International Friendly

Serbia vs Saudi Arabia, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Serbia
  • 66': Strahinja Pavlovic
  • 70': Aleksandar Mitrovic
FT
2 - 1
Saudi Arabia
  • 8': Abdullah Al-Hamdan

About

Serbia are hosting Saudi Arabia at Gradski stadion Backa Topola, Backa Topola, Serbia, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Ziyad Al Johani.
  • 3': Foul by Nawaf Bu Washl (Saudi Arabia).
  • 3': Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia). Assisted by Aleksandar Stankovic with a cross.
  • 7': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Rayan Hamed.
  • 8': Goal! Serbia 0, Saudi Arabia 1. Abdullah Al Hamddan (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 9': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Nawaf Bu Washl.
  • 15': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
  • 15': Mijat Gacinovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
  • 16': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Nawaf Bu Washl.
  • 18': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Nawaf Bu Washl.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 21': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
  • 21': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
  • 22': Mijat Gacinovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia). Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 25': Aleksandar Stankovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Abdullah Al Hamddan (Saudi Arabia).
  • 25': Abdullah Al Hamddan (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Offside, Saudi Arabia. Abdulaziz Al Elewai is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Abdulaziz Al Elewai (Saudi Arabia).
  • 27': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Abdullah Al Hamddan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia).
  • 33': Foul by Luka Jovic (Serbia).
  • 33': Rayan Hamed (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia). Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
  • 37': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Rayan Hamed.
  • 39': Offside, Serbia. Luka Jovic is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Serbia).
  • 40': Ziyad Al Johani (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Marwan Al Sahafi (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Muteb Al Mufarrij (Saudi Arabia).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Strahinja Erakovic.
  • 45': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
  • 45': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Abdullah Al Hamddan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Aleksandar Stankovic (Serbia).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Mijat Gacinovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia). Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Serbia 0, Saudi Arabia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Serbia 0, Saudi Arabia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Feras Al Brikan replaces Abdulaziz Al Elewai.
  • 45': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Khalifah Al Dawsari replaces Muteb Al Mufarrij because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Mahzari replaces Nawaf Bu Washl.
  • 45': Substitution, Serbia. Djordje Petrovic replaces Predrag Rajkovic.
  • 45': Substitution, Serbia. Petar Stanic replaces Lazar Samardzic.
  • 46': Offside, Serbia. Strahinja Pavlovic is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Petar Stanic (Serbia).
  • 49': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Mijat Gacinovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia). Assisted by Mijat Gacinovic.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Mijat Gacinovic (Serbia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia). Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mijat Gacinovic.
  • 57': Substitution, Serbia. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Luka Jovic.
  • 57': Substitution, Serbia. Filip Kostic replaces Mijat Gacinovic.
  • 57': Substitution, Serbia. Ognjen Mimovic replaces Strahinja Erakovic.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Naif Masoud (Saudi Arabia).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
  • 60': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Khalifah Al Dawsari.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia). Assisted by Petar Stanic.
  • 61': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Salman Al Faraj replaces Naif Masoud because of an injury.
  • 61': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Al Khaibari replaces Abdullah Al Hamddan.
  • 62': Foul by Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia).
  • 62': Mohammed Mahzari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Offside, Serbia. Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
  • 65': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Mohammed Mahzari.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
  • 66': Goal! Serbia 1, Saudi Arabia 1. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Goal! Serbia 2, Saudi Arabia 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ognjen Mimovic with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Saleh Al Shehri replaces Marwan Al Sahafi.
  • 72': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Aiman Yahya replaces Ziyad Al Johani.
  • 73': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Khalifah Al Dawsari.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia).
  • 76': Foul by Petar Stanic (Serbia).
  • 76': Mohammed Mahzari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
  • 78': Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Serbia. Njegos Petrovic replaces Aleksandar Stankovic.
  • 83': Substitution, Serbia. Sasa Lukic replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 84': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Ali Majrashi replaces Mohamed Kanno.
  • 84': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Musab Al Juwayr replaces Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Petar Stanic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
  • 85': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
  • 85': Musab Al Juwayr (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aiman Yahya.
  • 89': Substitution, Serbia. Dejan Joveljic replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
  • 89': Substitution, Serbia. Stefan Bukinac replaces Aleksa Terzic.
  • 90': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia).
  • 90': Musab Al Juwayr (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Njegos Petrovic (Serbia).
  • 90'+2': Mohammed Mahzari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Khalifah Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
  • 90'+3': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Serbia 2, Saudi Arabia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Serbia 2, Saudi Arabia 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 10
8 Saves 0
40.6 Possession 59.4
3 SHOTS 23
1 ON GOAL 10
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
293 Accurate Passes 444
368 Passes 517
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 7
3 Crosses 30
0.0 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 33
21 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 12
17 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.9
8 Interceptions 9
43 Effective Clearances 6
43 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Gradski stadion Backa Topola
Location: Backa Topola, Serbia
Attendance: 4,101

Line-Ups

SRB Serbia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
3 Strahinja Pavlovic
4 Nikola Milenkovic
17 Aleksa Terzic
16 Strahinja Erakovic
20 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
22 Lazar Samardzic
25 Aleksandar Stankovic
8 Luka Jovic
7 Mijat Gacinovic
14 Veljko Birmancevic
Serbia Substitutes:
Stefan Bukinac, Vasilije Kostov, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Vanja Dragojevic, Sasa Lukic, Ognjen Mimovic, Njegos Petrovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Djordje Petrovic, Dejan Joveljic, Petar Ratkov, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Filip Kostic, Petar Stanic.

KSA Saudi Arabia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
3 Al Mufarrij
17 Rayane Hamidou
13 Nawaf Boushal
12 Saud Abdulhamid
28 Mohamed Kanno Yellow Card
16 Ziyad Aljohani
25 Naif Masoud
19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan
14 Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa
8 Marwan Al-Sahafi
Saudi Arabia Substitutes:
Musab Al-Juwayr, Saleh Al-Shehri, Mohammed Mahzari, Feras Al-Brikan, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Mohammed Al-Yami, Ahmed Al-Kassar, Aiman Yahya, Ali Majrashi, Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Mohammed Al-Majhad, Salman Al-Faraj, Nawaf Al-Aqidi.

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