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Montenegro cruise past ten-man Andorra

Published: Friday 11 November 2011, 15.55CET
Montenegro 4-0 Andorra
The hosts are second in Group 3, just a point off leaders the Czech Republic, after scoring twice either side of Joseph Vali's dismissal.
Montenegro cruise past ten-man Andorra
Stefan Nikolić scored Montenegro's third goal ©Getty Images
 

Matches

Road to the final

The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship comprises a qualifying group stage and play-off round to determine which seven teams join hosts Israel in the final tournament.

Qualifying group stage

Teams are split into ten groups – two of six teams and eight of five – and play each other on a home and away basis. The ten group winners and four runners-up with the best record against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their sections advance to the play-offs.

Play-offs
Play-off matches are played according to the knockout system, with each team playing each opponent home and away. The team which scores the greater aggregate of goals qualifies for the next round, with away goals, extra time and then penalties used to determine the winner in the event of a draw.

Final tournament
The final tournament comprises the seven play-off winners and Israel, who qualify automatically as hosts. The eight teams are split into two groups of four. Each team plays each other once in their group with the winners and runners-up advancing to the semi-finals where the winner of Group A plays the Group B runner-up and vice-versa. The winners advance to the final.

Further details, including the criteria for separating teams that finish level on points in a group, can be found in the official competition regulations.

Published: Friday 11 November 2011, 15.55CET

Montenegro cruise past ten-man Andorra

Montenegro 4-0 Andorra
The hosts are second in Group 3, just a point off leaders the Czech Republic, after scoring twice either side of Joseph Vali's dismissal.

Montenegro enhanced their chances of progressing from UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying Group 3 with a 4-0 triumph over ten-man Andorra.

Defeated 1-0 by Wales last time out, Montenegro are now back in contention thanks to goals from Ermin Alić, Stefan Mugoša, captain Stefan Nikolić and substitute Marko Vukčević. Dušan Vlaisavljević's team move to second in the section with nine points, one behind the Czech Republic who won 2-0 in Armenia. Both those sides have played a game less than Montenegro.

Alić gave the hosts a seven-minute lead in Niksic when he headed in Asmir Kajević’s corner, and Mugoša swiftly added a second after Andrija Kaludjerović's neat pass. Already an uphill struggle, Andorra's task became all the harder when Joseph Vali was dismissed midway through the opening period.

Not until six minutes into the second half, though, did the Montenegrins get a third, Nikolić registering with a simple lob following a neat interchange between Luka Djordjević and Dino Rebronja. Vukčević completed the scoring with a calm finish before Djordjević struck a post late on. Montenegro's next outing is on 1 June next year, against the Czechs.

Last updated: 09/05/13 11.09CET

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Lineups

Montenegro

Montenegro

Andorra

Andorra

1
VelimirovićPavle Velimirović (GK)
1
VinardellDaniel Vinardell (GK)
3
DrinčićBojan Drinčić
3
GonçalvesFelipe Gonçalves
Yellow Card43
4
KaludjerovićAndrija Kaludjerović
4
MolinsSanti Molins
7
IvanovićIgor Ivanović
Substitution46
5
RocaÀlex Roca (C)
Yellow Card54
9
NikolićStefan Nikolić (C)
Goal51
Yellow Card56
6
AlvesLeonel Alves
Yellow Card62
Substitution76
11
KajevićAsmir Kajević
Substitution71
7
San NicolasLuigi San Nicolas
Substitution65
13
AlićErmin Alić
Goal7
8
VieiraXavier Vieira
15
RadulovićMiloš Radulović
Yellow Card14
9
VallJosep Vall
Red Card22
17
D. RebronjaDino Rebronja
11
BousenineSamir Bousenine
Substitution84
18
RadunovićRisto Radunović
16
BlancoLuis Blanco
19
MugošaStefan Mugoša
Goal9
Substitution62
19
G. SánchezGilbert Sánchez
Yellow Card56

Substitutes

12
AgovićJasmin Agović (GK)
13
J. BertranJordi Bertran (GK)
5
ZorićDarko Zorić
10
S. BertranSebastià Bertran
8
M. VukčevićMarko Vukčević
Substitution62
Goal70
14
M. San NicolasMoises San Nicolas
10
BakićMarko Bakić
Substitution71
15
Joaos LeitaJoaos Leita
Substitution84
14
KalezićMiloš Kalezić
18
FajardoArmand Fajardo
16
DjordjevićLuka Djordjević
Substitution46
20
MartinsRafael Martins
Substitution76
20
PavićevićMiloš Pavićević
23
Diego MarinhoDiego Marinho
Substitution65

Coach

Dušan Vlaisavljević (MNE) Justo Ruiz (AND)

Referee

Eiko Saar (EST)

Assistant referees

Hannes Reinvald (EST), Artur Telling (EST)

Fourth official

Roomer Tarajev (EST)

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