UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Slovenia vs San Marino, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Slovenia
  • 56': Benjamin Sesko
  • 60': Roberto Di Maio (OG)
FT
2 - 0
San Marino

    About

    Slovenia are hosting San Marino at Stadion Stozice, Ljubljana, Slovenia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Offside, San Marino. Nicola Nanni tries a through ball, but Filippo Berardi is caught offside.
    • 5': Dante Rossi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia).
    • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Vombergar.
    • 10': Foul by Alessandro Tosi (San Marino).
    • 10': Miha Zajc (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Offside, Slovenia. Adam Gnezda Cerin tries a through ball, but Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miha Zajc with a cross.
    • 14': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Alessandro Golinucci.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 15': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia).
    • 15': Michael Battistini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Michael Battistini.
    • 18': Elia Benedettini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
    • 19': Attempt saved. Miha Zajc (Slovenia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 19': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 20': Filippo Fabbri (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by David Brekalo (Slovenia).
    • 20': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Dante Rossi.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Gnezda Cerin with a cross.
    • 21': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) hits the bar with a header from very close range following a corner.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 26': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Michele Cevoli.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Andrés Vombergar (Slovenia) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jaka Bijol following a corner.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Gnezda Cerin with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Alessandro D'Addario.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Andrés Vombergar (Slovenia) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jaka Bijol with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 30': Foul by David Brekalo (Slovenia).
    • 30': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Filippo Berardi (San Marino).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Substitution, Slovenia. Vanja Drkusic replaces Jaka Bijol because of an injury.
    • 37': Hand ball by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandi Lovric with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Verbic with a cross.
    • 41': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Alessandro Tosi.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Vanja Drkusic (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Gnezda Cerin with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Hand ball by Andrés Vombergar (Slovenia).
    • 44': Foul by David Brekalo (Slovenia).
    • 44': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Alessandro D'Addario (San Marino).
    • 45': Alessandro D'Addario (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Alessandro Tosi.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Miha Zajc (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Gnezda Cerin with a headed pass.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Slovenia 0, San Marino 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Slovenia 0, San Marino 0.
    • 45': Substitution, San Marino. Roberto Di Maio replaces Dante Rossi.
    • 47': Andrés Vombergar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Michael Battistini (San Marino).
    • 50': Attempt missed. Miha Zajc (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Gnezda Cerin.
    • 51': Foul by Michael Battistini (San Marino).
    • 51': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Gnezda Cerin.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
    • 54': Filippo Fabbri (San Marino) is shown the yellow card.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Andrés Vombergar (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 55': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Gnezda Cerin with a cross.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Miha Zajc (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Verbic.
    • 56': Goal! Slovenia 1, San Marino 0. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 58': Substitution, Slovenia. Zan Vipotnik replaces Andrés Vombergar.
    • 58': Substitution, Slovenia. Jure Balkovec replaces Zan Karnicnik.
    • 58': Substitution, San Marino. Lorenzo Lazzari replaces Filippo Berardi.
    • 59': Offside, Slovenia. Benjamin Sesko tries a through ball, but Benjamin Verbic is caught offside.
    • 60': Own Goal by Roberto Di Maio, San Marino. Slovenia 2, San Marino 0.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Michael Battistini (San Marino) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Lazzari.
    • 62': Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Michael Battistini (San Marino).
    • 64': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jure Balkovec.
    • 66': Foul by David Brekalo (Slovenia).
    • 66': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Hand ball by Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino).
    • 71': Foul by Sandi Lovric (Slovenia).
    • 71': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Offside, San Marino. Michael Battistini tries a through ball, but Nicola Nanni is caught offside.
    • 73': Substitution, San Marino. Simone Franciosi replaces Filippo Fabbri.
    • 73': Substitution, San Marino. Matteo Vitaioli replaces Lorenzo Lunadei.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zan Vipotnik.
    • 77': Foul by Miha Zajc (Slovenia).
    • 77': Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Alessandro D'Addario (San Marino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Jure Balkovec (Slovenia).
    • 78': Foul by Simone Franciosi (San Marino).
    • 78': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Simone Franciosi (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia).
    • 79': Michael Battistini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
    • 81': Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Foul by Michael Battistini (San Marino).
    • 82': Substitution, Slovenia. Tomi Horvat replaces Benjamin Verbic.
    • 82': Substitution, Slovenia. Jon Gorenc Stankovic replaces Miha Zajc.
    • 86': Substitution, San Marino. Danilo Rinaldi replaces Nicola Nanni.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zan Vipotnik.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Slovenia 2, San Marino 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Slovenia 2, San Marino 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    0 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 0
    23.6 Possession 76.4
    1 SHOTS 25
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    125 Accurate Passes 580
    204 Passes 648
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 9
    3 Crosses 24
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    62 Long Balls 52
    21 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.8
    0 Blocked Shots 7
    16 Effective Tackles 10
    21 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 3
    27 Effective Clearances 5
    27 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Stadion Stozice
    Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Attendance: 10,282

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Denmark 10 +9 22
    2 Slovenia 10 +11 22
    3 Finland 10 +8 18
    4 Kazakhstan 10 +4 18
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SVN Slovenia (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jan Oblak (GK)
    6 Jaka Bijol
    23 David Brekalo
    2 Zan Karnicnik
    20 Petar Stojanovic
    8 Sandi Lovric
    22 Adam Gnezda Cerin
    7 Benjamin Verbic
    10 Miha Zajc
    11 Benjamin Sesko
    18 Andrés Vombergar
    Slovenia Substitutes:
    Jure Balkovec, Timi Elsnik, Andraz Sporar, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Vid Belec, Zan Vipotnik, Zan Zaletel, Zan Celar, Luka Zahovic, Vanja Drkusic, Tomi Horvat, Matevz Vidovsek.

    SMR San Marino (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    23 Elia Benedettini (GK)
    6 Dante Rossi
    5 Michele Cevoli
    22 Filippo Fabbri Yellow Card
    21 Lorenzo Lunadei
    17 Alessandro Golinucci
    8 Michael Battistini
    15 Alessandro Tosi
    2 Alessandro D'Addario Yellow Card
    10 Filippo Berardi
    9 Nicola Nanni
    San Marino Substitutes:
    Roberto Di Maio, Lorenzo Lazzari, Manuel Battistini, Aldo Simoncini, Tommaso Zafferani, Simone Franciosi, Simone Benedettini, Luca Ceccaroli, Adolfo Hirsch, Matteo Vitaioli, Danilo Rinaldi, Lorenzo Capicchioni.

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