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Serbia U21

  • Kacar 28’

Sweden U21

  • Berg 7’, 15’
  • Toivonen 29’

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  1. Sweden to face England in semis

    Sweden to face England in semis

    Hosts Sweden set up a European U21 Championships semi-final clash with England after Marcus Berg fired them to a 3-1 win over Serbia More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Serbia U21
    • Sweden U21
    • 90+3 That is the final whistle, Sweden are in the semis! They will play England, the hosts against the favourites! Serbia a mess, the hosts march on!
    • 90+2 Wicked right-foot volley from Ozkan flashes just over, who is the blondest part-Turk I have ever seen.
    • 90' A standing ovation for Berg, who looks some player on this tournament's showing. The wonderfully-named Gabriel Ozkan Landgren comes on for Sweden.
    • 87' Toivonen on the ball on the edge of the D, in for Berg who backheels it beautifully to complete the one-two and Toivonen with the low drive but just wide! That would have been a super goal.
    • 85' Berg is through on the right but again a marginal - and incorrect - offside decision. He was on the half-way line and level to boot.
    • 84' Good delivery but Brkic flies through a crowd of players to punch clear.
    • 83' Free-kick to Sweden on the left, who have had some good pressure these last few minutes...
    • 81' Tomic plays it over, Sweden all over the place and Tadic on the left is clean through but he swings wildly at the ball and it shanks off the outside of his left for a goal kick. Dreadful finish.
    • 79' SWEDEN SUB: Bajrami off for Olsson.
    • 76' Kacar to take but he sends it very, very high.
    • 75' Free-kick to Serbia around 25 yards out...
    • 69' Petkovic with a clear forearm on Toivonen and he is sent straight off. Obvious red card, no need for that.
    • 68' SERBIA SUB: A final change as Tosic comes off for Tomic.
    • 67' Kacar has to keep his mouth sht, he's already been booked, even if he is correct in that the referee gave a free kick when no foul had been committed.
    • 65' Bajrami to take a free-kick on the right, he slips it short to Elm on the edge of the box who cuts past one man and fires a left-foot shot that goes just over!
    • 62' Fesja with a clumsy tackle on Wernbloom, another booking.
    • 58' Toivenen gets it around 25 yards out and he has a go but the shot flies over.
    • 56' Sweden come forward again, Elm in on the left and he drills it into the box but behind Berg!!
    • 55' Strong penalty appeal for the Swedes as Toivelen goes down but play on says the ref! Berg has it, Toivelen is still on the deck, Berg can't get a cross in and Serbia clear.
    • 53' SERBIA SUB: Not a good 60 seconds for the Serbia man, who is replaced by Tadic just after being cautioned.
    • 52' Sulejmani is booked.
    • 51' Great flick by Bajrami and Berg is through but the flag is up! Very, very close.
    • 50' Svensson fouls Smiljanic. Sweden get the ball back though, slide wide right to Berg who rides a challenge and clips a wonderful shot past the keeper and just wide of the far post!
    • 48' Toivenen almost gets in behind the Serbia defence but the flag is up for offside.
    • 46' Second-half underway and the Serbs try to surprise the Swedes with a Kacar lob from halfway but not threatening Dahlin.
    • - HALF-TIME SERBIA SUB: Vilotic on for Veljovic.
    • - Pecjinovic is also booked for protesting after the whistle.
    • 45+3 Half-time, a lairy 45 minutes off football as the Serbs continue to kick off, 3-1 to Sweden, who have one foot in the semis!
    • 45+2 Bajrami is booked, belatedly, for his row with Tomovic after that foul and he misses the semi final now along with Wernbloom.
    • 45+1 Tomovic with a late tackle on Bajrami and he's off! A second yellow!
    • 45' Belarus' lead did not last very long, Italy have a penalty and they level!
    • 44' Belarus have scored against Italy! 1-0! That totally throws a spanner in the works as if Serbia equalise and Belarus win, Sweden could be out!
    • 43' Tosic cuts inside from the right and unleashes a rising drive with his left that flies just over! Good effort!
    • 42' Fesja comes forward now and has a crack but well over.
