Bosnia, who drew the first leg against Portugal 0-0, soon paid for the chances they missed last Friday in a thrilling encounter in Lisbon.
After falling 2-0 behind with less than half-an-hour played, the Bosnians were reduced to ten men after Senad Lulic was sent off after 54 minutes, but despite trailing 3-1 at the time, they bravely fought back to 3-2 before the Portuguese, inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani, ran away with the game.
Dzeko played the full 90 minutes of the 6-2 defeat, but had little chance to impress on a disappointing evening for the City striker.
Stefan Savic fared no better as Montenegro failed to overturn a 2-0 first leg defeat to the Czech Republic. Petr Jiracek’s 81st minute goal sealed the tie and ended the Balkan nation’s exciting adventure in front of 10,100 fans.
Both City stars will now concentrate on the upcoming clash with Newcastle after a gruelling couple of days.
