Saturday, September 8, 2012

Scotland 0 - Serbia 0

Serbia made the trip to Glasgow to face Scotland in one of two qualifiers played today.  Early in the match, Serbia's Aleksandar Kolarov crushed a 21-yard free kick that was saved well on a dive at the near post from Allan McGregor.  Kolarov then got back on defense to head away two dangerous chances for Scotland in the next ten minutes.  The half ended scoreless.

Play began to open up more in the second half after a very slow first period.  Kolarov was the danger man of the match, and with just under a half hour to play, he fired a low shot that skipped just wide of the far post, leaving the game deadlocked at zero goals apiece.  McGregor saved a Serbian breakaway opportunity with one minute left in the match to preserve the draw.  His counterpart in the Serbian net Vladimir Stojkovic saved a final Scottish chance in stoppage time.  The match ends 0-0.

Belgium 3 pts +2
Croatia 3 pts +1
Scotland 1 pts 0
Serbia 1 pts 0
Macedonia 0 pts -1
Wales 0 pts -2

Match Reports:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/08/scotland-serbia-world-cup

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e79ofGHlYkE

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