UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Serbia vs Bulgaria, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Serbia
  • 16': Milos Veljkovic
  • 82': Srjdan Babic
FT
2 - 2
Bulgaria
  • 59': Georgi Rusev
  • 69': Kiril Despodov

Serbia qualify for first European Championship after Bulgaria draw

Serbia qualified for Euro 2024 following a 2-2 home draw against Bulgaria in their Group G qualifier on Sunday, as Montenegro went down 3-1 in Hungary.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia).
  • 2': Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Srdjan Babic (Serbia).
  • 3': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria).
  • 3': Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Filip Kostic (Serbia) left footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Milos Veljkovic.
  • 8': Offside, Serbia. Filip Djuricic tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
  • 10': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Ivan Turitsov.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Sasa Lukic (Serbia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 13': Delay in match (Serbia).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Viktor Popov.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Filip Djuricic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Srdjan Babic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Ilia Gruev.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
  • 16': Goal! Serbia 1, Bulgaria 0. Milos Veljkovic (Serbia) header from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 18': Offside, Bulgaria. Aleksandar Kolev tries a through ball, but Kiril Despodov is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
  • 25': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia).
  • 26': Offside, Serbia. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Filip Kostic is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
  • 28': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Milos Veljkovic.
  • 30': Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
  • 31': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 31': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Filip Kostic (Serbia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
  • 35': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Daniel Naumov.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 36': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 39': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Serbia).
  • 39': Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Serbia 1, Bulgaria 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Serbia 1, Bulgaria 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Rusev replaces Martin Minchev.
  • 46': Offside, Serbia. Nikola Milenkovic tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Filip Krastev (Bulgaria).
  • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Foul by Srdjan Babic (Serbia).
  • 48': Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Daniel Naumov.
  • 50': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 50': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
  • 51': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Serbia).
  • 52': Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Offside, Bulgaria. Kiril Despodov tries a through ball, but Aleks Petkov is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Srdjan Babic (Serbia).
  • 57': Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Goal! Serbia 1, Bulgaria 1. Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolev.
  • 61': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Ivan Turitsov.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Serbia. Dusan Vlahovic replaces Filip Djuricic.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
  • 65': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 65': Milos Veljkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria).
  • 67': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Foul by Milos Veljkovic (Serbia).
  • 67': Zhivko Atanasov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Aleks Petkov.
  • 69': Goal! Serbia 1, Bulgaria 2. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Krastev with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 71': Offside, Serbia. Srdjan Babic tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
  • 72': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 72': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
  • 73': Foul by Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria).
  • 73': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Aleks Petkov.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Serbia. Ivan Ilic replaces Sasa Lukic.
  • 76': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 77': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Aleksandar Kolev.
  • 77': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivaylo Chochev replaces Andrian Kraev.
  • 77': Substitution, Bulgaria. Preslav Borukov replaces Filip Krastev.
  • 78': Hand ball by Preslav Borukov (Bulgaria).
  • 80': Foul by Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria).
  • 80': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Zhivko Atanasov.
  • 82': Goal! Serbia 2, Bulgaria 2. Srdjan Babic (Serbia) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Foul by Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia).
  • 84': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria).
  • 84': Srdjan Babic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Serbia. Filip Mladenovic replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
  • 85': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Maksimovic replaces Filip Kostic.
  • 87': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
  • 87': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Substitution, Bulgaria. Svetoslav Kovachev replaces Kiril Despodov.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Ivan Turitsov.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nemanja Radonjic.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Daniel Naumov.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milos Veljkovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Serbia 2, Bulgaria 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Serbia 2, Bulgaria 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 11
6 Saves 0
42.4 Possession 57.6
4 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
303 Accurate Passes 421
393 Passes 496
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 10
6 Crosses 42
0.2 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 51
33 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 12
20 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 7
30 Effective Clearances 13
30 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Gradski stadion Dubocica
Location: Leskovac, Serbia
Attendance: 7,325

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Hungary 8 +9 18
2 Serbia 8 +6 14
3 Montenegro 8 -2 11
4 Lithuania 8 -6 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

SRB Serbia (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
23 Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
13 Milos Veljkovic
15 Srjdan Babic
4 Nikola Milenkovic
22 Sasa Lukic Yellow Card
6 Nemanja Gudelj
11 Filip Kostic
14 Andrija Zivkovic
9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
21 Filip Djuricic
10 Dusan Tadic
Serbia Substitutes:
Uros Racic, Predrag Rajkovic, Ivan Ilic, Nemanja Maksimovic, Strahinja Erakovic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Marko Grujic, Filip Mladenovic, Lazar Samardzic, Nemanja Radonjic, Djordje Petrovic, Dusan Vlahovic.

BUL Bulgaria (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Daniel Naumov (GK)
15 Zhivko Atanasov
5 Alex Petkov Yellow Card
4 Ilia Gruev
2 Viktor Popov
19 Ivan Turitsov
8 Andrian Kraev
20 Filip Yavorov Krastev
11 Kiril Despodov
21 Martin Minchev
17 Aleksandar Kolev
Bulgaria Substitutes:
Ivan Dyulgerov, Dominik Iankov, Spas Delev, Preslav Borukov, Svetoslav Kovachev, Stanislav Ivanov, Dimitar Mitov, Ivaylo Chochev, Ilian Iliev, Georgi Rusev, Simeon Petrov, Angel Lyaskov.

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