    • 40' Tosic is now playing on the right and he almost combines with Sulejmani again.
    • 39' Berg is receiving treatment on the sidelines, a head injury I think...
    • 38' Pejcinivoc with a great slide tackle to stop Bajrami running clean through.
    • 37' Toivenen is through again, he goes one on one but a very late flag! That looked close...
    • 35' Tomic with an unfair challenge on Bajrami. This game is getting bitty and scrappy now.
    • 33' Sulejmani goes through but the flag is up.
    • 31' Berg gives away a free-kick. Serbia are stunned by that goal, it will takes something very special for them to qualify now.
    • 29' Sweden with a counter attack, Serbia have over-committed and it's through to Toivenen on the edge of the box, he beats Petkovic with a great touch and is in the box and he clips it around the keeper and it trickles into the bottom left for 3-1! Terrible defending but great play by the Swedish striker, who gets his second of the tournament and 12th for the U21s!
    • 27' Kacar jumped too early there, he should have scored. The corner is swung in by Tosic and Dahlin flaps AND KACAR FLIES IN THROUGH A GROUP OF BODIES TO POKE IT IN FOR 2-1! He made up for that miss in style!
    • 26' There is still some aggro about that incident, on the touchlines now. Now Tomovic on the right and Kacar flies in with a free header and he must score but tipped over by Dahlin!
    • 24' Wernbloom was booked for Sweden, it transpires, one assumes for getting involved after Kacar's tackle. He misses the next match, which is likely to be the semi final.
    • 23' There was nothing wrong with Bengtsson's challenge, Kacar slid in very, very late on Berg and for that he was booked. Nothing done about the melee though.
    • 22' Bengtsson with a good challenge and Serbia kick off, Berg is down and there are bodies everywhere...
    • 21' Sweden almost get a chance for a third but Bajrami can't get the shot away and Serbia clear.
    • 20' Serbia are desperate here as they need to win to qualify. Good spell of possession for the Serbs...
    • 18' Serbia come forward but a somewhat speculative cross is headed clear.
    • 16' The referee brandishes another yellow card, one assumes at a Serb for protesting.
    • 15' Berg to take then... and he calmly slides it into the bottom right with the keeper going the wrong way, 2-0 to Sweden!
    • 14' The replay shows that the foul occured outside the area and the Serbs are rightly furious!
    • 13' Toivonen plays Berg through with a great dribble and pass and Tomovic brings him down and it's a penalty! Yellow card, could have been red though...
    • 11' A Serbia move breaks down and Sweden counter... slowed down and Berg now knocks it back to halfway. Sweden keep possession for a bit but poor control by Svensson and he misplaces the pass out for a throw.
    • 9' The ref holds up play as he carries some kind of object off the pitch... and ice pack maybe?
    • 7' Toivonen on the edge of the box knocks it wide to Johansson who mis-hits a low ball into the box AND BERG DRILLS IT LOW FROM THE EDGE OF THE SIX-YARD BOX AND THE KEEPER LETS IT SQUIRM THROUGH HIS HANDS AND IT'S 1-0! IT'S THAT MAN BERG AGAIN! Shocking from Serbia though, no marking and a mistake from the keeper. Berg's fourth in three games.
    • 6' Tosic slides in late on Bengtsson on the edge of Sweden's area, yellow card, could have been a red as he launched in and got nowhere near the ball...
    • 5' Poor corner cleared by Serbia. Berg almost gets on to the loose ball but Serbia clear again.
    • 4' Long from the keeper Dahlin and Toivonen could be in but his first touch is poor and it spins away for a goal kick. Sweden come again down the left though, Toivonen wide to Svensson but the cross is blocked.
    • 3' Petkovic to take and he strikes for goal but it hits the wall and Sweden clear.
    • 2' Free-kick to the Serbs on the edge of the box, just beyond the D...
    • 1' Match underway!!
    • - A win for Serbia would see them through, although Sweden only need a point unless the unlikely event of Belarus spanking Italy happens.
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Serbia against Sweden in their final Group A game of the European U21 Championships in Sweden. Click on the individual match link for full live comments!

