successful the 64th minute. 

SUBSTITUTES

Benjamin Tahirovic - 6/10

Introduced astatine half-time, but it remains to beryllium seen whether helium did capable to gain a callback to Barbarez's starting lineup. 

Amar Memic - 6/10

Joined Tahirovic connected the transportation astatine the interval successful what was a beauteous anonymous substitute appearance. 

Dennis Hadzikadunic - 6/10

Ermin Mahmic - 8/10

Pounced connected a escaped shot to people successful back-to-back matches. The substitute has surely made a lawsuit to commencement erstwhile Bosnia's spot successful the Round of 32 is confirmed. 

Deniz Burnic - N/A

Qatar subordinate ratings vs. Bosnia: Bright Edmilson cannot save Lopetegui's side

GOALKEEPER

Mahmoud Abunda - 4/10

Had nary accidental of keeping out Alajbegovic's fierce onslaught and was wrong-footed for Bosnia's 2nd goal. However, helium should person done amended with Mahmic's precocious strike. 

DEFENCE

Pedro Miguel - 6/10

Unlucky not to people erstwhile helium fired against the upright successful first-half stoppage time. 

Issa Laye 4/10

No large errors, but was portion of a backline that struggled to negate Bosnia's attacking threat, peculiarly successful a tricky archetypal half. 

Boualem Khoukhi - 4/10

Similar to Laye, Khoukhi whitethorn person felt helium could person done much to support the likes of Dzeko and Demirovic retired of the game, though helium whitethorn besides constituent to a deficiency of enactment from the midfield. 

Sultan Albrake - 3/10

Unfortunate to spot Dzeko's attempted transverse bounce disconnected him and past his ain goalkeeper. 

MIDFIELD

Jassem Gaber - 4/10

Failed to stamp his authorization connected the contention earlier being hauled disconnected astatine fractional time. 

Karim Boudiaf - 6/10

Was portion of the Qatari midfield that mislaid the cardinal conflict successful the mediate of the pitch. 

Ahmed Fathy - 5/10

Offered precise small successful the motor country and picked up a booking that would person resulted successful a suspension if Qatar had made it through. 

ATTACK

Edmilson Junior - 8/10

Qatar's astir lively attacker. Demonstrated a large willingness to tally astatine the Bosnia backline and provided a neat assistance for Alhaydos successful the closing stages of the archetypal period. 

Hassan Alhaydos - 7/10

In the close spot astatine the close clip for a elemental tap-in. An wounded brought his outing to a premature extremity successful the 56th minute. 

Akram Afif - 5/10

Should person done amended erstwhile helium raced successful down wrong the opening 15 minutes. Fired into the side-netting conscionable earlier the hr people erstwhile helium truly should person sent the shot crossed for his unmarked teammate. 

SUBSTITUTES

Abdulaziz Hatem - 5/10

Could not marque the desired interaction successful his archetypal quality of the tournament. 

Ahamed Al Ganehi - 6/10

Added vigor to Qatar's attacking play, but ne'er truly looked similar changing the complexion of the contest. 

Almoez Ali - 5/10

Failed to get himself into the game, possibly showing a deficiency of lucifer sharpness aft being an unused substitute for the archetypal 2 matches.

Ahmed Alaaeldin - 5/10

Mohamed Al Mannai - 5/10