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90+2' End of the match!
The match ends! Great victory for Russia. An overwhelming Russia takes the victory over Serbia. 4-0, final score.
⚽ 90+1'
GOOOOOOOOOOL for Russia! Ivan Sergeyev! The striker scores after receiving a pass from the left. It's 4-0 now.
90'
Two more minutes will be played in the match.
89'
SERBIA HAD IT! A header from 20 after a cross from the left but Matvei Safonov's reaction was better.
📺⚽❌ 89'
GOAL DISALLOWED! The VAR referees disallow the goal for offside. The score remains 3-0.
⚽ 88'
GOOOOAL for Russia, Arsen Zakharyan! The midfielder scores with a cross-shot to the right post. A goal at the VTB Arena.
85'
Russia came closer. Shot by Anton Zinkovskiy caught by the goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.
82'
BALL AGAINST THE POST! RUSSIA HAD A CHANCE! Tremendous powerful shot by Arsen Zakharyan and the ball crashed into the crossbar.
80'
Final stretch of the match. Russia keeps looking for more goals. Serbia tries to make the time run quickly without further suffering.
76'
Change in Russia. Anton Zinkovskiy replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
74'
BALL TO THE POST! Russia had a chance with a shot from 13 that the goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic touched with his left foot and then crashed into the left upright.
73'
RUSSIA HAD A CHANCE! Arsen Zakharyan's shot was well saved by Djordje Petrovic to send the ball into the far corner.
73'
Change in Serbia. Lazar Samardzic replaces Luka Jovic.
70'
There are 20 minutes left to the end of the match. The changes made in Serbia, have been more to try to refresh the team, but has not achieved much.
68'
Russia continues to control the ball at will. Serbia seems to be waiting for the end of the match... Little and nothing has been able to do.
64'
Changes in Russia. Arsen Zakharya and Ivan Sergeyev enter in place of Anton Miranchuk and Kostantin Tyukavin.
60'
Serbia came close! Aleksandr Mitrovic's shot went just wide of the left post.
57'
Double change in Serbia. Filip Kostic and Erhan Masovic enter in place of Sasa Zdjelar and Filip Mladenovic.
⚽ 55' ¡GOOOOOAL for Rusia!
GOOOOOOOOOOL for Russia, Aleksei Miranchuk! The striker scores in front of goal after receiving a low pass from Yuri Gorshkov.
53'
RUSSIA HAD IT! Filip Mladenovic's own goal after a cross attempted by Aleksandr Golovin;
50'
First minutes of the second half. The game remains the same, with Russia holding the ball and trying to come out with the ball under control.
47'
Russia came closer. Yuri Gorshkov's powerful shot went over the goal.
Second half begins
The second half of the match begins.
There were three changes in Serbia. Aleksandar Mitrovic, Srdjan Mijailovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic are on the pitch.
45+2' Halftime
The first half of the match is over. Russia partially beats Serbia 2-0.
45'
Two more minutes will be played in the first half.
41'
Serbia had it again! Mijat Gacinovic tried to finish with a half-volley, but the ball went over the goal.
40' SOFONOV'S GREAT SAVE!
SERBIA HAD A GREAT SAVE BY THE RUSSIAN GOALKEEPER! Luka Jovic shot in front of the goal after receiving a pass from Dusan Tadic, but the score was not opened on the Serbian side. We continue 2-0.
35'
Final stretch of the first half. Russia has the ball most of the time. The result now justifies the intentions of each team.
⚽ 32' GOOOAL for Russia
GOOOOAL for Russia! Maksim Osipenko! The central defender picked up the ball after a rebound from a free kick and put the ball inside the right post to leave Djordje Petrovic with no chance to react. 2-0.
28'
It is a very poor match in scoring chances for now. The score remains 1-0.
25'
Russia had the control of the match and even more in these moments when the opponent was playing with one less player. Serbia had the game complex from the beginning and now even more so.
🅿️⚽ 21' GOOOAL for Russia!
GOOOOOOOOOOL for Russia, Anton Miranchuk! The midfielder calmly took the penalty and put the ball into the corner of the left post. Djordje Petrovic's shot was unkillable. 1-0.
📺🅿️🟥 20'
THE DECISION IS REVERSED AND THERE IS A PENALTY FOR RUSSIA! After the VAR review, it was found that there was no offside, so the referee awarded the penalty and gave the red card to Milan Gajic, who was the last man in the defense when he committed the foul.
18'
Russia came close! Milan Gajic brought down Daniil Khlusevich in the box and the referee was heading for the penalty, but it was ruled offside. There is still a VAR review.
17'
The offensive volume of the Serbians is something to keep in mind. At least four players always pass the midfield when they orchestrate a fast start and all of them are one-on-one with the Serbian defense.
15'
We reached the first quarter of an hour. Despite Serbia having the clearest option so far, they look too imprecise to connect at least five passes to help them progress into the opponent's half. They have been very uncomfortable, even though Russia does not press much.
10'
Russia appeals at times to quick starts or to recover the ball in the middle and be much more vertiginous in attack, but fails in the final stitch.
8'
Serbia had a chance! A mistake by the Russians at the start and Andrija Zivkovic received the ball near the box, shot with his left foot and the ball went near the right post.
7'
Russia keeps the ball in their possession, but it is a fruitless possession because they do not even get past the halfway line.
5'
First minutes of the match in which there is no dominator. Russia, being the home team, wants to have the initiative, but still can't do any damage.
Match starts!
The match between Russia and Serbia is underway.
Teams on the field
The players of Russia and Serbia take the field at the VTB Arena.
