Tarik Muharemović was sent off with a straight red card against Switzerland, turning a late Bosnia and Herzegovina push into a final spell played with 10 men. The dismissal came with about 10 minutes to go and left Bosnia and Herzegovina trailing 1-0.

Muharemović slid to try to catch up with the play, but he did not quite get the ball. His tackle landed on the attacker's ankle, and the referee showed the straight red for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity.

That is why the moment mattered immediately. Bosnia and Herzegovina had been trying to stop a Switzerland open look on goal, and the challenge was understandable in the flow of the game even as it crossed the line into a sending off. After the red card, Switzerland had a free kick just outside the 18-yard box, though it did not score from that sequence.

The bigger cost for Bosnia and Herzegovina goes beyond the final minutes of this match. Muharemović is suspended for the final group stage game, leaving the team to absorb the loss of a defender after a dismissal that changed the shape of the contest and sharpened the margin for error at the worst possible time.