ZENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Interstat) — Bosnia-Herzegovina defeated Romania 3-1 on Saturday in a World Cup qualifier at Stadion Bilino Polje, overcoming a first-half deficit with three unanswered goals.

Romania’s Daniel Bîrligea opened the scoring in the 17th minute, but the home side responded before halftime with a goal from veteran forward Edin Džeko, who also recorded an assist. Esmir Bajraktarevic and Haris Tabaković added second-half goals to secure the victory. Romania played the final minutes with 10 men after Denis Drăguş received a red card in the 67th minute. The result improved Bosnia-Herzegovina’s record in the competition to five wins and one loss.