  • Summary

    • 90+2 Wicked right-foot volley from Ozkan flashes just over, who is the blondest part-Turk I have ever seen.
    • 87' Toivonen on the ball on the edge of the D, in for Berg who backheels it beautifully to complete the one-two and Toivonen with the low drive but just wide! That would have been a super goal.
    • 69' Petkovic with a clear forearm on Toivonen and he is sent straight off. Obvious red card, no need for that.
    • 65' Bajrami to take a free-kick on the right, he slips it short to Elm on the edge of the box who cuts past one man and fires a left-foot shot that goes just over!
    • 50' Svensson fouls Smiljanic. Sweden get the ball back though, slide wide right to Berg who rides a challenge and clips a wonderful shot past the keeper and just wide of the far post!
    • 46' Second-half underway and the Serbs try to surprise the Swedes with a Kacar lob from halfway but not threatening Dahlin.
    • 45+1 Tomovic with a late tackle on Bajrami and he's off! A second yellow!
    • 43' Tosic cuts inside from the right and unleashes a rising drive with his left that flies just over! Good effort!
    • 29' Sweden with a counter attack, Serbia have over-committed and it's through to Toivenen on the edge of the box, he beats Petkovic with a great touch and is in the box and he clips it around the keeper and it trickles into the bottom left for 3-1! Terrible defending but great play by the Swedish striker, who gets his second of the tournament and 12th for the U21s!
    • 27' Kacar jumped too early there, he should have scored. The corner is swung in by Tosic and Dahlin flaps AND KACAR FLIES IN THROUGH A GROUP OF BODIES TO POKE IT IN FOR 2-1! He made up for that miss in style!
    • 26' There is still some aggro about that incident, on the touchlines now. Now Tomovic on the right and Kacar flies in with a free header and he must score but tipped over by Dahlin!
    • 15' Berg to take then... and he calmly slides it into the bottom right with the keeper going the wrong way, 2-0 to Sweden!
    • 14' The replay shows that the foul occured outside the area and the Serbs are rightly furious!
    • 7' Toivonen on the edge of the box knocks it wide to Johansson who mis-hits a low ball into the box AND BERG DRILLS IT LOW FROM THE EDGE OF THE SIX-YARD BOX AND THE KEEPER LETS IT SQUIRM THROUGH HIS HANDS AND IT'S 1-0! IT'S THAT MAN BERG AGAIN! Shocking from Serbia though, no marking and a mistake from the keeper. Berg's fourth in three games.
    • - A win for Serbia would see them through, although Sweden only need a point unless the unlikely event of Belarus spanking Italy happens.
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Serbia against Sweden in their final Group A game of the European U21 Championships in Sweden. Click on the individual match link for full live comments!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Serbia U21

    Starting line-up

    • Z. Brkic
    • N. Tomovic Red Card
    • N. Pejcinoviv Yellow Card
    • J. Vukovic
    • N. Petkovic Red Card
    • M. Smiljanic
    • G. Kacar Goal Yellow Card
    • L. Fejsa Yellow Card
    • Z. Tosic Yellow Card Substitution Out (68′)
    • M. Sulejmani Yellow Card Substitution Out (54′)
    • R. Veljovic Substitution Out (46′)

    Subs

    • 9. .. Perovic
    • 12. B. Saranov
    • 20. D. Tadic Substitution In54′
    • 21. M. Vilotic Substitution In46′
    • 2. M. Jovanovic
    • 6. N. Gulan
    • 13. I. Obradović
    • 23. Z. Zivkovic
    • 18. M. Milinkovic
    • 19. R. Brezancic
    • 22. N. Tomic Substitution In68′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Sweden U21

