UEFA Nations League

Slovenia vs Kosovo, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Slovenia
  • 62': Jasmin Kurtic
  • 90'+4': Josip Ilicic (P)
FT
2 - 1
Kosovo
  • 58': Vedat Muriqi

About

Slovenia are hosting Kosovo at Stadion Stozice, Ljubljana, Slovenia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Bernard Berisha (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Amedej Vetrih (Slovenia).
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Damjan Bohar (Slovenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Foul by Miha Mevlja (Slovenia).
  • 6': Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Kosovo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edon Zhegrova with a cross.
  • 8': Foul by Sandi Lovric (Slovenia).
  • 8': Hekuran Kryeziu (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 11': Offside, Slovenia. Miha Mevlja tries a through ball, but Haris Vuckic is caught offside.
  • 12': Offside, Kosovo. Fidan Aliti tries a through ball, but Bernard Berisha is caught offside.
  • 16': Amedej Vetrih (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Bernard Berisha (Kosovo).
  • 16': Bernard Berisha (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Haris Vuckic (Slovenia) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Damjan Bohar.
  • 17': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 18': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Fidan Aliti.
  • 19': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 20': Foul by Anel Rashkaj (Kosovo).
  • 20': Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Anel Rashkaj (Kosovo).
  • 24': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Miha Blazic (Slovenia).
  • 26': Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Haris Vuckic (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Edon Zhegrova (Kosovo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 28': Foul by Miha Mevlja (Slovenia).
  • 28': Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 31': Foul by Bernard Berisha (Kosovo).
  • 31': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Hekuran Kryeziu (Kosovo).
  • 32': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Jure Balkovec (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Florent Hadergjonaj.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia).
  • 37': Valon Berisha (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 41': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Arijanet Muric.
  • 42': Offside, Slovenia. Sandi Lovric tries a through ball, but Damjan Bohar is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Edon Zhegrova (Kosovo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 45': Damjan Bohar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Mergim Vojvoda (Kosovo).
  • 45': Mergim Vojvoda (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Hand ball by Anel Rashkaj (Kosovo).
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Miha Mevlja (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Slovenia 0, Kosovo 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Slovenia 0, Kosovo 0.
  • 46': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 48': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 50': Foul by Florent Hadergjonaj (Kosovo).
  • 50': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Amedej Vetrih (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo).
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Vuckic.
  • 54': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Mergim Vojvoda.
  • 55': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Vedat Muriqi.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Damjan Bohar (Slovenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandi Lovric.
  • 56': Bernard Berisha (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia).
  • 58': Goal! Slovenia 0, Kosovo 1. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernard Berisha.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Valon Berisha.
  • 61': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Florent Hadergjonaj.
  • 62': Goal! Slovenia 1, Kosovo 1. Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 63': Bernard Berisha (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Miha Mevlja (Slovenia).
  • 64': Miha Mevlja (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Substitution, Slovenia. Andraz Sporar replaces Haris Vuckic.
  • 71': Substitution, Kosovo. Lirim Kastrati replaces Hekuran Kryeziu.
  • 72': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Florent Hadergjonaj.
  • 72': Bernard Berisha (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Sandi Lovric (Slovenia).
  • 75': Offside, Kosovo. Bernard Berisha tries a through ball, but Florent Hadergjonaj is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Fidan Aliti (Kosovo).
  • 78': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) header from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josip Ilicic following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Amedej Vetrih (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo).
  • 84': Substitution, Kosovo. Elbasan Rashani replaces Bernard Berisha because of an injury.
  • 86': Offside, Kosovo. Elbasan Rashani tries a through ball, but Florent Hadergjonaj is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, Slovenia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Sandi Lovric.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amedej Vetrih with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Kosovo. Florent Hasani replaces Edon Zhegrova.
  • 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Fidan Aliti (Kosovo) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+2': Amir Rrahmani (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Slovenia 2, Kosovo 1. Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+4': Edon Zhegrova (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Slovenia. Nino Kouter replaces Josip Ilicic.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Domen Crnigoj (Slovenia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Slovenia 2, Kosovo 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Slovenia 2, Kosovo 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 11
4 Saves 1
36 Possession 64
5 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
239 Accurate Passes 503
335 Passes 588
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
6 Crosses 28
0.2 Cross % 0.1
65 Long Balls 68
25 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 11
30 Effective Clearances 5
30 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stadion Stozice
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Northern Ireland 6 +8 11
2 Bulgaria 6 -3 9
3 Belarus 6 -1 7
4 Luxembourg 6 -4 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SVN Slovenia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Vid Belec (GK)
17 Miha Mevlja Yellow Card
4 Miha Blazic
3 Jure Balkovec
20 Petar Stojanovic
8 Sandi Lovric Yellow Card
14 Jasmin Kurtic
22 Amedej Vetrih
6 Haris Vuckic
15 Damjan Bohar
7 Josip Ilicic
Slovenia Substitutes:
Matjaz Rozman, Miha Zajc, Nino Kouter, David Tijanic, Nejc Skubic, Adam Gnezda Cerin, Mario Jurcevic, Andraz Sporar, Kenan Bajric, Domen Crnigoj, Tim Matavz.

KOS Kosovo (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Aro Muric (GK)
3 Fidan Aliti
13 Amir Rrahmani Yellow Card
2 Florent Hadergjonaj
15 Mërgim Vojvoda Yellow Card
14 Valon Berisha
6 Hekuran Kryeziu
10 Anel Raskaj
18 Vedat Muriqi
23 Bernard Berisha Yellow Card
22 Edon Zhegrova
Kosovo Substitutes:
Elbasan Rashani, Atdhe Nuhiu, Florent Hasani, Visar Bekaj, Ibrahim Dresevic, Samir Ujkani, Lirim Kastratii, Mirlind Daku.

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