U21 Qualifications

U21/Serbia & Montenegro - Norway 1@1.80
Oh boy!We have to play against team from Scandinavia again(Djurgarden,Odense,Rosenborg,Norway U21,...)!So,are we "the chosen" or what?

Anyway,I think that S&M has a nice chance to beat Norway here.They are in excelent form and without any injury problems.Only Basa(OFK Belgrade) is questionable,but he should be fit for this clash.S&M will be even stronger for this match.Nemanja Vidic(Red Star captain) will play,because he isn't necessary in S&M national team for friendly match against Poland.So,almost the whole defensive line will be with standard players from Red Star: Vidic-Djordjevic-Markovic,including Disljenkovic(goalkeeper).Also,one more player from RS should be in starting eleven-Dejan Milovanovic.Attack is very strong,with Danko Lazovic(Feyenoord) and Andrija Delibasic(Partizan).S&M will be able to field a very strong team.Norway has some problems.Hanstveit is injured and he is very questionable for this match.And two regular players,Hangeland and Solli,are promoted to Norway A-team,for their match against Spain in Saturday.The match S&M-Norway will be played on Marakana(Red Star stadium) and that's the first time that S&M U21 plays their matches on this stadium.

U21/Germany - Turkey 1@2.00
OK,Turkey has showed a great performances in the group phase,but I believe that Germany has a quality to beat them here.Hosts are without Hinkel and Kuranyi.They will play for A-Team against France.Markus Feulner(Bayern Munchen) is injured and he is out too.Benjamin Auer(Mainz) is questionable,but he should be fit.Anyway,Germany will have a very good team.Benny Lauth and Mike Hanke will play in attack.Hanke(Schalke 04) is a big surprise.This guy is in excelent form at the moment,scored once against Leverkusen in the last round,twice against Brondby and once against Kamen Ingrad in Uefa Cup.Very dangerous player and a new superstar.GerU21's captain is Hanno Balitsch from Leverkusen.And everybody knows how Bayer plays this season.Balitsch is regular player.Also there are Lahm and Tiffert(both Stuttgart players).Lahm is regular defender of Stuttgart's strong defense and Tiffert plays very often too.On the other hand,Hamit Altintop(Schalke) is Turkish star,but he didn't play too much lately,so his real form is very unknown.Anyway,I think that Germany is good enaugh to make advantage before the rematch.

Just taken them on BF for small stakes, think they are up against worse opposition than the Germans.

I saw the turks teach dominate England a while back even though they where fortunate to escape with a draw not so long ago 1-1 in turkey,

Hopefully S&M's combined first team experience should help.

Sorry that makes no sense.

Turkey battered England but only ended 1-0 in the tolulon tornament in the summer, however they were lucky to get away with a 1-1 against England in their last meeting Wright Phillips missing a couple of sitters.

That makes more sense!

1-0 S&M

Vidic 2mins

good shout K!

3-0 at HT

Croatia v Scotland (1.7 @ Globet)

Good price IMO. Croatia qualified easy for the knockout phase with a win over Belgium in Mechelen and then took the foot off the gas and lost a home to Bulgaria in a dead rubber. Scotland crept through with a thrilling last minute win over Lithuania.

Croatia had a lot of the problems with the squad.All key players have been promoted into the Croatian A-team for their clash against Slovenia.After all they are backing in U21 squad again,because Kranjcar and Babic didn't play.Only Srna has played 30min vs.Slovenia,but anyway he will be in starting eleven today.So,after these good latest news,I'm on Home Win@1.60 too.Hosts are very strong.Probably,one of the best U21 teams in Europe at the moment.

Croatia
----------------Vranjic-----------------
----Drpic--------Lucic--------Jese------
-Pranjic--Babic--Kranjcar--Safaric--Srna-
------------Petric----Ljubojevic---------

Scotland
-----------------Gordon-----------------
-McCracken--Kennedy--Hammel--Caldwell-
--Maloney----Kerr--Canero---Williams-----
------------Lynch-----Stewart-----------

i wouldnt bet against the scotland under 21, this game has draw all over it

scottish under 21s are very under-rated for me. theyll be full of confidence after the dutch result yesterday

bloody hell 2-0 HT!

we'll be back

U21/Norway - Serbia & Montenegro 1@1.90; Stake:7/10(betandwin)
After 5:1 for S&M in the first match,everything is clear here.But I'm sure that Norway will try to show that they can play good and will try to win.I have choosed hosts,because S&M will play without 3 regular players(all Red Star):Nemanja Vidic(captain of Red Star and the best U21 player;scored first goal for S&M),Marjan Markovic(captain of S&M U21) and Vladimir Disljenkovic(first goalkeeper)!They will be replaced with Cilinsek,Bogunovic and Pekovic!I think that home win has the value.Surely,the main problem is Vidic's injury.He had the job to stop Karadas(vs.Rosenborg and vs.Norway) and he has done it.Now,we haven't players like Vidic(great play with head),so I think that Azar Karadas is going to score at least once.Not enaugh for their qualification on Euro champ,but enaugh for win against S&M!Good Luck!

I just saw that our football asotiation want the organisation of european championship(U21).It would be nice! We have really strong team at the moment.The great players on every positions.With Lovre(Anderlecht) and Ergic(Basel),who are injured now,we can play against any european team.

S&M
-------------------Bogunovic-----------------
---------Cilinsek----Jokic----Pekovic----------
-Stancic--Krasic--Maric--Novakovic--Mijailovic-
--------------Lazovic---Delibasic--------------

As I said Bogunovic(gk),Cilinsek,Pekovic will replace Disljenkovic(gk),Markovic,Vidic!Almost the whole defensive line is out.S&M has 7 wins in a row and want to win again.But it's hard to say are they motivated enaugh.Probably not.Norway will try to win for sure.They have not any injury problems or suspensions.

norway 3-0 with over half an hour to go :o

come on serbia. these youth tournaments just arent the same without them

Yep,amasing result!I expected our defeat,but not like this! :o

Our coach made a lot of substitution!Disljenkovic,Vidic(not so serious injuries),Markovic(suspension),Krasic,Matic(both on the bench!All regular players who played in the first match.Bloody mentality! :|

scotland 1 - 0 croatia

we need another soon >:

Unlucky the youngsters. Gave it a good go tonight but the second goal just didn't come. Seemed to lose our way a bit after Maloney went off.