Germany vs Serbia, 2019 International Friendly, 2019 International Friendly
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Germany's new-look team made a promising return to the international stage with a 1-1 draw against Serbia in a friendly on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Lukas Klostermann (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 1': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 3': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg.
- 8': Foul by Julian Brandt (Germany).
- 8': Mijat Gacinovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Adem Ljajic (Serbia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 12': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
- 12': Goal! Germany 0, Serbia 1. Luka Jovic (Serbia) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nemanja Maksimovic following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Darko Lazovic (Serbia).
- 13': Marcel Halstenberg (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Offside, Serbia. Mijat Gacinovic tries a through ball, but Luka Jovic is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann with a cross.
- 22': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
- 30': Offside, Serbia. Darko Lazovic tries a through ball, but Luka Jovic is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 37': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann.
- 37': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 37': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.
- 41': Attempt missed. Adem Ljajic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
- 44': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
- 44': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adem Ljajic with a cross.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 45': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adem Ljajic with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Germany 0, Serbia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 0, Serbia 1.
- 45': Substitution, Germany. Marc-André ter Stegen replaces Manuel Neuer.
- 45': Substitution, Germany. Marco Reus replaces Kai Havertz.
- 48': Attempt missed. Darko Lazovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mijat Gacinovic following a fast break.
- 48': Foul by Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia).
- 48': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Miroslav Bogosavac (Serbia).
- 49': Timo Werner (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Offside, Germany. Niklas Süle tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Niklas Süle (Germany).
- 54': Luka Jovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Substitution, Germany. Leon Goretzka replaces Julian Brandt.
- 57': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Antonio Rukavina.
- 57': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 58': Foul by Darko Lazovic (Serbia).
- 58': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 59': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.
- 59': Attempt missed. Marcel Halstenberg (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 60': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
- 60': Timo Werner (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Offside, Germany. Timo Werner tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Serbia. Sasa Lukic replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 62': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Mijat Gacinovic.
- 64': Foul by Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia).
- 64': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 66': Foul by Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia).
- 66': Leon Goretzka (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Goal! Germany 1, Serbia 1. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Reus.
- 71': Substitution, Serbia. Milan Pavkov replaces Luka Jovic.
- 73': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Reus.
- 73': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.
- 73': Attempt missed. Marcel Halstenberg (Germany) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg.
- 77': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 77': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.
- 78': Foul by Niklas Süle (Germany).
- 78': Milan Pavkov (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Serbia. Andrija Zivkovic replaces Darko Lazovic.
- 80': Substitution, Serbia. Stefan Mitrovic replaces Miroslav Bogosavac.
- 84': Foul by Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia).
- 84': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Marco Reus (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
- 85': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Stefan Mitrovic.
- 86': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (Germany) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Germany).
- 87': Milan Pavkov (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Substitution, Serbia. Branko Jovicic replaces Nemanja Maksimovic.
- 88': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.
- 89': Delay in match Lukas Klostermann (Germany) because of an injury.
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Substitution, Germany. Thilo Kehrer replaces Lukas Klostermann because of an injury.
- 90': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 90'+1': Foul by Branko Jovicic (Serbia).
- 90'+1': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Antonio Rukavina (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Marco Reus (Germany).
- 90'+3': Foul by Milan Pavkov (Serbia).
- 90'+3': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Milan Pavkov (Serbia) is shown the red card.
- 90'+4': Delay in match Leroy Sané (Germany) because of an injury.
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Tah.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Germany. Nico Schulz replaces Leroy Sané because of an injury.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Germany 1, Serbia 1.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Germany 1, Serbia 1.
Game Information
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 26,101
Line-Ups
Germany (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 15 | Niklas Süle |
| 5 | Jonathan Tah |
| 3 | Marcel Halstenberg |
| 13 | Lukas Klostermann |
| 23 | Kai Havertz |
| 21 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 9 | Timo Werner |
| 19 | Leroy Sané |
| 10 | Julian Brandt |
Serbia (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Dmitrovic (GK) |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 5 | Uros Spajic |
| 6 | Nemanja Maksimovic |
| 3 | Miroslav Bogosavac |
| 2 | Antonio Rukavina |
| 14 | Mijat Gacinovic |
| 20 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 22 | Adem Ljajic |
| 17 | Darko Lazovic |
| 9 | Luka Jovic |
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