Serbia sealed its first Nations League soccer victory with a victory over Switzerland, counting its matches in defeats, thanks to the opportunism of Nikola Milenkovic and the talent of Aleksandar Mitrovic who now points to Spain, who have -scheduled for Tuesday in Córdoba.
The rivalry between the two teams of the quartet that has yet to add three points fell to the Balkan side with more depth and ambition against an opponent whose results have taken away its confidence and remains at the well of the classification , even without. points.
Switzerland got into the game in the final period, with a penalty with a quarter of an hour left to play. But then Al Ittihad goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic appeared and blocked Breel Embolo’s shot.
Serbia, who drew with Spain on the opening day but lost against Denmark, enter the match for one of the first two spots. From less to more against Switzerland. It started with some caution and ended up being unleashed. With a little goal from Luka Jovic, a former Real Madrid player who came on in the second half, the score would have been more.
In a dry stretch, with no chances, the visiting team stood up early and managed to take the lead after half an hour, with the first threat from any of the protagonists on the field. Embolo also cleared his marker inside the area but it deflected wide of the post.
Serbia was driven by fate. He found the goal almost by accident and at a crucial moment. In addition to the first part. In a lateral foul committed by Lazar Samardzic he sent to the area and sent defender Nico Elvedi in the direction of center back Nikola Milenkovic and the ball went into the goal.
The goal was a blow for Switzerland who started the restart worse, with no reaction. On the contrary, it was Serbia that emerged and had the best minutes. Especially with the entry of Jovic who scored the second with a wonderful unmarking and control that did not end well as Gregor Kobel advanced.
The second came in the hour mark. This is a great goal. An individual action by Aleksandar Mitrovic prevented the ball from going out of bounds and into the Swiss goal. He challenged his marker, entered the area, created space for himself and finished the action with a powerful shot into the top corner.
Jovic was the third with a header after Strahinja Erakovic’s pass also frustrated Kobel.
However, Switzerland has its moments of awakening. First thanks to a penalty that came when Kosta Nedeljkovic pushed Dan Ndoye inside the area. With twenty minutes left, Breel Embolo took a shot from eleven meters but Predag
Serbia secured the win and is waiting for Spain to beat Denmark. Dragan Stojkovic’s team is within reach of one of the first two places and access to the playoffs.
Source: La Verdad
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