Substitutes - Serbia
1. Predrag Rajkovic (PO), 23. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (PO), 9. Aleksandar Mitrovic, 11. Filip Kostic, 13, Erhan Masovic, 15. Srdjan Babic, 17. Srdjan Mijailovic, 19. Lazar Samardzic, 20. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
Starting XI - Serbia
Coach: Dragan Stojkovic
Substitutes - Russia
1. Aleksandr Maksimenko (GK), 13. Ivan Sergeyev (GK), 2. Arsen Adamov, 4. Yuri Gorshkov, 8. Arsen Zakharyan, 9. Fiódor Chálov, 11. Aleksei Miranchuk, 14. Yevgeny Morozov, 16. Andréi Luniov, 18. Anton Zinkovskiy, 20. Sergey Pinyaev, 21. Jevgeni Harin, 23. Daler Kuziáyev, 24. Aleksandr Chernikov, 25. Danil Prutsev.
Starting XI - Russia
Coach: Valeri Karpin
Teams finalize details
The teams are already at the VTB Arena. With half an hour left for the match, they are doing their warm-up work, already finalizing details for the start of the match.
Last five matches - Serbia
November 19, 2023 - UEFA Euro Qualifiers: 2-2 vs Bulgaria
November 15, 2023 - Friendly match: 1-0 vs Belgium (Lost)
October 17, 2023 - UEFA Euro Qualifiers: 3-1 vs Montenegro (Won)
October 14, 2023 - UEFA Euro Qualifiers: 2-1 vs Hungary (Lost)
September 10, 2023 - UEFA Euro Qualifiers: 1-3 vs Lithuania (Won)
Last five matches - Russia
November 20, 2023 - Friendly match: 8-0 vs. Cuba (Won)
October 16, 2023 - Friendly match: 2-2 vs Kenya
October 12, 2023 - Friendly match: 1-0 vs. Cameroon (Won)
September 12, 2023 - Friendly match: 1-1 vs Qatar
September 11, 2023 - Friendly match: 2-1 vs Egypt U23 (Lost)
Russia, looking forward to the match
The Russian team is ready for today's match. This is how the dressing room looks like, with the clothes ready to face the Serbs.
Новенькая форма уже ждёт команду в раздевалке 🇷🇺❤️
— Сборная России (@TeamRussia) March 21, 2024
А мы ждём вас на трибунах! pic.twitter.com/jKUXQVUpEX
An important visit before the game
The Serbian national team informed that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Ivica Dacic, visited the national team's training camp.
There he held a conversation with coach Dragan Stojković and the president of the Football Association of Serbia, Dragan Džajić.
At the meeting, Dacic was in the company of the Minister of Sport, Zoran Gajić, the president of the Serbian Football Federation, Dragan Džajić, as well as other sports officials and members of the coaching staff.
The talk served to motivate the team to go out for victory and "to fight wholeheartedly for Serbia, in a spirit of fair play and sporting competition".
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What time is Russia vs Serbia for Friendly Match?
This is the start time of the game Russia vs Serbia of March 21st 2024 in several countries:
Argentina: 2:00 PM
Bolivia: 1:00 PM
Brazil: 2:00 PM
Chile: 2:00 PM
Colombia: 12:00 PM
Ecuador: 12:00 PM
USA (ET): 1:00 PM on ViX
Spain: 6:00 PM
Mexico: 11:00 AM
Paraguay: 2:00 PM
Peru: 12:00 PM
Uruguay: 11:00 PM
Squad List - Serbia
📋🦅 | Селектор репрезентације Србије Драган Стојковић објавио је коначан списак играча за предстојеће пријатељске утакмице против Русије и Кипра.
🇷🇺🆚🇷🇸 | 21. март, Москва
🇨🇾🆚🇷🇸 | 25. март, Ларнака pic.twitter.com/VCkFYqFEdD — Fudbalski savez Srbije | FA of Serbia (@FSSrbije) March 11, 2024
Squad List - Russia
Наш итоговый состав на мартовские сборы: Головин, Миранчуки, Захарян и Кузяев – в деле 🇷🇺💪
Всего в списке тренерского штаба сборной России на матчи с Сербией и Парагваем – 28 футболистов. pic.twitter.com/fpTTcuFlgx — Сборная России (@TeamRussia) March 11, 2024
Russia vs Serbia history
These two teams have met six times. The statistics are in favor of Russia, which has emerged victorious on three occasions, while Serbia did so on one, to leave a balance of two draws.
Serbia prepares for Eurocup
Serbia continues its preparations for UEFA Euro 2024 after qualifying second in Group G of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers. The Serbs collected 14 points from their eight matches, but defeats against Hungary forced them to settle for second place.
Dragan Stojkovic has been in charge of Serbia for just over three years now. In 35 matches, he has won 20 of them, although in the last seven matches of 2023 he has only managed to win two of them.
Russia, from friendly to friendly
The Russian national team will play its first friendly match of the year. The team coached by Valeri Karpin continues to struggle to compete after it was banned by UEFA from November 2021 from the qualifying process for Euro 2024.
The Russian team, ranked 38th in the FIFA Ranking, had only eight games in 2023, all of them friendly matches. They won three of them. Their only defeat during this period was a 2-1 loss to Egypt's U-23 team.
Karpin, who is also coach of FC Rostov, prepared his team for this FIFA date, where in addition to Serbia, they will face Paraguay.
The match will be played at the VTB Arena
The Russia vs Serbia match will be played in The match will be played at the VTB Arena, also called Lev Yashin Stadium and located in the city of Moscow, Russia. This venue, inaugurated in the year 2019, has a capacity for 27,000 spectators.
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