FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Slovakia vs Slovenia, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Slovakia
  • 81': Miha Mevlja (OG)
FT
1 - 0
Slovenia

    Zimbabwe Development XI v Kenya, Match Report

    Zimbabwe 'A', having let themselves down against Denmark in the opening match of the Emerging Nations tournament, were hoping to regain their pride by beating the strongest of the visiting teams, Kenya, at Old Hararians Sports Club in Harare

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Peter Pekarík (Slovakia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
    • 7': Amedej Vetrih (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Foul by Robert Mak (Slovakia).
    • 8': Delay in match Bojan Jokic (Slovenia) because of an injury.
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Substitution, Slovenia. Mitja Viler replaces Bojan Jokic because of an injury.
    • 10': Foul by Nejc Skubic (Slovenia).
    • 10': Vladimir Weiss (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Valter Birsa (Slovenia).
    • 10': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Valter Birsa (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Adam Nemec (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Amedej Vetrih (Slovenia).
    • 14': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Bostjan Cesar.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Adam Nemec (Slovakia) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Mak.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Mak.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomas Hubocan.
    • 17': Offside, Slovakia. Martin Dubravka tries a through ball, but Vladimir Weiss is caught offside.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 19': Foul by Rene Krhin (Slovenia).
    • 19': Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Tomas Hubocan (Slovakia).
    • 20': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Juraj Kucka.
    • 24': Offside, Slovakia. Marek Hamsik tries a through ball, but Adam Nemec is caught offside.
    • 25': Offside, Slovakia. Tomas Hubocan tries a through ball, but Adam Nemec is caught offside.
    • 28': Foul by Tomas Hubocan (Slovakia).
    • 28': Nejc Skubic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Bostjan Cesar.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Robert Mak (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nejc Skubic.
    • 32': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
    • 33': Adam Nemec (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Miha Mevlja (Slovenia).
    • 35': Attempt saved. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 35': Offside, Slovakia. Peter Pekarík tries a through ball, but Adam Nemec is caught offside.
    • 38': Offside, Slovenia. Valter Birsa tries a through ball, but Tim Matavz is caught offside.
    • 39': Hand ball by Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia).
    • 41': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
    • 41': Vladimir Weiss (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Robert Mak (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Juraj Kucka.
    • 44': Foul by Rene Krhin (Slovenia).
    • 44': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Vladimir Weiss (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Tomas Hubocan (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Peter Pekarík (Slovakia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Slovakia 0, Slovenia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Slovakia 0, Slovenia 0.
    • 48': Foul by Nejc Skubic (Slovenia).
    • 48': Vladimir Weiss (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Offside, Slovakia. Vladimir Weiss tries a through ball, but Adam Nemec is caught offside.
    • 51': Foul by Tim Matavz (Slovenia).
    • 51': Norbert Gyömbér (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Robert Mak (Slovakia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka with a through ball.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Tim Matavz (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitja Viler.
    • 55': Substitution, Slovakia. Albert Rusnák replaces Vladimir Weiss.
    • 55': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia).
    • 55': Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Valter Birsa (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rene Krhin.
    • 60': Substitution, Slovenia. Benjamin Verbic replaces Valter Birsa.
    • 62': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
    • 62': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia).
    • 65': Robert Mak (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Substitution, Slovakia. Jan Gregus replaces Juraj Kucka.
    • 66': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Mitja Viler.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Mak with a cross.
    • 66': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Miha Mevlja.
    • 67': Foul by Tomas Hubocan (Slovakia).
    • 67': Nejc Skubic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Slovakia).
    • 68': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Foul by Rene Krhin (Slovenia).
    • 72': Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Jan Gregus (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
    • 73': (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Robert Mak (Slovakia).
    • 74': Robert Mak (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
    • 75': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Slovenia).
    • 76': Jan Gregus (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Rene Krhin (Slovenia).
    • 77': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Substitution, Slovenia. Rajko Rotman replaces Rene Krhin.
    • 81': Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Robert Mak.
    • 81': Own Goal by Miha Mevlja, Slovenia. Slovakia 1, Slovenia 0.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitja Viler.
    • 86': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
    • 88': Substitution, Slovakia. Ondrej Duda replaces Marek Hamsik.
    • 89': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
    • 89': Miha Mevlja (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Albert Rusnák (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Rajko Rotman (Slovenia).
    • 90'+1': Hand ball by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
    • 90'+1': Bostjan Cesar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Tomas Hubocan (Slovakia).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia).
    • 90'+3': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Slovakia 1, Slovenia 0.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Slovakia 1, Slovenia 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/svn.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originSVN SVKhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/svk.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    16 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 5
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    6 Saves 0
    34.5 Possession 65.5
    6 SHOTS 16
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    242 Accurate Passes 527
    314 Passes 605
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 1
    10 Crosses 7
    0.0 Cross % 0.1
    54 Long Balls 53
    25 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    15 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.9
    0 Interceptions 0
    14 Effective Clearances 10
    14 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského
    Location: Trnava, Slovakia
    Attendance: 16,896

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Armenia 0 0 0
    2 Hungary 0 0 0
    3 Republic of Ireland 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SVK Slovakia (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    23 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
    14 Milan Skriniar
    5 Norbert Gyömbér
    15 Tomas Hubocan
    2 Peter Pekarík
    17 Marek Hamsik
    19 Juraj Kucka
    22 Stanislav Lobotka
    7 Vladimir Weiss
    20 Róbert Mak Yellow Card
    11 Adam Nemec
    Slovakia Substitutes:
    Ondrej Duda, Patrik Hrosovský, Robert Mazán, Jan Gregus, Martin Polacek, Erik Sabo, Jaroslav Mihálik, Lukas Stetina, Michal Duris, Albert Rusnák, Jan Novota.

    SVN Slovenia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jan Oblak (GK)
    5 Bostjan Cesar
    17 Miha Mevlja
    13 Bojan Jokic
    2 Nejc Skubic
    10 Valter Birsa Yellow Card
    6 Rene Krhin
    8 Jasmin Kurtic
    9 Tim Matavz
    22 Amedej Vetrih
    7 Josip Ilicic
    Slovenia Substitutes:
    Vid Belec, Nik Omladic, Matija Sirok, Jan Koprivec, Damjan Bohar, Antonio Dalamea Milnar, Jan Repas, Andraz Sporar, Benjamin Verbic, Matija Boben, Mitja Viler, Rajko Rotman.

    WCQ - UEFA News

    Haaland on Man City's 115 charges: The club know what they're doing
    Haaland on Man City's 115 charges: The club know what they're doing

    Erling Haaland has distanced himself from Man City's 115 charges, saying he "hasn't thought about that" when signing his long term deal last week.

    Haaland 'different type of player' to Messi and Ronaldo
    Haaland 'different type of player' to Messi and Ronaldo

    Pep Guardiola says you can't compare the likes of Erling Haaland to Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo after the Norwegian committed his long-term future to Man City.

    Haaland: Dear defenders, I'm here to stay
    Haaland: Dear defenders, I'm here to stay

    Erling Haaland has a message to all defenders after the 24-year-old signed a new long term deal at Man City.

    Maresca: Brooks should've received a red card
    Maresca: Brooks should've received a red card

    Enzo Maresca reacts to Chelsea's 2-2 draw vs. Bournemouth and talks about VAR's decision to deny awarding a red card to David Brooks.

    Why Haaland is not working on Pep's style of play anymore
    Why Haaland is not working on Pep's style of play anymore

    Luis Miguel Echegaray discusses why Erling Haaland's role on Manchester City is not performing for Pep Guardiola.