    Starting line-up

    • J. Dahlin
    • M. Lustig
    • R. Bengtsson
    • M. Bjärsmyr
    • E. Johansson
    • G. Svensson
    • P. Wernblom Yellow Card
    • R. Elm Substitution Out (90′)
    • E. Bajrami Yellow Card Substitution Out (79′)
    • O. Toivonen Goal
    • M. Berg Goals×2 Substitution Out (90′)

    Subs

    • D. Avdic
    • A. Landgren Substitution In90′
    • L. Harbuzi
    • P. Bengtsson
    • G. Özkan Substitution In90′
    • P. Karlsson
    • K. Nordfeldt
    • M. Olsson Substitution In79′
    • G. Molins
    • J. Ekstran
    • P. Hansson
    • R. Söder

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. sweden are only good at making abba

    From mike, on Wed 24 Jun 6:03PM

  2. Only sh..t hole in europe is Serbia and hole world­ knows and Sweden showed last night who is loseeer of­ course whith help of Kosova albanien Emir Bajrami who­ played great game, e ja qifsha nanen shkiev

    From AjetA, on Wed 24 Jun 3:53PM

  3. Sweden will be England. Berg and Toivonen are good­ strikers that will be too much to handle for the­ English defense.

    From suraya79s, on Wed 24 Jun 9:44AM

  4. zasto 3-1

    From Marko, on Tue 23 Jun 10:34PM

  5. jebem vam mater siptarsku!!!!!!

    From Darko, on Tue 23 Jun 9:46PM

  6. jebem vam mater siptarsku!!!!!!

    From Darko, on Tue 23 Jun 9:46PM

  7. Krčmareviću ostavka što pre,zbog­ katastrofalne taktike na sve tri utakmice i discipline­ na posledjnjoj!

    From dragan, on Tue 23 Jun 9:44PM

  8. Serbia a mess

    From Burim, on Tue 23 Jun 9:40PM

  9. Bob P, you right THNX

    From Burim, on Tue 23 Jun 9:37PM

  10. danny w get off fifa, you know buggar all

    From dianesellars, on Tue 23 Jun 9:19PM

  11. kakva provala

    From RadeK, on Tue 23 Jun 9:16PM

  12. Goranatco---you are politically biased go back where­ you belong---crawl into your hole!
    AND STAY THERE! NO­ PLACE FOR YOU HERE!

    From Bob P, on Tue 23 Jun 9:06PM

  13. jebem vam mater siptarsku!!!!!!

    From Darko, on Tue 23 Jun 9:06PM

  14. c`mon serbia TOSIC!!!

    From Jack, on Tue 23 Jun 9:03PM

  15. to burimmustafa or what ever your name is-you obviously­ don't know anything about sports,otherwise you­ would be commenting on the game and NOT ABOUT­ POLITICS!Do us all a favor and switch to some­ political site and express your political opinion over­ there and let us follow the game!! thank you

    From Tamara, on Tue 23 Jun 8:50PM
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    hahahah you dont know what is FOOTBALL and what is­ POLITIC....so whatever KOSOVO f.cking you serbians in­ football also politics and everything......

    From Burim, on Tue 23 Jun 8:47PM

  17. i got money on sweden come on

    From kjgunn82, on Tue 23 Jun 8:46PM
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    TOMOVIC OUT HAHAHAHa PAZI here is BAJRAMI KOSOVAR ta qi­ nanen ky

    From Burim, on Tue 23 Jun 8:37PM

  19. If the Kosovo were any good they will stay there...F***­ the Kosovo, whoever has a brain should run away from­ that S***hole...including serbs...No future for Black­ Hole of the Europe...
    THIS IS FOOTBALL, so if you­ don't have to say anything smart about the football­ (or anyone else for that matter) join some political­ as*holes forum and jerk over there...
    FOOTBALL-NO­ POLITICS PLEASE!

    From goranatco, on Tue 23 Jun 8:37PM
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    From Burim, on Tue 23 Jun 8:35PM
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