Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 - Greece 1; Liechtenstein 1 - Latvia 1; Lithuania 1 - Slovakia 1

Vaduz was an unlikely place for a result to be found as Liechtenstein welcomed Latvia to town.  In a real team effort, four Liechtenstein players touched the ball in the final third as the ball was incrementally swung from left to right.  The third man was David Hasler, who chested the ball and then provided a soft touch behind himself to the right.  Michele Polverino scored the opener for the home side as the fourth man to touch the ball, putting Latvia under immense pressure on the road.  Aleksandrs Cauna responded on the half-hour mark as his thirty-two yard free kick went in off the underside of the crossbar at the right upper ninety.  The score was 1-1 at the half.

A hand ball just beyond the hour mark provided Latvia with the opportunity to take the lead from the penalty spot.  Fortunately for Liechtenstein, their goalkeeper Peter Jehle tipped Cauna's effort around the posts to preserve the draw.  Liechtenstein actually had the better of the final half hour, but they were unable to snatch the victory.  The match ends in a 1-1 draw.

Zilina was the scene as a desperate Slovakia looked to use the homefield advantage against Lithuania to propel themselves make into the race for Brasil 2014.  In the second minute, Slovakia almost made it count.  A Marek Sapara free kick was curled to the left side, from where Jan Durica headed back to an open Juraj Kucka at the far post, who blew the open header from two yards over the crossbar.  An unlucky rebound off a clearance saw the ball land at the feet of Lithuanian Mindaugas Kalonas, who dribbled away from one defender.  The ball was stolen from him, but the thief was his own teammate Darydas Sernas, whose one-time finish gave the visitors the lead twenty minutes into the match.  A quarter hour on, a Robert Mak through ball had Marek Hamsik one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but his effort was meekly hit straight at the only obstacle in his way.  Three minutes later, Sapara sent a free kick flush off the crossbar, and the Lithuanians appeared to be living a charmed life.  In perhaps the least promising of their first half chances, Slovakia equalized with five minutes to play in the half.  A perpetually loose ball came to Martin Jakubko with his back turned to goal.  Jakubko rose up for the half bicycle kick and equalized for Slovakia.  The half ended at one-goal apiece.

A dozen minutes into the second period, a Kucka volley attempt off a clearance was hit squarely but collided with the far post rather than the side netting, leaving Slovakia wondering what voodoo was placed against them on this day.  With under five minutes to go, Lithuania substitute Arvydas Novikovas slalomed around Dusan Svento to lay off a great pass to Sernas, who smacked the opportunity wide right.  The match finishes as a 1-1 draw.

Zenica and the Bosnia home crowd welcomed Greece into town for what could be deemed the de facto deciding match of Group G.  Unmarked from seven yards off a corner kick, the first chance went to Bosnian Ognjen Vranjes, whose header was saved on the dive by Greece goalkeeper Orestis-Spyridon Karnezis.  Bosnia were undeterred by this missed chance, and they took the lead before the half hour mark.  A long free kick from Zvjezdan Misimovic was whipped into the box.  Edin Dzeko performed an amazing half-spin header from nine yards out to nod the ball home for the opener.  Six minutes later, Bosnia won a penalty when Georgios Tzavelas tripped and rolled over Mensur Mujdza.  Karnezis saved the initial spot kick, but the ball was eventually bungled over the line after it was knocked back toward goal by a Greek player despite the efforts of two onrushing Greek defenders.  The half ended with the home side ahead 2-0.

Eight minutes into the second half, Bosnia put the game away.  A Misimovic free kick was perfectly curled onto Dzeko's head, from where the ball was nodded away to the near post for a three-goal advantage.  In the penultimate minute of regulation.  Miroslav Stevanovic held off his defender for an open shot, but Karnezis saved.  In the final minute of stoppage time, Greece pulled a goal back when Georgios Samaras slotted a through ball to the far post for a tap in by Theofanis Gekas.  Bosnia win 3-1 and are well-positioned for their first ever berth at a FIFA World Cup finals.

Bosnia 13 pts +15
Greece 10 pts +2
Slovakia 8 pts +2
Lithuania 5 pts -3
Latvia 4 pts -3
Liechtenstein 1 pts -13

Goals
Liechtenstein
Michele Polverino 17

Latvia
Aleksandrs Cauna 30

Lithuania
Darvydas Sernas 19

Slovakia
Martin Jakubko 40

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Edin Dzeko 30, 54
Vedad Ibisevic 36

Greece
Theofanis Gekas 90+3

Match Reports:
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=2041491/index.html
http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008723/postmatch/report/index.html
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/soccer/wires/03/22/2080.ap.soc.bosnia.greece.1st.ld.writethru.242/index.html

Highlights:
http://www.wat.tv/video/lie-vs-lat-wawsport-5y5gb_4zqor_.html (Liechtenstein v. Latvia)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyL7UlTu2qE (Lithuania v. Slovakia)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXrzKFJX8kw (Bosnia v. Greece)