ENGLAND vs SERBIA

England 1 VS Serbia 0

Friday, 12/10/2012

Kick off 18:00 BST at Carrow Road, Norwich

UEFA European Under-21s Championship, Play-Off First Leg

England - Dawson 64'(pen)

Minute by minute

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FULL TIME

83'Fine header from Steven Caulker meeting Andros Townsend's cross at the back post, forcing a good save from Aleksic.

80'SubstitutionOff, Darko Lazovic. On, Nemanja Kojic.

79'Great chance for Serbia as Luka Milunovic breaks into the box behind the England defence but he fails to hit the target

78'SubstitutionOff, Marvin Sordell. On, Connor Wickham.

73'Yellow cardSlobodan Medojevic.

68'Wilfried Zaha comes close again on the break for England, but his shot across goal misses the far post

65'SubstitutionOff, Sasa Markovic. On, Goran Causic.

65'SubstitutionOff, Raheem Sterling. On, Andros Townsend.

64'Goal scoredCraig Dawson. England take the lead as Craig Dawson smashes home from 12 yards after Adam Smith was fouled inside the box by Luka Milunovic

61'Wilfried Zaha stings Aleksic's hands with a powerful shot from the left of the area. No England player is nearby to pick up the rebound, however.

60'SubstitutionOff, Filip Malbasic. On, Milos Jojic.

59'Good volley from Darko Lazovic goalwards but it was always going over the bar.

46'SubstitutionOff, Jack Rodwell. On, Jason Lowe.

HALF TIME

45'Captain Jordan Henderson comes even closer for England after linking up with Marvin Sordell for a one-two. His shot, though, arrows just off target.

43'Great left-foot effort from Tom Ince 25 yards out. The ball just flashes wide of the post.

39'Yellow cardFilip Mladenovic. A third booking for Serbia, Filip Mladenovic for a late foul on Adam Smith

34'Another chance for Serbia from the edge of the box, Darko Lazovic with it, but a deflection carries the ball through to the grateful arms of Butland

31'Decent effort from Sasa Markovic first time from 20 yards. His shot, though, skids wide of Jack Butland's post.

27'Serbia's best chance so far, and they should be in front. But Luka Milunovic's header from a yard goes over the bar.

22'Raheem Sterling tumbles in the box under a challenge similar to what he was booked for. Referee waves play on.

17'Another chance for Ince set through on goal by Rose again, but Aleksic is out quickly to snuff out the danger.

14'Jack Rodwell with a chance, working space for himself on the edge of the box, but his shot is simple for Aleksic

12'Great chance for England, Danny Rose bursts down the left and crosses for Tom Ince unmarked on the penalty spot, but he fails to connect properly and his header goes wide

06'Yellow cardRaheem Sterling. Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling goals into the book for a very soft foul.

05'Yellow cardAleksandar Pantic. Another booking for the visitors for a pull back on Tom Ince after the Blackpool man skipped in from the flank

01'Yellow cardDjordje Despotovic. Early booking for the Serbian no.9 following a late challenge on Craig Dawson

00'England Under-21s Team: 1 Jack Butland, 2 Adam Smith, 3 Danny Rose, 4 Jack Rodwell, 5 Steven Caulker, 6 Craig Dawson, 7 Wilfred Zaha, 8 Jordan Henderson (c), 9 Marvin Sordell, 10 Tom Ince, 11 Raheem Sterling.... Subs: 12 Ryan Bennett, 13 Jason Steele, 14 Tom Lees, 15 Jason Lowe, 16 Josh McEachran, 17 Andros Townsend, 18 Connor Wickham

00'England get the game started at Carrow Road. A place in Israel is their target over these two legs...