Timely Rajić amazed by achievement

It was one of the great upsets in UEFA European Futsal Championship history. Holders Spain seemed to be cruising to victory against Serbia, in their first finals in eight years, and although the lead was only 1-0, the reigning champions looked unlikely to concede.

'We fought to the end'
But with just 36 seconds remaining Predrag Rajić scored a dramatic equaliser, and against the odds Serbia are still in the tournament. "It was a hard match and we knew it would be," Rajić told uefa.com. "But we fought to the end. We thought we could get a draw and I thank everybody who believed in us."

Long absence
Spain were on top for most of the match, but Serbia never gave up hope even after Andreu's goal late in the first half, and they got their reward at the end. The 1-1 result was even more impressive considering the former Serbia and Montenegro played only one fixture after falling in qualification for the last EURO in January 2004 – a 5-0 loss in Spain two years later. Without their Montenegro appendage, the team only made their debut at the start of 2007, one month before the preliminaries for this tournament, and they did not have the long run-in to the finals of their rivals.

'Amazing performance'

Ukraine encounter
While Ukraine may already be eliminated, the fixture in Santo Tirso on Wednesday will not be easy. "We will play to win but we cannot get away with any bad play against Ukraine," Rajić added. "It will be a very hard game for us. They do not make many mistakes and counterattack well. But I think we are better."