Serbia emerge unscathed from final test

Serbia 1-1 Romania
Filip Djordjević struck a second-half equaliser to earn Serbia a draw with Romania in Kragujevac in their final friendly before the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in June.

Unbeaten run
Slobodan Krčmarević's side appeared destined for defeat when Zoran Tošić missed a penalty shortly after the interval and Constantin Gângioveanu gave Romania the lead, but Djordjević found the net from close range to ensure Serbia enjoyed an unbeaten run in their four friendlies – two wins and two draws – since qualifying for the finals in October.

First-half superiority
A crowd of around 15,000 saw the home side dominate the first half, keeping possession for twice as long as their opponents and firing in eight shots without reply, but the majority of their efforts were from distance with Tošić, Milan Smiljanić, Nemanja Tomić and Marko Milinković all off target. When a chance from closer to goal finally came in the 48th minute, following a foul in the area on Djordjević by Silviu Ilie, Tošić failed to test the goalkeeper.

Two goals
At the oppoiste end, Romania took the lead with their first moment of note in the contest, Nenad Tomović felling Gabriel Torje and midfielder Gângioveanu beating Željko Brkić from the penalty spot. Seven minutes later the hosts levelled when their tenth corner, taken by Nemanja Matić, found Djordjević four metres out to restore parity. Serbia had two presentable opportunities to claim the win in stoppage time, but Slavko Perović and Nemanja Pejčinović both wasted their chances. Serbia will face Italy, Belarus and hosts Sweden in Group A at this summer's finals.