National Team Friendly

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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Sebastian Käller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jeremije Mirković showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Käller, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Gustaf Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dušan Vlahovic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Käller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jeremije Mirković made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Sebastian Käller sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Käller's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremije Mirković was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Sweden were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Serbia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joacim Hansson took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Doug Traoré heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Sebastian Käller might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeremije Mirković. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Käller ran back to his position shaking his head. With an all-out effort, Sweden's Jeremije Mirković threw himself towards the right post 15 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sebastian Käller, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 17th minute, Sebastian Käller ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jeremije Mirković was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 19th minute, Jugoslav Đurđević hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeremije Mirković didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sebastian Käller went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Serbia's zone, Sebastian Käller stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeremije Mirković came out of the goal and Sebastian Käller tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Serbia's Jeremije Mirković played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Käller in the 25th minute of play. When Sebastian Käller came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Sweden fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sebastian Käller couldn't finish the play. Sebastian Käller might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeremije Mirković. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Käller ran back to his position shaking his head. Jeremije Mirković showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Käller in the 32nd minute of the match. Sebastian Käller blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeremije Mirković having to make a save. In the 40th minute of the game Jugoslav Đurđević made a throw-in which Grgur Ćulibrk played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grgur Ćulibrk in the 41st minute of play forced Sweden's goalkeeper Gustaf Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Sebastian Käller got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sebastian Käller to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Sweden were awarded a corner. Joacim Hansson went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Sweden's corner Joacim Hansson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jeremije Mirković quite easily take care of the ball. In the 61st minute Sebastian Käller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremije Mirković saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doug Traoré in the 64th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Jeremije Mirković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serbia made a substitution. Milija Ivanić replaced Goran Jeknić. Sweden made a substitution. Egil Sjögren replaced Daniel Löfgren. Serbia's Kostadin Martinović was substituted for Mihajlo Mrvaljević. Zoran Petrov got a throw-in 67 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Dušan Vlahovic. Sweden's Gustaf Eklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rastko Santrač in the 69th minute of play. Jeremije Mirković took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Björkqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Rastko Santrač ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gustaf Eklund was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. 80 minutes into the game, Timmy Galle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Jeremije Mirković was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Serbia's Rastko Santrač slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gustaf Eklund. That made the score 4-2 after 83 minutes of play. Gustaf Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rastko Santrač, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kostadin Martinović got free with Gustaf Eklund in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jeremije Mirković took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timmy Galle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute of the match, Milija Ivanić tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gustaf Eklund saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Rastko Santrač struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Gustaf Eklund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Serbia. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sweden fans cheered their team off the field, for while Serbia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.