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FIFA World Cup 2018: Serbia beat Costa Rica 1-0

Aleksandar Kolarov's brilliant second-half free-kick gave Serbia a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in their opening World Cup Group E match in Samara on Sunday.
FIFA World Cup 2018: Serbia beat Costa Rica 1-0
Serbia's Aleksandar Kolarov celebrates scoring a goal against Costa Rica. (Reuters Photo)
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There goes the final whistle, Serbia get a vital win and three points
95': Red card review for Aleksandar Prijovic but that is not to be
93': Nemanja Matic gets into a scuffle with the Costa Rican coaching staff outside the line
90': Five minutes of additional half, last chance for Costa Rica
89': Aleksandar Mitrovic is substituted by Aleksandar Prijovic
87': Costa Rica fighting hard for the equaliser but its not coming as Serbia are not giving away an inch
75': Sergej Milinkovic shoots just from the front but it goes way over the goal post
73': David Guzman is substituted by Daniel Colindres
72': Campbell takes a free kick but the Serbian defenders fend it off

67': Marcos Urena is substituted by Joel Campbell
55': David Guzman gets a yellow card for a rough tackle and Serbia get the free kick and Aleksandar Kolarov's hit goes straight into the Costa Rican goal
54': Lovely cross from Aleksandar Kolarov but it is cleared by a Costa Rican defender
51': Aleksandar Mitrovic gets a pass from the deep and he does everything right except the finish that is thwarted by Keylor Navas
And the second half gets underway
Half-time and it's Costa Rica 0-0 Serbia
45': Two minutes of additional time in the first half
43': Francisco Calvo shoots in from the front but his shot goes wide of the Serbian goal
40': Corner for Costa Rica but the Serbian defenders fend it off easily
39': Marcos Urena gets a shot at the Serbian goal but his fierce kick goes over the post
37': Johnny Acosta gets in a nasty collision with Dusko Tosic, goes off the field for a while but is back
36': Serbia get a free kick from the corner but the Costa Rican are up to it and are successful in clearing the ball
28': Dusan Tadic gets a superb pass and he shoots but the Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas dives to his left to make a fine save but the off-side flag had been raised
22': Yellow card for Francisco Calvo of Costa Rica for a rough tackle
18': Free kick for Serbia but it is cleared by the Costa Rican defenders
13': Mitrovic gets a chance close up, he kicks it hard but his shot is reflected into the hands of the Costa Rican goalkeeper
12': Gonzalez gets a fine cross from across but his header goes over the Serbian goal
3": Giancarlo Gonzalez heads straight into the hands of the Serbia goalkeeper.
1x1 polls
Yard either side and it would have been interesting
1": Corner straightaway for Costa Rica, that was a close shave
Here we go... KICK-OFF TIME
The Starting XIs:

Starting XIs:

Costa Rica: Keylor Navas, Johnny Acosta, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Oscar Duarte, Francisco Calvo, Cristian Gamboa, Celso Borges, Bryan Ruiz, David Guzman, Johan Venegas, Marcos Urena.
Coach: Oscar Ramirez.
Serbia: Vladimir Stojkovic, Dusko Tosic, Branislav Ivanovic, Aleksandar Kolarov, Nikola Milenkovic, Luka Milivojevic, Dusan Tadic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Nemanja Matic, Adem Ljajic, Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Coach: Mladen Krstajic.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Group E match between Costa Rica and Serbia at the Samara Arena, Samara. The match starts at 17:30 IST.
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