Slovenia 1-1 Serbia: Euro 2024 – live reaction | Euro 2024

Imagine how Dragan Stojkovic feels now. At 1-0, he feared the worst – elimination, humiliation and the potential loss of his job. However, he now knows that a win over Denmark will almost certainly be enough for the round of 16.

We will digest what we have just seen for a bit, but join Barry Glendenning on Denmark’s build-up against England.

What Group C looks like now.

ugh! It wasn’t the best match we’ve seen, but what drama! I cannot begin to fathom the horror that Slovenia it will feel – amazing, they were as good as they are now, they will need something against England, quite possibly a win, to go on. The disease will last a long time.

But for the fact that it came, this goal was not coming, but Slovenia had qualification taken out of their hands while Serbia could just salvage their tournament!

Another great pass, breaking in from the right and Jovic, pulling away with various defenders pulling at him, is in the middle of the box to fire the equalizer into the side netting with what could be the last play of the game! Delight for Serbia, which was saved! Desolation for Slovenia, who were so close! Football!

90+5 min Serbia wins a corner and the big keeper is off!

90+4 min Vipotnik is booked for something, I didn’t see what for.

90+3 min Vessels of liquids continue to rain from Serbia After all, Oblak’s goalkeeping area looks like the local disco with a sticky floor.

90+2 min I’m a little surprised that this isn’t the case degenerate they’ve raised it to a mess but there’s still time and as I write, Jovic has been booked after lunging after a foul on him. Unfortunately, the problem is probably one of refereeing – the standard so far has been high, making it in the Prem poopr poorer the poorest. Serbia they rage, but only because they lose; they lack focus.

90+1 min Change for Slovenia who, looking for their first win in the Euros, send Brekalo, a defender, for Elsnik, an attacking midfielder.

90 min again, Slovenia clear their lines and we’ll have five extra minutes.

90 min Mitrovic makes his way down the left and two defenders block him for a corner; Samardzic will take.

89 min Speaking of whom…

88 min Must Serbia lose, they will fail to finish in the top two, but a win in their last game against Denmark could be enough to sneak into the last 16 as a third-place finisher.

87 min Janza, who was about to take a throw, was hit with containers of liquid, so the referee booked him for time wasting.

86 min This time when the corner goes in, Oblak latches on tighter, the ball falls to Ilic who shoots low and hard… but we’re at that stage where defenders are blocking everything and Stankovic is doing the work.

85 min Serbia win another free-kick, this time from the left, and the execution is good; Oblak comes in, swings and concedes a corner that gives another. It gets nerve wracking if even your big keeper who has won a league and played in Champions League finals panics.

83 min “Enjoyed the mumbled PG Wodehouse reference,” writes Michael Mand. “Here’s one for the Slovenian goalscorer: “That’s the way you move up in the world – by seizing your opportunities. Why, what is Big Ben but a wristwatch that has seen its chance and succeeded?’

You can’t beat a bit of Pelham Grenville.

82 min Stojkovic comes back in, takes out Tadic and Zivkovic – I’m a bit surprised by that – to bring on Samaerdzi and Birmancevic.

81 min Gacinovic catches the ball on the left and takes it, slides a great pass into the box… and absolutely straight.

80 min God, our man Karnicnik is on one; the ball breaks to him outside the box and from 25 yards, he whistles a right-footed shot just wide of the far post.

78 min If this match stays like this, Slovenia it will almost be over. They are ranked 57th in the world and I dare say those of us who are not Slovenians will be missing out on a hell of a par.

76 min Further on Slovenia changes, Verbich and Vipotnik for Sesko and Stojanovic.

75 min Tadic, a look of desperation in his eyes, heads for the box and 25 yards from goal, right of center, Cerin drags him down. Free kick Serbia, Tadic looks for the back post but Milinkovic-Savic is in the middle, his shot goes behind Stankovic. Goalkick says the referee and it’s a much better game now.

72 min Zivkovic crosses from the right and Mitrovic pops in the eyes; he is in front of his man and sweeps with the flight of the ball to set up an equaliser. But Karnicnik is that man, and at least for these few minutes he is too him, sticking out a leg to deflect the ball against the corner! That’s what it’s all about, the players are having the moments of their lives, for better or for worse – for our enjoyment.

71 min A few seconds earlier, Pien Meulensteen noted that this game is now the tournament leader for minutes spent at 0-0; no no more, and Slovenia fans are absolutely delighted with it!

Now then! Karnicnik breaks from right-back into the center and into a fair amount of space, then spreads to the left for Elsnik and moves forward undisturbed. Meanwhile, Elsnik crosses low to the back post, Milinkovic-Savic is caught pondering the vagaries of existential philosophy and Karnicnik slides home, almost!

67 min Stojanovic breaks down the right, but like Ji-sung Park, he reminds me of a Kick Off 2 player who can’t change direction after running in a straight line. Meanwhile, Pavlovic leans into him just enough to send him flying, and the referee doesn’t care about any penalties.

65 min Breaking news! Here is Accra legend DJ Knobs with the sounds of your summer/rainy season.

63 min Ch ch ch changes: for Sloveniait’s Jon Gorenc Stankovic for Jan Mlakar and for Serbia, it’s Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Luka Jovic for Dusan Vlahovic, and less of that the mumbling Saa Lukic teaching the Allianz pitch a lesson they’ll never forget.

61 min “Your argument that ‘the important difference now is that the big boys have legs’ is spot on,” opined Martin Wright. “Because talented children are now being swept into high-quality academies at an early age – which is hugely important before they become ‘big boys’ – they are technically better than the big boys of the past who were used as battering rams in the center of defenders or forwards.”

I also think there’s just a greater emphasis on skill – I’d say the most influential male footballer in the last two decades isn’t him, or him, rather Ronaldinho. The game changed with him, although I wanted to point out in my earlier answer that even in the 50’s it was the case that a good big boy was better than a good little boy and if you don’t believe me watch Duncan Edwards videos on YouTube. In fact, do this anyway.

59 min The angle goes so far.

58 min Slovenia is now sitting at the back – maybe they want it, maybe they are smart. Meanwhile, a passage of play that shows this perfectly, Tadic goes around the outside regardless of any defensive structure and cuts back… but misses Mitrovic, simple. So Slovenia counters with Sesko, who from distance tries the kind of outswinger that has been so successful so far this tournament, but Rajokovic parries it away easily enough.

57 min Serbia win another corner and Tadic will go in again; this time Oblak comes in and almost clears the ball.

56 min “I think the raising of the standard of national teams can largely be attributed to the League of Nations,” writes Johnny Bull. “There are many other factors, but teams of equal quality playing each other more often has led to more confident and better organized teams playing to win.” It also means that teams have a better idea of ​​where they stand, rather than qualifying for a major tournament or a dubious Fifa ranking being the only indicators available.

Hmmm, I wonder if we’ll see the results of this so soon. I guess there are more brilliant players in the world than ever before – a lot more.

54 min Stojanovic megs Lukic, who stands his ground, the referee appreciates the body check, not an innocent encounter; a yellow card is issued.

52 min The more Serbia attack, the more likely they are to leave gaps at the back for Cesko, and when Sporar wins the ball, the slip can send him over. But the defender, Cerin, I think, does enough to hold him and the referee calls off play for a Slovenian free kick that goes all the way.