
Serbia vs Albania, Group Stage 2016
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingDrone flight, skirmishes cause Serbia-Albania to be abandoned
Drone flight, skirmishes cause Serbia-Albania to be abandoned
Match Timeline
- 0': Game on!
- 2': Lorik Cana commits a foul on Dusan Tadic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 2': Zoran Tosic takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
- 2': Zoran Tosic crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 3': Ansi Agolli clears the ball from danger.
- 3': Filip Djuricic drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
- 3': Matija Nastasic blocks the shot
- 3': Andi Lila commits a foul on Nemanja Gudelj resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 3': Zoran Tosic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
- 4': Zoran Tosic crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 4': Elseid Hisaj clears the ball from danger.
- 4': Throw-in: Branislav Ivanovic takes it (Defending)
- 5': Zoran Tosic commits a foul on Ansi Agolli resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 5': Ansi Agolli takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 6': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Attacking)
- 6': Danko Lazovic crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 7': Mergim Mavraj clears the ball from danger.
- 7': Dusan Tadic hits a left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 7': Etrit Berisha takes a long goal kick
- 8': Throw-in: Elseid Hisaj takes it (Attacking)
- 8': Amir Abrashi commits a foul on Branislav Ivanovic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 8': Branislav Ivanovic takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 9': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Attacking)
- 9': Etrit Berisha takes a long goal kick
- 11': Amir Abrashi commits a foul on Nemanja Gudelj resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 11': Branislav Ivanovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
- 11': Branislav Ivanovic crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 12': Ansi Agolli clears the ball from danger.
- 13': Throw-in: Branislav Ivanovic takes it (Attacking)
- 13': Dusan Tadic crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 13': Andi Lila clears the ball from danger.
- 14': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Attacking)
- 15': Zoran Tosic hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 15': Etrit Berisha takes a long goal kick
- 15': Throw-in: Branislav Ivanovic takes it (Defending)
- 16': Branislav Ivanovic drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 18': Throw-in: Elseid Hisaj takes it (Defending)
- 20': Aleksandar Kolarov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 20': Lorik Cana clears the ball from danger.
- 20': Throw-in: Matija Nastasic takes it (Attacking)
- 20': Danko Lazovic commits a foul on Mergim Mavraj resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 21': Taulant Xhaka takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 22': Lorik Cana commits a foul on Nemanja Gudelj resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 23': Nemanja Matic takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
- 23': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Attacking)
- 23': Nemanja Gudelj commits a foul on Bekim Balaj resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 23': Mergim Mavraj takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 24': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a long goal kick
- 25': Dusan Tadic commits a foul on Lorik Cana resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 25': Lorik Cana takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 25': Dusan Tadic hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 26': Andi Lila blocks the shot
- 26': Zoran Tosic takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
- 26': Lorik Cana clears the ball from danger.
- 26': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Attacking)
- 27': Aleksandar Kolarov crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
- 28': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Attacking)
- 28': Aleksandar Kolarov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 29': Lorik Cana clears the ball from danger.
- 29': Ansi Agolli crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 29': Stefan Mitrovic clears the ball from danger.
- 29': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Attacking)
- 30': Aleksandar Kolarov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 30': Mergim Mavraj clears the ball from danger.
- 30': Stefan Mitrovic commits a foul on Bekim Balaj resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 30': Ansi Agolli takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
- 31': Ansi Agolli crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 31': Branislav Ivanovic clears the ball from danger.
- 32': Ansi Agolli crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 32': Zoran Tosic clears the ball from danger.
- 32': Taulant Xhaka takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
- 32': Stefan Mitrovic clears the ball from danger.
- 32': Branislav Ivanovic crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 33': Lorik Cana clears the ball from danger.
- 33': Stefan Mitrovic commits a foul on Bekim Balaj resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 33': Ansi Agolli takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
- 34': Ansi Agolli is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 35': Branislav Ivanovic commits a nasty foul on Amir Abrashi resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 35': Ansi Agolli takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
- 35': Branislav Ivanovic is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 35': Ansi Agolli crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 35': Stefan Mitrovic clears the ball from danger.
- 36': Mergim Mavraj hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 36': Vladimir Stojkovic makes a very good save (Parry)
- 36': Taulant Xhaka takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: shot
- 37': Lorik Cana hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 37': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a short goal kick
- 37': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Defending)
- 38': Nemanja Gudelj commits a foul on Lorik Cana resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 38': Lorik Cana takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 39': Ermir Lenjani curls a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 39': Vladimir Stojkovic makes a very good save (Catch)
- 40': Taulant Xhaka takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
- 40': Taulant Xhaka crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 40': Aleksandar Kolarov clears the ball from danger.
- 40': Throw-in: Branislav Ivanovic takes it (Defending)
- 41': Offside called on Dusan Tadic
- 41': Elseid Hisaj takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
Statistics
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SRB![]() |
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5 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
0 | Saves | 2 |
50 | Possession | 50 |
3 | SHOTS | 5 |
2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
5 | Accurate Passes | 1 |
5 | Passes | 1 |
0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
5 | Crosses | 10 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
0 | Long Balls | 0 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
10 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
10 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Stadion Crvena Zvezda
Location: ,
Venue: Stadion Crvena Zvezda
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EURO Qualifying Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Romania | 10 | +11 | 22 |
2 | Switzerland | 10 | +11 | 17 |
3 | Israel | 10 | 0 | 15 |
4 | Belarus | 10 | -5 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Serbia
No. | Name |
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1 | Vladimir Stojkovic (GK) |
5 | Matija Nastasic |
6 | Branislav Ivanovic ![]() |
11 | Aleksandar Kolarov |
13 | Stefan Mitrovic |
7 | Zoran Tosic |
8 | Nemanja Gudelj |
14 | Nemanja Matic |
10 | Dusan Tadic |
19 | Filip Djuricic |
18 | Danko Lazovic |
Albania
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Etrit Berisha (GK) |
2 | Andi Lila |
4 | Elseid Hysaj |
7 | Ansi Agolli ![]() |
15 | Mërgim Mavraj |
3 | Ermir Lenjani |
14 | Taulant Xhaka |
5 | Lorik Cana |
13 | Burim Kukeli |
22 | Amir Abrashi |
19 | Bekim Balaj |
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