FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Luxembourg vs Serbia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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    Serbia
    • 68': Dusan Vlahovic

    Vlahovic keeps Serbia on course to reach World Cup

    Serbia boosted their hopes of reaching the 2022 World Cup with a win over Luxembourg on Saturday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg).
    • 1': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Filip Kostic (Serbia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matija Nastasic.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mica Pinto.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Olivier Thill (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro Martins.
    • 9': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Olivier Thill (Luxembourg).
    • 11': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Matija Nastasic (Serbia).
    • 11': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Serbia).
    • 11': Yvandro Borges Sanches (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg).
    • 12': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Filip Kostic (Serbia).
    • 12': Laurent Jans (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Filip Kostic.
    • 16': Foul by Maurice Deville (Luxembourg).
    • 16': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia).
    • 17': Sébastien Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic with a cross.
    • 20': Foul by Maurice Deville (Luxembourg).
    • 20': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
    • 22': Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 23': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Filip Kostic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 26': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic following a fast break.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Thill.
    • 28': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
    • 30': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danel Sinani.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Sébastien Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yvandro Borges Sanches.
    • 34': Foul by Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg).
    • 34': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
    • 36': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Foul by Sébastien Thill (Luxembourg).
    • 38': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Dirk Carlson.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Sébastien Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro Martins with a cross.
    • 40': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Filip Djuricic.
    • 41': Filip Kostic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Laurent Jans (Luxembourg).
    • 44': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Dirk Carlson.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Yvandro Borges Sanches.
    • 45'+2': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+2': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
    • 45'+3': Olivier Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Luxembourg 0, Serbia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Luxembourg 0, Serbia 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Filip Djuricic.
    • 45': Substitution, Serbia. Uros Spajic replaces Strahinja Pavlovic.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 48': Foul by Mica Pinto (Luxembourg).
    • 48': Milos Veljkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
    • 50': Hand ball by Filip Kostic (Serbia).
    • 53': Foul by Milos Veljkovic (Serbia).
    • 53': Yvandro Borges Sanches (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sébastien Thill.
    • 59': Offside, Serbia. Filip Kostic tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
    • 61': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Sébastien Thill (Luxembourg).
    • 64': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Olivier Thill (Luxembourg).
    • 64': Offside, Serbia. Matija Nastasic tries a through ball, but Nemanja Radonjic is caught offside.
    • 65': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Nemanja Gudelj.
    • 65': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
    • 68': Goal! Luxembourg 0, Serbia 1. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milos Veljkovic with a through ball.
    • 70': Foul by Filip Kostic (Serbia).
    • 70': Mica Pinto (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Serbia. Darko Lazovic replaces Filip Kostic.
    • 70': Substitution, Serbia. Sasa Lukic replaces Nemanja Gudelj.
    • 71': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Darko Lazovic.
    • 73': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Olivier Thill (Luxembourg).
    • 74': Substitution, Luxembourg. Michael Omosanya replaces Maurice Deville.
    • 74': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Dirk Carlson.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
    • 75': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
    • 75': Michael Omosanya (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
    • 79': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia).
    • 79': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
    • 79': Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Foul by Matija Nastasic (Serbia).
    • 81': Michael Omosanya (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Offside, Luxembourg. Yvandro Borges Sanches tries a through ball, but Michael Omosanya is caught offside.
    • 83': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Laurent Jans (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Thill.
    • 85': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Sasa Lukic.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Maxime Chanot (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Mica Pinto (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Maksimovic replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
    • 88': Offside, Serbia. Dusan Vlahovic tries a through ball, but Nemanja Radonjic is caught offside.
    • 89': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Maxime Chanot (Luxembourg).
    • 90': Attempt missed. Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Laurent Jans (Luxembourg).
    • 90'+1': Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Serbia. Darko Lazovic tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Luxembourg. Edvin Muratovic replaces Olivier Thill.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Michael Omosanya (Luxembourg).
    • 90'+3': Uros Spajic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Luxembourg 0, Serbia 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Luxembourg 0, Serbia 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 18
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    7 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 3
    48.4 Possession 51.6
    11 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    346 Accurate Passes 361
    410 Passes 449
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    23 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    53 Long Balls 52
    39 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    8 Effective Tackles 1
    16 Tackles 10
    0.5 Tackle % 0.1
    17 Interceptions 15
    18 Effective Clearances 16
    18 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Stade de Luxembourg
    Location: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
    Attendance: 2,000

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Germany 6 +13 15
    2 Slovakia 6 -2 12
    3 Northern Ireland 6 +1 9
    4 Luxembourg 6 -12 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LUX Luxembourg (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Moris (GK)
    13 Dirk Carlson Yellow Card
    2 Maxime Chanot
    15 Olivier Thill
    17 Mica Pinto
    18 Laurent Jans
    21 Sebastien Thill
    16 Leandro Barreiro Yellow Card
    11 Yvandro Borges Sanches
    14 Maurice Deville
    9 Danel Sinani
    Luxembourg Substitutes:
    Vahid Selimovic, Alessio Curci, Edvin Muratovic, Timothe Rupil, Eric Veiga, Kevin Malget, Aldin Skenderovic, Michael Qudus Bakare Omosanya, Eldin Dzogovic, Diogo Pimentel, Tim Kips, Ralph Schon.

    SRB Serbia (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    12 Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
    5 Matija Nastasic
    2 Strahinja Pavlovic Yellow Card
    4 Milos Veljkovic
    8 Nemanja Gudelj
    20 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
    10 Dusan Tadic
    17 Filip Kostic
    21 Filip Djuricic Yellow Card
    9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
    18 Dusan Vlahovic
    Serbia Substitutes:
    Nemanja Maksimovic, Marko Grujic, Sasa Lukic, Luka Jovic, Darko Lazovic, Mihailo Ristic, Nemanja Radonjic, Stefan Mitrovic, Uros Spajic, Uros Racic, Mile Svilar, Marko Dmitrovic.

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