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Euro 2016 qualifying: Serbia 1-2 Portugal

Portugal winger Nani
Nani scored within the first five minutes for Portugal

Serbia had two players sent off as they were beaten by Portugal in their final Euro 2016 qualifying group game.

Manchester City's Aleksandar Kolarov was dismissed for two yellow cards, before Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic saw red for violent conduct.

Goals from former Manchester United winger Nani and Joao Moutinho, in between Zoran Tosic's strike, gave Group I winners Portugal the victory.

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo was rested for the match.

Group I Table

Line-ups

Serbia

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Stojkovic
  • 4Tomovic
  • 13Mitrovic
  • 3TosicBooked at 79mins
  • 11KolarovBooked at 79minsSubstituted forObradovicat 77'minutes
  • 16Milivojevic
  • 21MaticBooked at 81mins
  • 7TosicSubstituted forSulejmaniat 85'minutes
  • 22Ljajic
  • 10Tadic
  • 9MitrovicBooked at 49minsSubstituted forSkuleticat 85'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Obradovic
  • 5Gudelj
  • 6Petkovic
  • 8Sulejmani
  • 12Rajkovic
  • 14Brasanac
  • 15Spajic
  • 17S Milinkovic-Savic
  • 18Katai
  • 19Fejsa
  • 20Skuletic
  • 23Dmitrovic

Portugal

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Rui Patrício
  • 23Nélson SemedoBooked at 28mins
  • 14José Fonte
  • 2Bruno AlvesSubstituted forNetoat 45'minutes
  • 18Eliseu
  • 11Brás AndréBooked at 81mins
  • 13DaniloBooked at 49mins
  • 4VelosoSubstituted forJoão Moutinhoat 70'minutes
  • 17Almeida da CunhaBooked at 44mins
  • 10Alves GomesBooked at 42minsSubstituted forMacedo Lopesat 57'minutes
  • 20Ricardo Quaresma

Substitutes

  • 3Neto
  • 6Ferreira Silva
  • 7Carvalho
  • 8João Moutinho
  • 9Macedo Lopes
  • 12Dos Reis Carvalho
  • 15Bernardo Silva
  • 16João Mário
  • 19Fonte
  • 21Cédric Soares
  • 22Ferreira Moura Guedes
Referee:
David Fernández Borbalán

Match Stats

Home TeamSerbiaAway TeamPortugal
Possession
Home60%
Away40%
Shots
Home17
Away7
Shots on Target
Home4
Away4
Corners
Home4
Away0
Fouls
Home15
Away15

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Serbia 1, Portugal 2.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Serbia 1, Portugal 2.

  3. Post update

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  4. Post update

    Delay in match Vladimir Stojkovic (Serbia) because of an injury.

  5. Post update

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  6. Post update

    Delay in match Rui Patrício (Portugal) because of an injury.

  7. Post update

    Offside, Serbia. Dusko Tosic tries a through ball, but Ivan Obradovic is caught offside.

  8. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adem Ljajic.

  9. Post update

    Foul by Petar Skuletic (Serbia).

  10. Post update

    Luís Neto (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. Post update

    Attempt saved. Nani (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by André André.

  12. Substitution

    Substitution, Serbia. Petar Skuletic replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.

  13. Substitution

    Substitution, Serbia. Miralem Sulejmani replaces Zoran Tosic.

  14. Dismissal

    Nemanja Matic (Serbia) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

  15. Booking

    André André (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  16. Post update

    Nemanja Matic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. Post update

    Foul by André André (Portugal).

  18. Dismissal

    Second yellow card to Aleksandar Kolarov (Serbia).

  19. Booking

    Aleksandar Kolarov (Serbia) is shown the yellow card.

  20. Goal!

    Goal! Serbia 1, Portugal 2. João Moutinho (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Eliseu.

As It Stood

A

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Iceland96211751220
2Czech Rep96121612419
3Turkey9432139415
4Netherlands94141511413
5Latvia9054618-125
6Kazakhstan9027618-122

B

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Belgium96212141720
2Wales953194518
3Bos-Herze94231410414
4Israel94141511413
5Cyprus94051414012
6Andorra9009434-300

C

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Spain98012231924
2Slovakia9612136719
3Ukraine96121431119
4Belarus9315814-610
5Luxembourg9117423-194
6North Macedonia9108618-123

D

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Germany107122491522
2Poland1063133102321
3R. of Ireland105321971218
4Scotland1043322121015
5Georgia103071016-69
6Gibraltar100010256-540

E

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1England99002832527
2Switzerland96032381518
3Slovenia94141611513
4Estonia931548-410
5Lithuania9315715-810
6San Marino9018134-331

F

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Northern Ireland10631168821
2Romania10550112920
3Hungary10442119216
4Finland10334910-112
5Faroe Islands10208617-116
6Greece10136714-76

G

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Austria98101951425
2Football Union of Russia95221951417
3Sweden9432139415
4Montenegro93241011-111
5Liechtenstein9126223-215
6Moldova9027414-102

H

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Italy9630146821
2Norway9612128419
3Croatia95311951417
4Bulgaria9225712-58
5Azerbaijan9135716-96
6Malta9027315-122

I

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Portugal8701115621
2Albania8422105514
3Denmark833285312
4Serbia8215813-54
5Armenia8026514-92
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