On April 6, 2002, a Bundesliga match was played between Cottbus and Borussia Mรถnchengladbach. Cottbus was leading 3:2, and in the 85th minute, Borussia equalized in a rather unbelievable way. Marcel Witeczek took a shot, the ball hit one of the Cottbus players and descended in a high arc into Piplica's hands. However, our goalkeeper remained rooted to the spot, the ball hit him in the head and ended up in the net for a final score of 3:3. "I was sure the ball would go over the crossbar, but the wind carried it and it fell on my head and went into the goal," Piplica explained what happened in that action, which is still remembered in Germany today. Piplica played eight matches in the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team jersey and was also part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team's coaching staff during Safet Suลกiฤ‡'s tenure, when he also participated in the World Cup in Brazil.