Serbia on song after friendly win

Serbia 4-1 FYR Macedonia
Serbia coach Slobodan Krčmarević was delighted to report that his side were "positive and full of motivation" after a routine victory in their final friendly before the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Sweden.

Confident display
Playing at their training base up in the Zlatibor mountains, Serbia were on top throughout the contest. Filip Djordjević put them ahead in the 32nd minute, and while Petar Stojkov exploited a lapse in concentration to level with a 20-metre shot not long afterwards, Jagoš Vuković restored the hosts' lead with a header from a corner after the break. Dušan Tadić made it 3-1 on 72 minutes, with his long-range strike the pick of the goals, and Milan Vilotić headed home from Marko Milinković's cross to finish the scoring three minutes from time.

Senior call-ups
"Even though we were without three players who are with the senior team – Ivan Obradović, Gojko Kačar and Miralem Sulejmani – I am very satisfied with our game," said Krčmarević. "We were positive and full of motivation, which is very important at the end of season. Of course, I saw some weaknesses but we will use these next days to eliminate those." After the match, MFK Košice midfielder Nemanja Matić was called into Radomir Antić's senior team for Wednesday's FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands in Torshvan. Along with Obradović, Kačar and Sulejmani, he will rejoin the U21 squad in Sweden on Thursday.