FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Serbia vs Republic of Ireland, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Serbia
  • 40': Dusan Vlahovic
  • 68': Aleksandar Mitrovic
  • 75': Aleksandar Mitrovic
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3 - 2
Republic of Ireland
  • 18': Alan Browne
  • 86': James Collins

About

Serbia are hosting Republic of Ireland at Rajko Mitic Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Ciaran Clark (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Serbia).
  • 2': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Filip Mladenovic.
  • 2': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Filip Mladenovic.
  • 3': Filip Mladenovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
  • 4': Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).
  • 4': Uros Racic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Josh Cullen.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
  • 6': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Séamus Coleman.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
  • 7': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Uros Racic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 10': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Uros Racic (Serbia).
  • 13': Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).
  • 13': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Goal! Serbia 0, Republic of Ireland 1. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
  • 21': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland).
  • 21': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
  • 22': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
  • 23': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
  • 25': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
  • 29': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland).
  • 31': Foul by Uros Racic (Serbia).
  • 31': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Mladenovic with a cross.
  • 38': Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
  • 40': Goal! Serbia 1, Republic of Ireland 1. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a headed pass.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Filip Djuricic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Mladenovic with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
  • 43': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
  • 44': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland).
  • 44': Attempt saved. Filip Djuricic (Serbia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 44': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Mark Travers.
  • 45': Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).
  • 45': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Serbia 1, Republic of Ireland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Serbia 1, Republic of Ireland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Serbia. Filip Kostic replaces Filip Mladenovic.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
  • 48': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland).
  • 50': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
  • 50': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Offside, Serbia. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
  • 52': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Stefan Mitrovic.
  • 56': Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
  • 57': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Milan Gajic.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Ciaran Clark (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dara O'Shea following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).
  • 59': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Offside, Serbia. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Milan Gajic is caught offside.
  • 61': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jeff Hendrick replaces Jayson Molumby.
  • 61': Dangerous play by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).
  • 61': Uros Racic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Ciaran Clark (Republic of Ireland).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
  • 63': Substitution, Serbia. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Filip Djuricic.
  • 63': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Maksimovic replaces Uros Racic.
  • 67': Hand ball by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
  • 67': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Shane Long replaces Aaron Connolly because of an injury.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 68': Goal! Serbia 2, Republic of Ireland 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 73': Filip Kostic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
  • 74': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia).
  • 75': Goal! Serbia 3, Republic of Ireland 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 77': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
  • 78': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Dusan Tadic.
  • 78': Offside, Serbia. Marko Dmitrovic tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Robbie Brady replaces Ciaran Clark.
  • 79': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James McClean replaces Callum Robinson.
  • 79': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James Collins replaces Alan Browne.
  • 80': Foul by Shane Long (Republic of Ireland).
  • 80': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
  • 81': Offside, Serbia. Marko Dmitrovic tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, Serbia. Luka Jovic replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
  • 84': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Milan Gajic.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia).
  • 86': Goal! Serbia 3, Republic of Ireland 2. James Collins (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shane Long.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
  • 89': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia).
  • 90'+3': Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Serbia 3, Republic of Ireland 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Serbia 3, Republic of Ireland 2.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
6 Corner Kicks 9
1 Saves 0
44.4 Possession 55.6
6 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
297 Accurate Passes 407
378 Passes 480
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 6
27 Crosses 23
0.1 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 51
20 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 9
26 Effective Clearances 15
26 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia

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

SRB Serbia (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Marko Dmitrovic (GK)
13 Stefan Mitrovic
2 Strahinja Pavlovic Yellow Card
4 Nikola Milenkovic
14 Uros Racic
16 Sasa Lukic
3 Filip Mladenovic
15 Milan Gajic
18 Dusan Vlahovic
21 Filip Djuricic
10 Dusan Tadic
Serbia Substitutes:
Nemanja Maksimovic, Mihailo Ristic, Marko Petkovic, Filip Kostic, Djordje Nikolic, Luka Jovic, Nemanja Radonjic, Predrag Rajkovic, Uros Spajic, Nemanja Gudelj, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Aleksandar Mitrovic.

IRL Republic of Ireland (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Mark Travers (GK)
20 Dara O'Shea
5 Ciaran Clark
2 Seamus Coleman
8 Alan Browne
15 Jayson Molumby
17 Josh Cullen
3 Enda Stevens
7 Matt Doherty
9 Aaron Connolly
12 Callum Robinson
Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
Kieran O'Hara, Cyrus Christie, Gavin Bazunu, James Collins, Daryl Horgan, Darragh Lenihan, Shane Long, Jason Knight, Jeff Hendrick, James McClean, Robbie Brady, Shane Duffy.

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