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Stats hungry sports nerd fancies any code with a ball and boots. Football being a prime example of this. I love the A-League as much as a mother could love a child who graduates to become a middle manager at a bank. Follow me on Twitter @ljgillard
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It’s the grand final of the eternal 2019-20 A-League season and the two best teams in the land, Sydney FC and Melbourne City, face…
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The Western Sydney Wanderers need a win to keep their slim finals chances alive when they take on the high flying Wellington Phoenix at…
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It’s the Farewell Marco Kurz Derby as Melbourne Victory travels to Coopers Stadium to take on Adelaide United on Friday evening at 7:30pm (AEDT).…
FFA Cup Champions Adelaide United return home to host Western Sydney Wanderers FC at Coopers Stadium on Friday evening, 7:30pm (AEDT). Join The Roar…
Match result An arm wrestle at Bankwest stadium ends with a point a piece, as a late Aaron Calver header earned Western United a…
Match Result Melbourne City were far too classy away from home against the Newcastle Jets and were deserved winners. At times it was like…
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Both Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory will look to get their first wins of the season at Suncorp Stadium in their Round 3 A-League…
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Adelaide United take on reigning champions Sydney FC in week 1 of the 2019/20 A-League season at Coopers Stadium this Friday at 7:30pm (AEST).…
A final-round thriller as old rivals Collingwood and Essendon butt heads on Friday night at the MCG. Join The Roar for live scores and…
It’s a Friday night match up the AFL schedulers would rather forget as Melbourne takes on Sydney at the MCG. Join The Roar for…
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82′ – Serbia will also make a chance. Kostic is SUBSTITUTED for Radonjic
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
80′ – Coutinho has earned a rest here. He’s been excellent – especially in the first half. He’s been SUBSTITUTED for Renato Augusto
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
79′ – A CHANCE to Matic, who chests down a cross into the box and turns to fire it tamely wide. He might have gone for that with his head.
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
Costa Rica equalised (20 minutes ago) which makes things very interesting. A Costa Rican winner could bring the Serbian draw back into play
(hold on, I’ll go and get my graphics calculator to work out the permutations)
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
It’s been a breakneck 20 minutes. Serbia are desperately unlucky not to have equalised and have been cursed by the second goal against the momentum.
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
75′ – Ljajic is being SUBSTITUTED for Zivkovic. He was busier in this half but Serbia need to try something new here to avoid being sent home
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
73′ – SHOT BLOCKED off Neymar. He finds good space just inside the box and gets a shot off, but it’s blocked by a gang of Serbian defenders
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
71′ – SAVED! a fantastic shot from Felipe Luiz from the corner. It spills out to him at the edge of the box and Stojkovic has to save.
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
71′ – CHANCE… half chance to Coutinho who dances around the edge of the box after a cut back but can’t get good contact. He wins a corner though
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
68′ – GOAL TO BRAZIL! AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY!! That is a dagger into Serbia’s heart.
Brazil winning a couple of CORNERS in quick succession and rather than take this one short they go for the near post where Thiago Silva powers it home with a header
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
66′ – Sensing danger, Brazil have made a SUBSTITUTION. Goalscorer Paulinho is off for Fernandinho who will stiffen up their defensive screen.
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
65′ – OH IT’S SAVED! An excellent chance for Mitrovic in the air that he normally would gobble up. Crossed in perfectly from the right for the striker who wins the header easily but hits it tamely straight at Alisson.
A foot either side and he equalises for Serbia. A big chance missed there.
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
Serbia will give me RSI if they keep up this pace.
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
63′ – CLEARED AGAIN! And again Mitrovic can’t quite get good contact on the shot. Tadic’s cut back can’t quite find his gargantuan striker and Brazil clear.
An ensuring SHOT falls to Milinkovic-Savic but he boots it wide of the far post
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
It’s a great spell for Serbia who are throwing everything at Brazil here. They need a better final ball
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
61′ – SAVED! And that was a better chance for Serbia. Rukavina gets a chance at redemption and his cross is cleared to Mitrovic who can’t knock his header past Alisson. Excellent play for Serbia
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
59′ – SAVED by Alisson. It’s technically a save but it wasn’t probing. It’s a low and poorly hit cross from Rukavina who benefits from an overload on the right. He’s looking to square it for Mitrovic but hits it tamely at the Brazilian keeper.
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
57′ – SAVED Neymar is played through on goal with a brilliant ball from Willian, but his left foot shot is straight at Stojkovic in a good position at his near post.
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
56′ – CLEARED by Miranda from a probing pass/shot at the edge of the box from Ljalic, who has started this half very brightly
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
55′ – SHOT BLOCKED from a very long effort by Milinkovic-Savic. It’s worth the hit as it sits up for his right boot from about 30 out. Alas he hit it straight at the Brazilian defender.
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
53′ – A good moment for Serbia. A turnover in midfield released Ljalic, who took Brazil on, before looking for a 1-2 with Tadic on the right which doesn’t quite come off.
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
52′ – CLEARED by Serbia. An excellent long ball form Fagner finds Willian on the right who thunders a low flat pass across the box. Serbia were caught out there with the directness of the pass
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
Prolonged period of possession for Brazil, building patiently here. Serbia haven’t get thrown the shackles off their defensive gameplan
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
49′ – YELLOW CARD shown to Matic. He makes Jesus wears one in midfield as he skips past him.
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog
83′ – OVER THE BAR from Neymar. Willian’s penetrating run produces a cut back to Neymar who punches it hard and low and it bounces over the bar.
Serbia vs Brazil: 2018 FIFA World Cup highlights, scores, blog