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  • European World Cup Qualifiers
  • 11 September 2012, 7:30pm
  • Crvena Zvezda Stadium
SerbiaSerbiavWalesWales
6
  • Kolarov, 16
  • Tosic, 24
  • Djuricic, 39
  • Tadic, 55
  • Ivanovic, 80
  • Sulejmani, 89
1
  • Bale, 31

live commentary

90 mins:GOAL: SERBIA 6-1 WALES. That sums it up! SULEJMANI hits a speculative drive from the edge of the box that takes two wicked deflections to wrongfoot the unfortunate Myhill.

90 mins:FULL TIME: SERBIA 6-1 WALES. The pain is finally over for the Wales players, staff and fans as the final whistle blows. A night to forget for the visitors as Serbia run riot with a truly dominant display.

89 mins:Serbia are playing out the final few minutes here with the ball.

86 mins:A final change now from Serbia with Aleksandar Ignjovski replaced by Srdjan Mijailovic.

85 mins:Almost a sixth for Serbia as Kolarov fires in a low shot that forces a fine save from Myhill.

84 mins:The Welsh fans who made the long trip out here will be making the long trip home in very subdued fashion after a dismal display.

82 mins:A late Serbian change now with Djuricic replaced by Lekic.

80 mins:GOAL: SERBIA 5-1 WALES. It's a rout! BRANISLAV IVANOVIC takes control of a poor clearance and rifles it into the bottom corner.

79 mins:Aaron Ramsey is the second Welsh player to go into the book and it's for dissent.

78 mins:Serbia aiming for a fifth now but Markovic's effort is well saved by Myhill.

75 mins:Into the final quarter of an hour of this one and the spark has completely gone now.

73 mins:Wales will be mightily relieved to see the back of Tosic who has run them ragged tonight.

71 mins:Serbia make an alteration too with Tosic replaced by Sulejmani.

70 mins:A final change for Wales with Joe Allen being replaced by Leicester's Andy King.

69 mins:Another glorious chance for Serbia as Djuricic swings a cross in and Tosic is well denied by Myhill.

67 mins:Serbia have clearly decided that they are going to double and even treble up on Bale as he is Wales' main threat on the attack.

64 mins:If Serbia keep their foot on the gas then this could get really embarrassing for the visitors.

62 mins:A Welsh yellow card as Djuricic goes down and Darcy Blake goes into the book.

60 mins:Serbia are getting the ball back far too easily here and Kolarov lines up for number five and fizzes just wide.

58 mins:Wales are sinking without a trace now and Chris Coleman has real work to do in the last half hour or so.

55 mins:GOAL: SERBIA 4-1 WALES. Game. Set. Match. It's all over for Wales as Ivanovic bursts through the defence and his cut back is met by an unmarked TADIC who slides home.

52 mins:Aaron Ramsey is pleading for a free-kick in a dangerous position on the edge of the box but the referee isn't interested.

49 mins:A sloppy start to the second half from Wales and that is continuing to allow Serbia to dominate possession.

47 mins:David Vaughan's first act is to almost receive a booking after hacking down Tosic.

46 mins:We are back underway in Serbia and Wales have a mountain to climb.

46 mins:Wales have made a double change with Sam Ricketts replacing Adam Matthews and David Vaughan on for David Edwards.

45 mins:HALF TIME: SERBIA 3-1 WALES. There goes the half time whistle and despite a few moments of genuine promise for the Welsh you'd have to say their defending has been well below the standard required.

45 mins:There will be one minute of added time.

44 mins:Frustration for Wales and Bale who has Ivanovic and Nastasic tied up in knots but there is free-kick awarded as they finally bundle him over.

42 mins:Only a few minutes to go until half-time here now and Serbia want to put this one out of sight before the break.

40 mins:GOAL: SERBIA 3-1 WALES. More poor defending from Wales as Matthews is easily bypassed by FILIP DJURICIC who simply blasts the ball beyond Myhill.

39 mins:Serbia are just taking a few minutes to regroup having conceded that goal and don't want to give away a cheap second.

36 mins:A break in play now as Ashley Williams clatters through Tosic who wants some treatment.

