Bosnia takes care of Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG (AP)

Bosnia scored three first-half goals against Luxembourg to take an early lead in qualifying Group D for the 2012 European Championship with a routine 3-0 win.

EURO QUALIFYING - GROUP D

Fri., Jun. 3

Romania 3-0 Bosnia | Recap
Belarus 1-1 France | Recap

Tue., Jun. 7

Belarus vs. Luxembourg
Bosnia 2-0 Albania | Recap

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Senijad Ibricic scored in the sixth, Miralem Pjanic added the second in the 12th and Edin Dzeko had the third just four minutes later to decide the game early.

The Bosnians played more defensively in the second, allowing Luxembourg to create several opportunities. Luxembourg captain Jeff Strasser, who normally plays for the Zurich Grasshoppers, was sidelined with an injury.

Group D also includes Albania, Belarus, France, and Romania.

Bosnia missed out on the World Cup in South Africa after losing a playoff against Portugal.

Lineups:

Luxembourg: Jonathan Joubert, Kim Kintziger, Mathias Janisch, Eric Hoffmann, Tom Schnell, Rene Peters, Stefano Bensi (Joel Kitenge, 46), Gilles Bettmer (Tom Laterza, 86), Dan Collette (Daniel Da Motta, 76), Mario Mutsch, Lars Gerson.

Bosnia: Kenan Hasagic, Emir Spahic, Elvir Rahimic (Sanel Jahic, 67), Miralem Pjanic (Ermin Zec, 76), Zvjezdan Misimovic, Edin Deko, Safet Nadarevic, Vedad Ibievic, Senad Lulic, Senijad Ibricic (Haris Medunjanin, 72), Mensur Mujdaa.