Denmark-Serbia 0-0: Danes forward due to the rating, Serbs at residence

Within the play-off in Munich, Serbia didn’t transcend a 0-0 draw with Denmark and was compelled to say goodbye to the European Championships. Eriksen and his teammates, nonetheless, transfer forward and, with equal factors, head-to-head, purpose distinction and complete variety of yellow playing cards, precede Slovenia due to one of the best rating within the European qualifiers. A bitter second place on condition that he certifies the eighth with Germany on June twenty ninth at 9pm in Dortmund. Serbia, who dreamed of returning to the highest 16 after 24 years, have little to complain about: they should blame themselves for having performed their probabilities very badly by taking pictures on the right track 3 times solely within the complicated closing after by no means having been harmful for 81′.

«The match report»

Stojkovic rejects Vlahovic and Tadic, Serbia with just one striker

Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand made just one change within the crew that drew with England, preferring Bah to Kristiansen on the wing with the ensuing diversion of Maehle to the left. Stojkovic offered many extra improvements on the alternative entrance who, evidently dissatisfied with the match in opposition to Slovenia, excluded Vlahovic and Tadic and offered himself, regardless of the duty to win, with a way more tight-knit line-up with Mitrovic as the only striker, supported by Samardzic, and with the presence of a further man of order within the midfield, Gudelj, along with that of Mijailovic changing Mladenovic.

First half all Danish model

It was exactly by benefiting from the brand new place of the 2 wingers that Denmark created the primary hazard within the sixteenth minute with Bah who dived together with his head and despatched Maehle’s cross simply vast. The Nordics insisted by difficult Rajkovic severely (21′) with an ideal right-footed shot from exterior by Eriksen. Shortly after (23′) Denmark additionally scored, with Wind following a nook from Eriksen himself, however the referee rightly annulled it on account of a double irregularity: offside and a foul by the attacker on the goalkeeper. The sport continued with only one purpose till the tip of the primary half with Hojlund who, nonetheless, didn’t discover the best way, with a left-footed shot to the close to submit, to shock Rajkovic after which with Wind who despatched a right-footed shot past the highest nook from a very good place.

Andersen’s personal purpose disallowed on account of Mitrovic’s offside

Stojkovic responded to the loud boos of the Serbian followers within the forty fifth minute, dissatisfied with their nationwide crew’s efficiency, by introducing Tadic and Jovic in the beginning of the second half instead of Gudelj and Samardzic. And virtually by magic, Serbia instantly scored (53′), due to a deflection into their very own purpose by Andersen following a cross from Mitrovic however the French referee Letexier rightly canceled it following a sign from the linesman for offside by the Al-Hilal centre-forward. Denmark, regardless of the additions of Skov Olsen and Dolberg for Wind and Hojlund, had been unable to return to the identical ranges as within the first 45 minutes.

Vlahovic enters, livens up the Serbian assault nevertheless it’s not sufficient

And Stojkovic then went for broke by inserting Vlahovic (67′) in Ilic’s place. A minimum of the primary shot in the direction of Serbia’s purpose got here from an initiative by the Juventus participant himself (81′) with Mitrovic placing a diagonal right-footed shot vast. Vlahovic tried to consider it himself however his header within the 89th minute flew over the crossbar. The final hopes vanished within the 92nd minute on the appropriate from the spot by the newest substitute, the previous Lazio participant Milinkovic-Savic, who discovered nothing higher than to kick at Schmeichel. Too little to deserve a spot within the spherical of 16.

DENMARK-SERBIA 0-0
Denmark (3-4-1-2): Schmeichel 6; Andersen 6, Vestergaard 6.5, Christensen 6; Bah 6 (32′ st Kristiansen 6), Hjulmand 6 (32′ st Delaney 6), Hojbjerg 6.5, Maele 6.5; Eriksen 6 (43′ st Poulsen sv); Wind 6 (1′ st Skov Olsen 5.5), Hojlund 5.5 (14′ st Dolberg 5.5). In panchina: Ronnow, Hermansen, Jorgensen, Kristensen, Kjaer, Norgaard, Jensen, Damsgaard, Bruun Larsen, Dreyer. Allenatore: Wheelman.
Serbia (3-4-2-1): Rajkovic 6.5; Veljkovic 6, Milenkovic 6.5, Pavlovic 6; Mijailovic 5.5 (28′ st Mladenovic 6), Ilic 6 (22′ st Vlahovic 6), Gudelj 5.5 (1′ st Jovic 5.5), Zivkovic 6; Samardzic 5 (1′ st Tadic 6), Lukic 5.5 (42′ st Sergej Milinkovic-Savic sv); Mitrovic 5.5. In panchina: Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Petrovic, Stojic, Spajic, Babic, Birmancevic, Maksimovic, Gacinovic, Ratkov. Allenatore: Stojkovic.
Referee: Letexier (Francia).
Warned: Milenkovic, Wind, Hjulmand, Mitrovic.
Angles: 8-2.
Restoration: 1′, 5′.