Largely dominant, the English lead against Serbia by a small goal (0-1), which leaves some hope for their opponents for the second half
22:26 – Gallagher enters the game
While England are much less convincing in midfield, Southgate brings in new blood. Conor Gallagher replaces Alexandrer Arnold.
22:24 – Big opportunity for Jovic
The last two entrants stand out very quickly in attack. After a nice dribble, Tadic throws Jovic into the area, but the AC Milan striker misses his control. The ball ends up in the hands of Pickford, vigilant in the goals.
22:21 – Tadic and Jovic come into play
While Southgate made no changes, Stojkovic makes his third and fourth change. Jovic replaced Mitrovic in attack, so Tadic replaced Lukic in midfield. In the game the English lost a little control of the game in the middle.
22:17 – Mitrovic calls for a penalty
Following a cross from Mladenovic on the left side, Mitrovic pushed slightly into the area by Trippier, asks for a peanlty. Mr. Orsato does not flinch. There was still room for dispute
22:14 – Shot on target from Alexander Arnold
Nice strike from Alexandre Arnold at the entrance to the Serbian area. Rajkovic, vigilant, intervenes by boxing with both fists. We feel that England can strike at any time
22:08 – Serbia finally wakes up
The Serbs finally show an attractive face with better ball possession and more deep passes like the one that benefited Vlahovic. The Juve striker subsequently managed to infiltrate the area but his cross found no takers. England is not yet safe
22:05 – Here we go again!
Start of the second half between Serbia and England. Only one change at the break, it is for the Serbs, Ilic replaced Gudelj in midfield.
21:46 – Halftime in Gelsenkirchen!
Without really bothering the English, Serbia managed a fairly encouraging end to the first half. Higher up the pitch, more skilful in passing, Vlahovic’s partners managed to escape from the clutches of the English thanks to better ball circulation and better offensive calls. But the score remains in favor of England at half-time (0-1)
9:40 p.m. – Kostic is replaced
Stojkovic is forced to make his first change. Hit in the foot, left midfielder Kostic is replaced by Mladenovic. Will he too be tormented by Saka?
21:39 – Yellow card for Gudelj
Gudelj receives the first yellow card of the evening following a foul on Bellingham
21:36 – Another great breakthrough from Saka
Saka is very impressive in percussion and dribbling. The Arsenal midfielder enters the Serbian area but his cross is too far behind Foden. The ball is cleared by Tadic’s teammates
21:32 – Serbia without ideas
Too wait-and-see, the Serbs suffered from English domination in this first half hour. The duels are often to the advantage of the English and Stojkovic’s men make many mistakes to annihilate the opposing breakthroughs.
21:27 – Harry Kane well muzzled
The English striker is struggling to get rid of Milenkovic’s marking at the start of the match, his teammates prefer to go through the corridors for the moment, relying on the speed of Saka and Foden
9:23 p.m. – Walker misses the break
The English opening score had the merit of opening up the game in midfield, which gave rise to very quick counterattacks. It almost benefited Walker who crossed his shot too far a few meters from Rajkovic’s goal. The citizen defender was slightly unbalanced at the time of the shot.