After 25 minutes of passive resistance, the Serbian soccer players finally showed their offense in the midst of the battle. Vlahović, with his excellent individual skills, shot the ball head on, but Oblak, like a god, easily put the ball in the bag.

In the 36th minute of the game, Elšnik and his teammates worked well together and managed to break through the opponent's defense, and the shot was bound for the goal. Unfortunately, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out, Cesc missed the shot, Slovenia missed a good opportunity.

Slovenia also had the opportunity to take advantage, with Mitrovic shooting from close range with a defender in the 41st minute, and Oblak once again showed his world-class goalkeeping prowess.

The half ended with neither side making any progress. At the beginning of the second half, Serbia took the lead and strengthened their collaboration with the front three.

In the 47th minute, Mitrovic clashed with Tadic and his shot was again deflected by Oblak, whose defensive prowess was once again evident.

In the 57th minute, Slovenia drew a curl outside the Cesc penalty area and Rajkovic leapt to tip the ball over the crossbar.

However, Serbia's three lines are disconnected, the midfield is out of control and the situation is precarious.

Slovenia countered quickly in the 69th minute with a precise pass from Elšnik that left a hole in the center of the Serbian penalty area and an easy goal for Kanicenic, who was cheered by the Slovenian fans.

Serbia were unlucky two minutes later when Mitrovic hit the frame of the goal from close range.

The camera pans to the sidelines where Stojkovic, the former Super League manager, lets out a long sigh and seems at a loss for words.

The magic came in the 95th minute when Jovic took advantage of a corner kick and read for the equalizer.

In the end, the two teams shook hands 1-1. Nevertheless, Slovenia, with a population of only 2.12 million, remained undefeated in the two rounds of matches, accumulating two points, and showing its dark horse status. However, in the last round of the fierce battle with England, Slovenia still need to work hard, the qualification situation is not optimistic.

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