Denmark vs Serbia, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueYussuf Poulsen bicycle-kick goal gives Denmark win over Serbia
Denmark striker Yussuf Poulsen created the opening goal and then added a brilliant second with an acrobatic bicycle kick as his side beat Serbia 2-0 in their Nations League A Group 4 clash on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Albert Grønbæk (Denmark).
- 5': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark).
- 6': Predrag Rajkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Alexander Bah (Denmark).
- 8': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark).
- 10': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 12': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 14': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Marko Grujic.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Denmark) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 17': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 17': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 20': Foul by Alexander Bah (Denmark).
- 20': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Veljko Birmancevic.
- 21': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Grønbæk.
- 24': Attempt saved. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Jovic with a headed pass.
- 28': Albert Grønbæk (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Marko Grujic.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen.
- 30': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Predrag Rajkovic.
- 36': Goal! Denmark 1, Serbia 0. Albert Grønbæk (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Albert Grønbæk.
- 45'+3': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
- 45'+3': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
- 45'+3': Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Denmark 1, Serbia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Denmark 1, Serbia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Serbia. Andrija Zivkovic replaces Marko Grujic.
- 46': Offside, Serbia. Luka Jovic is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Denmark).
- 48': Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Denmark).
- 51': Joachim Andersen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sasa Lukic with a cross.
- 54': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Strahinja Erakovic.
- 59': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Denmark).
- 59': Ivan Ilic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Victor Kristiansen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Denmark. Morten Hjulmand replaces Christian Nørgaard.
- 60': Substitution, Denmark. Gustav Isaksen replaces Albert Grønbæk.
- 61': Goal! Denmark 2, Serbia 0. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross.
- 63': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark).
- 63': Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Substitution, Serbia. Petar Ratkov replaces Lazar Samardzic.
- 64': Substitution, Serbia. Stefan Mitrovic replaces Kosta Nedeljkovic.
- 65': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 65': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Ilic with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Denmark. Patrick Dorgu replaces Christian Eriksen.
- 69': Substitution, Denmark. Jonas Wind replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
- 69': Foul by Petar Ratkov (Serbia).
- 69': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 69': Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Alexander Bah (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Stefan Mitrovic (Serbia).
- 71': Stefan Mitrovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 71': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Serbia. Kristijan Belic replaces Sasa Lukic.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Ivan Ilic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Foul by Kristijan Belic (Serbia).
- 74': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Jonas Wind (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 77': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark).
- 77': Stefan Mitrovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 80': Substitution, Serbia. Djordje Jovanovic replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
- 82': Substitution, Denmark. Morten Frendrup replaces Victor Kristiansen.
- 82': Hand ball by Jonas Wind (Denmark).
- 85': Foul by Djordje Jovanovic (Serbia).
- 85': Jonas Wind (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 88': Attempt saved. Stefan Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Ilic.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Ivan Ilic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Mitrovic.
- 89': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Serbia).
- 89': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Kristijan Belic (Serbia).
- 90': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia).
- 90'+2': Jonas Wind (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Denmark 2, Serbia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Denmark 2, Serbia 0.
Statistics
SRB | DEN | |
---|---|---|
13 | Fouls | 11 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
0 | Saves | 2 |
45.9 | Possession | 54.1 |
7 | SHOTS | 10 |
2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
415 | Accurate Passes | 499 |
485 | Passes | 575 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
17 | Crosses | 20 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
50 | Long Balls | 36 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
16 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
26 | Tackles | 25 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
7 | Interceptions | 10 |
27 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
27 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Parken
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 34,902
UEFA Nations League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Denmark | 2 | +4 | 6 |
2 | Spain | 2 | +3 | 4 |
3 | Serbia | 2 | -2 | 1 |
4 | Switzerland | 2 | -5 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Denmark (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
3 | Jannik Vestergaard |
2 | Joachim Andersen |
13 | Rasmus Kristensen |
15 | Christian Nørgaard |
23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
17 | Victor Kristiansen |
18 | Alexander Bah |
20 | Yussuf Poulsen |
10 | Christian Eriksen |
9 | Albert Gronbaek Erlykke |
Serbia (3-5-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Predrag Rajkovic (GK) |
4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
3 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
16 | Strahinja Erakovic |
10 | Sasa Lukic |
17 | Ivan Ilic |
20 | Marko Grujic |
7 | Veljko Birmancevic |
2 | Kosta Nedeljkovic |
8 | Luka Jovic |
11 | Lazar Samardzic |
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