Crazy final phase
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What a crazy final phase! Serbia equalized 1:1 against Slovenia in the 95th minute to salvage a point in the Balkan derby.
Serbia kept their hopes of reaching the last 16 of the European Football Championship alive with a last-minute equalizer against Slovenia. A header from "joker" Luka Jovic in the 95th minute saved the Serbs a deserved point in a 1:1 (0:0) Group C draw in front of 67,000 spectators in Munich on Thursday. Slovenia must therefore continue to wait for their longed-for European Championship premiere victory, Zan Karnicnik having put the underdogs ahead in the 69th minute.
Slovenia now have two points after their second 1-1 draw at the European Championships in Germany, while Serbia can still hope to progress after their first point. For the Serbs, Salzburg defender Strahinja Pavlovic played through, while for the Slovenians, Sturm legionnaire Jon Gorenc Stankovic was substituted in the 64th minute.
The Serbs had one notable absentee in Munich: team boss Dragan Stojkovic had to do without Juventus winger Filip Kostic due to a collateral ligament injury in his knee. In his place, captain Dusan Tadic returned to the starting eleven after only coming on after an hour in the 1-0 defeat to England and complaining afterwards. Team boss Matjaz Kek's Slovenia started with the same team as in the 1-1 draw against Denmark, which meant that the two strikers Gorenc Stankovic and Tomi Horvat were initially on the bench.
The Munich stadium erupted in cheers for the first time when a greeting from Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic flickered across the two Vidiwalls. After the kick-off, however, the Slovenian fans had a better time. The slight underdogs were clearly the more dangerous team in the opening phase. Jan Mlakar forced Serbia goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic into a foot save (8'), before Adam Gnezda Cerin had put a long-range shot on goal (4').
There was initially little to see from the Serbs in attack, with a Vlahovic header failing to trouble Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak (27). The game then gathered pace. First, Timi Elsnik from Slovenia failed to hit the bar, then ex-Salzburg player Benjamin Sesko put the follow-up shot over the cross corner (38'). At the other end, Aleksandar Mitrovic was unable to get the ball past Oblak from close range (42').
Serbs pressed in the 2nd half
After the break, the Serbs pressed hard for the lead. Mitrovic found Oblak again (47'), then the Serbian record goalscorer headed just over (50'). In between, Slovenia defender Jaka Bijol almost headed a cross into his own goal (49'). The Slovenians countered and Sesko forced Rajkovic into a save (58'). Shortly afterwards, Pavlovic brought down Petar Stojanovic with a slight push in the Serbia penalty area, too little for a penalty.
Jovic provided the ecstasy
The Slovenians then successfully completed a quick counter-attack. An ideal cross from Elsnik was pushed over the line at the second bar by full-back Karnicnik, who had initiated the attack. The Serbs continued to be unlucky in front of goal, with a Mitrovic direct shot from a cross hitting the crossbar (72'). Goalscorer Karnicnik deflected the ball decisively with his foot. The Serbs continued to press for an equalizer and were rewarded in the 95th minute: Jovic sent the Serbia fans into ecstasy with a header into the far corner following a corner.
Slovenia - Serbia 1:1 (0:0)
Munich, 67,000, SR Kovacs/ROU
Goals: 1:0 (69') Karnicnik, 1:1 (96') Jovic
Slovenia : Oblak - Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Janza - Stojanovic (76. Verbic), Elsnik (91. Brekalo), Gnezda Cerin, Mlakar (64. Gorenc Stankovic) - Sporar, Sesko (76. Vipotnik)
Serbia: Rajkovic - Veljkovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic - Zivkovic (82nd Birmancevic), Ilic, Lukic (64th S. Milinkovic-Savic), Mladenovic (46th Gacinovic) - Tadic (82nd Samardzic) - Vlahovic (64th Jovic), Mitrovic
Yellow cards: Janza, Vipotnik or Mladenovic, Lukic, Jovic, Gacinovic
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