33 mins:So, can Wales build on that fabulous Bale free-kick?

31 mins:GOAL: SERBIA 2-1 WALES. Wow! Wales are suddenly back in it as GARETH BALE hits a wickedly dipping free-kick that leaves the keeper motionless as it ripples the top corner.

30 mins:Half an hour gone now and after a really promising start it looks like being a long, hard night for Chris Coleman's side.

27 mins:Almost 3-0 as Tadic's efforts deflects off Edwards and skews agonisingly wide of the far post.

26 mins:Serbia really have their tails up and the hosts are flying forward with wave after wave of attack.

24 mins:GOAL: SERBIA 2-0 WALES. Game over already? Wales are really on the rack now as Kolarov beats Gunter and the defence can't get the ball away and ZORAN TOSIC rolls it home.

22 mins:That opening goal seems to have knocked a bit of the stuffing out of the Welsh.

19 mins:Can Wales get Bale into the game? The Spurs man has hardly had a kick so far.

17 mins:So, after a promising start, Wales find themselves behind and that goal has been looking more and more likely in recent minutes.

15 mins:GOAL: SERBIA 1-0 WALES. Superb! Manchester City's ALEKSANDAR KOLAROV curls a stunning free-kick over the wall and Boaz Myhill can get nowhere near it.

14 mins:A horrible sliced clearance from Darcy Blake has Myhill stranded and he is incredibly grateful to see it spin wide.

12 mins:Serbia have started to find a little momentum now and they win their third corner in as many minutes and Wales scramble it away.

10 mins:All of a sudden the hosts come alive with Tosic darting inside and he picks out Markovic who is well blocked by Blake.

8 mins:Serbia are slow out of the blocks here and a Ramsey corner is headed narrowly over by Williams.

7 mins:Gareth Bale, without a doubt the visitors star man, has begun on the right hand side and will be trying to cut in on his favoured left boot.

5 mins:A nervous clearance from Serbian keeper Stojkovic will give the Welsh attackers a bit of food for thought.

3 mins:Wales have been in control of the possession in the opening minutes here.

1 mins:We are underway in Serbia with Wales getting us underway.

Wales: Myhill, Gunter, Blake, Williams, Matthews, Edwards, Ramsey, Allen, Bale, Morison, Church.

Serbia: Stojkovic, Bisevac, Nastasic, Ivanovic, Kolarov, Ignjovski, Djuricic, Tadic, Fejsa, Tosic, Markovic.

The preliminary team news appears good for the visitors with Liverpool's Joe Allen apparently passing a late fitness test.

Welcome to the Karadjordje Stadium in Serbia for this already crucial World Cup Qualifier as Serbia host Wales.

team line-up

1Vladimir Stojkovic
6Branislav Ivanovic
5Matija Nastasic
4Milan Bisevac
11Aleksandar Kolarov
10Dusan Tadic
3Lubomir Fejsa
7Zoran Tosic70
17Aleksandar Ignjovski85
19Filip Djuricic81
21Lazar Markovic

substitutes

18Milos Ninkovic
15Dejan Lekic81
20Neven Subotic
16Srdjan Mijailovic85
8Radosav Petrovic
13Nikola Maksimovic
14Nemanja Matic
9Miralem Sulejmani70
2Nenad Tomovic
23Zeljko Brkic
12Damir Kahriman
22Darko Lazovic

referee

Nuno Duarte Gomes

team line-up

1Boaz Myhill
5Darcy Blake
6Ashley Williams
3Adam Matthews45
2Chris Gunter
10Aaron Ramsey
11Gareth Bale
7Joe Allen71
4David Edwards45
8Simon Church
9Steve Morison

substitutes

18Robert Earnshaw
17Andy King71
13Ben Davies
20Jonathan Williams
12Jason Brown
15Ashley Richards
19Sam Vokes
14Sam Ricketts45
16David Vaughan45
22Hal Robson-Kanu
21Lewis Price

referee

Nuno Duarte Gomes

match stats

possession %6138
shots on target91
shots off target33
corners96
tackles won915
offsides10