Serbia vs Spain, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueSpain held by Serbia in drab goalless draw
Euro 2024 champions Spain were held to a dour goalless away draw with Serbia in Nations League Group Four on Thursday, ending a nine-game winning streak and dropping their first points since March.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia).
- 2': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Strahinja Erakovic (Serbia).
- 5': Strahinja Erakovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 8': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 8': Martín Zubimendi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Ivan Ilic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 12': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Dani Carvajal (Spain).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Veljko Birmancevic.
- 18': Attempt missed. Robin Le Normand (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 20': Attempt missed. Dani Carvajal (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 21': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Spain).
- 21': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Ayoze Pérez (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
- 24': Attempt saved. Martín Zubimendi (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 25': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).
- 25': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Dani Carvajal (Spain).
- 26': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Dani Carvajal (Spain).
- 27': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Dani Carvajal (Spain) is shown the yellow card.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 29': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 31': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 31': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Spain).
- 31': Luka Jovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 33': Offside, Serbia. Andrija Zivkovic is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic with a through ball.
- 35': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nico Williams.
- 35': Dani Carvajal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia).
- 36': Attempt saved. Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Ilic.
- 37': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Williams.
- 41': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).
- 41': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Lamine Yamal (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 43': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia).
- 43': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Strahinja Erakovic.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Serbia 0, Spain 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Serbia 0, Spain 0.
- 45': Substitution, Serbia. Jan-Carlo Simic replaces Strahinja Erakovic.
- 46': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Spain).
- 46': Luka Jovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Offside, Serbia. Luka Jovic is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Spain).
- 48': Ivan Ilic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ivan Ilic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 50': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 51': Attempt missed. Dani Carvajal (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 52': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Spain).
- 52': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Jan-Carlo Simic.
- 56': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Substitution, Spain. Álex Grimaldo replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 57': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 59': Attempt missed. Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Ivan Ilic following a fast break.
- 59': Robin Le Normand (Spain) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Jan-Carlo Simic.
- 62': Substitution, Serbia. Kristijan Belic replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
- 63': Attempt missed. Robin Le Normand (Spain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
- 67': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
- 67': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Dani Olmo (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Foul by Kristijan Belic (Serbia).
- 69': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Kristijan Belic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 71': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robin Le Normand following a set piece situation.
- 74': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 74': Robin Le Normand (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Substitution, Serbia. Marko Grujic replaces Luka Jovic.
- 74': Substitution, Serbia. Petar Ratkov replaces Lazar Samardzic.
- 75': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
- 75': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Predrag Rajkovic.
- 76': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Spain) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
- 76': Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 77': Foul by Petar Ratkov (Serbia).
- 77': Martín Zubimendi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Petar Ratkov (Serbia).
- 79': Robin Le Normand (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Spain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Carvajal with a cross.
- 82': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Jan-Carlo Simic.
- 82': Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Nico Williams.
- 82': Substitution, Spain. Joselu replaces Dani Olmo.
- 82': Attempt missed. Joselu (Spain) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Substitution, Serbia. Stefan Mitrovic replaces Ivan Ilic.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Martín Zubimendi (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 89': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Spain).
- 89': Petar Ratkov (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Marko Grujic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Mitrovic with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Veljko Birmancevic.
- 90'+3': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Spain).
- 90'+3': Predrag Rajkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Predrag Rajkovic (Serbia).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Serbia 0, Spain 0.
- 0': Match ends, Serbia 0, Spain 0.
Statistics
 ESP |
SRB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 73.7 | Possession | 26.3 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 556 | Accurate Passes | 165 |
| 611 | Passes | 227 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 45 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 22 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 10 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 43 |
| 6 | Clearances | 43 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 29,981
Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 29,981
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 6 | +9 | 16 |
| 2 | Denmark | 6 | +2 | 8 |
| 3 | Serbia | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 6 | -8 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Serbia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Predrag Rajkovic (GK) |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 16 | Strahinja Erakovic  |
| 10 | Sasa Lukic |
| 17 | Ivan Ilic |
| 7 | Veljko Birmancevic |
| 2 | Kosta Nedeljkovic |
| 8 | Luka Jovic |
| 14 | Andrija Zivkovic |
| 11 | Lazar Samardzic |
Spain (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Robin Le Normand |
| 22 | Marc Cucurella |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 10 | Dani Olmo |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 6 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 15 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 17 | Nico Williams |
| 19 | Lamine Yamal |
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