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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Serbia

22': Aleksandar Mitrovic
35': Aleksandar Mitrovic
81': Maxime Chanot (OG)
90'+6': Nikola Milenkovic

FT
4 - 1

Luxembourg

77': Olivier Thill
90'+5': Gerson Rodrigues

Serbia go top as Mitrovic double helps sink Luxembourg

Aleksandar Mitrovic's rich vein of form continued as he scored a first-half brace which helped Serbia to a 4-1 home win over Luxembourg.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
6': Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Serbia) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic following a fast break.
7': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
7': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
8': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Dirk Carlson.
10': Attempt blocked. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Dangerous play by Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg).
10': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
11': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
16': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a headed pass.
16': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
16': Sébastien Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg).
17': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
19': Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (Serbia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
20': Offside, Serbia. Filip Kostic tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
22': Goal! Serbia 1, Luxembourg 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a through ball.
24': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
24': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Matija Nastasic (Serbia).
24': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt missed. Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
27': Offside, Serbia. Strahinja Pavlovic tries a through ball, but Filip Kostic is caught offside.
29': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
31': Foul by Matija Nastasic (Serbia).
31': Sébastien Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Attempt blocked. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Thill.
31': Offside, Luxembourg. Gerson Rodrigues tries a through ball, but Maxime Chanot is caught offside.
32': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
33': Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
34': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg).
34': Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Goal! Serbia 2, Luxembourg 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
38': Offside, Serbia. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
41': Attempt blocked. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dirk Carlson.
41': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
41': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Filip Kostic.
42': Attempt missed. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sébastien Thill following a corner.
43': Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Serbia).
44': Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Serbia).
44': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
45'+3': Attempt missed. Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mica Pinto.
45'+3': First Half ends, Serbia 2, Luxembourg 0.
45': Second Half begins Serbia 2, Luxembourg 0.
45': Substitution, Luxembourg. Olivier Thill replaces Enes Mahmutovic.
47': Attempt missed. Sébastien Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danel Sinani.
47': Attempt blocked. Olivier Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Thill.
47': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Matija Nastasic.
47': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
49': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
50': Foul by Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg).
50': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Serbia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
52': Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
52': Offside, Serbia. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
55': Offside, Serbia. Filip Kostic tries a through ball, but Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
55': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
55': Mica Pinto (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': 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 Sasa Lukic.
57': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Serbia).
58': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
58': Mica Pinto (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Filip Kostic.
66': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Matija Nastasic.
68': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
68': Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Sasa Lukic.
70': Substitution, Serbia. Dusan Vlahovic replaces Darko Lazovic.
71': Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia).
71': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a headed pass.
72': Foul by Matija Nastasic (Serbia).
72': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Matija Nastasic (Serbia).
73': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt missed. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gerson Rodrigues.
75': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Matija Nastasic.
77': Goal! Serbia 2, Luxembourg 1. Olivier Thill (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerson Rodrigues.
78': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
79': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
79': Foul by Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg).
79': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
80': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nemanja Radonjic with a cross.
81': Own Goal by Maxime Chanot, Luxembourg. Serbia 3, Luxembourg 1.
84': Substitution, Serbia. Luka Jovic replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic because of an injury.
84': Substitution, Serbia. Milos Veljkovic replaces Matija Nastasic.
89': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
89': Substitution, Luxembourg. Maurice Deville replaces Danel Sinani.
89': Substitution, Luxembourg. Aldin Skenderovic replaces Maxime Chanot.
90': Attempt blocked. Maurice Deville (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Thill.
90': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
90'+1': Substitution, Luxembourg. Yvandro Borges Sanches replaces Sébastien Thill.
90'+1': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Maksimovic replaces Dusan Tadic.
90'+2': Foul by Olivier Thill (Luxembourg).
90'+2': Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
90'+3': Offside, Serbia. Nemanja Radonjic tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
90'+4': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia).
90'+4': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Foul by Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg).
90'+5': Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Second yellow card to Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) for a bad foul.
90'+6': Goal! Serbia 4, Luxembourg 1. Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Serbia 4, Luxembourg 1.
0': Match ends, Serbia 4, Luxembourg 1.

Statistics

LUX		SRB
10	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	6
8	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	0
46.4	Possession	53.6
11	SHOTS	17
1	ON GOAL	8
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
312	Accurate Passes	389
398	Passes	458
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	10
15	Crosses	26
0.0	Cross %	0.4
64	Long Balls	33
33	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
5	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	7
14	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
15	Interceptions	14
13	Effective Clearances	14
13	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 10,078

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

Serbia (3-4-3)

No.	Name
12	Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
5	Matija Nastasic
2	Strahinja Pavlovic
4	Nikola Milenkovic
8	Nemanja Gudelj
16	Sasa Lukic
17	Filip Kostic
22	Darko Lazovic
9	Aleksandar Mitrovic
20	Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
10	Dusan Tadic

Serbia Substitutes:

Luka Jovic, Dusan Vlahovic, Marko Dmitrovic, Uros Racic, Nemanja Maksimovic, Filip Djuricic, Milos Veljkovic, Mile Svilar, Nemanja Radonjic, Filip Mladenovic, Mihailo Ristic, Stefan Mitrovic.

Luxembourg (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Moris (GK)
2	Maxime Chanot
13	Dirk Carlson
3	Enes Mahmutovic
17	Mica Pinto
18	Laurent Jans
8	Christopher Martins Pereira
21	Sebastien Thill
16	Leandro Barreiro
10	Gerson Rodrigues
9	Danel Sinani

Luxembourg Substitutes:

Olivier Thill, Tim Kips, Florian Bohnert, Edvin Muratovic, Kevin Malget, Ralph Schon, Yvandro Borges Sanches, Aldin Skenderovic, Timothe Rupil, Dwayn Holter, Maurice Deville, Eric Veiga.

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