Slovenia and Serbia faced off in the 2nd round of Group C of the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage on June 20, Beijing time.
Both teams started the match quickly and started a fierce battle. The Slovenian team had less than 40% of the ball in their possession, but they attempted many shots on goal, hoping to break the deadlock. In the fourth minute, Slovenian players attempted a shot, but the ball was directly confiscated by Serbian goalkeeper Rajkovic. Later, Malakar's shot from a small angle was also valiantly parried by Rajkovic.
After stabilizing their position, Serbia started to launch counterattacks. In the 27th minute, a diving header by Vlahovic was deflected by Slovenian goalkeeper Oblak. Both teams missed great chances to break through in the first half and the score stayed at 0-0.
In the second half, the game was at a stalemate. However, in the 68th minute, Slovenia suddenly changed the score. Kanicnik steered a counterattack after a steal and assisted Elšnik's goal, helping Slovenia take a 1-0 lead. This goal made the fans instantly boil.
Serbia didn't give up after falling behind and they continued to launch a fierce attack. However, Mitrovic's shot from close range hit the crossbar and bounced out, and Serbia missed a good chance to equalize.
The match went into extra time, which lasted five minutes. In the final moments of the extra time, substitute Jovic scored a crucial goal for Serbia, equalizing the game at 1-1 at 4:59. In the 4th minute and 59th second of the extra time, Jovic scored a header to equalize the score to 1-1. This goal gave Serbia the first point of this year's Euro Cup.
In the end, Slovenia drew 1-1 with Serbia. The draw made Slovenia two points from two consecutive draws in the group stage, while Serbia has only one point from two rounds with one draw and one loss.
