Bosnia holds Greece 0-0 in WCup qualifier

 
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PIRAEUS, Greece (AP) — Bosnia held Greece to a 0-0 draw in a World Cup qualifier Friday, with both sides squandering chances to score.

An unmarked Fanis Gekas hit the post in the fifth minute after Georgios Samaras pushed his way past two defenders to set up the chance.

photo -   Bosnia-Herzegovina fans burn flares during a World Cup Group G qualifying soccer match between Greece and Bosnia-Herzegovina, at Karaiskaki stadium, in Piraeus port, near Athens, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Bosnia-Herzegovina fans burn flares during a World Cup Group G qualifying soccer match between Greece and Bosnia-Herzegovina, at Karaiskaki stadium, in Piraeus port, near Athens, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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Zvjezdan Misimovic hit back in the 24th, beating Greek goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis with a shot from close range, but Yiannis Maniatis cleared the ball off the line.

Ten minutes later, Greece's Vassilis Torosidis hit the crossbar.

Greece dominated in the second half, spurred on by Giorgos Karagounis who came on in the 66th minute, for his 121st cap to become Greece's all-time leader in international appearances and beat former captain Theo Zagorakis' record set in 2007.

Dimitris Salpigidis could have settled it for Greece in the 78th with only Bosnia goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to beat but his shot was blocked.

Friday's result let Slovakia share the lead in Group G with Greece and Bosnia, with the three countries level on seven points.

"I think we were a bit unlucky ... We're not happy with the result, but there's nothing we can do about it now," Greece coach Fernando Santos said. "They were always dangerous but we were in control in the second half.

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