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European Under-17s Championship | Group Stage
May 23, 2024 at 6.30pm UK
 

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Ioannou (34')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Cvetkovic (45'), Stojanovic (53'), Kostov (63')

Preview: Cyprus Under-17s vs. Serbia Under-17s - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Thursday's European Under-17s Championship clash between Cyprus Under-17s and Serbia Under-17s, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

After beginning the European Under-17 Championship with a win, Serbia Under-17s will look to add three more points to their tally when they face Cyprus Under-17s in Larnaca on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the tournament hosts will be hoping to produce a positive response after suffering a heavy defeat in their tournament opener.


Match preview

Cyprus are competing in their first European Under-17 Championship after securing direct entry as the tournament hosts.

As the only debutants in the competition, they were given a harsh reality check in Monday's opening game against Czech Republic.

Chrysis Michail saw his side ship three goals in a 14-minute period to leave them with a mountain to climb at the break.

Cyprus went on to concede two more goals in the second half as the Czech Republic ran out 5-0 winners at the AEK Arena in Larnaca.

As a result of that heavy defeat, Cyprus will be eliminated with a game to spare if they lose and Serbia take a point from their meeting with Ukraine.

In contrast to their opponents, Serbia will be in high spirits after they got their campaign up and running with a narrow victory over Ukraine.

Dusan Makevic's second-minute effort proved enough to secure Serbia a precious 1-0 victory, leaving them well-placed ahead of the second round of matches.

They are looking to reach the knockout rounds for the third consecutive European Under-17 Championship after reaching the semi-finals in 2022 and the quarter-finals in 2023.

Serbia will secure their place in the last eight if they beat Cyprus and Czech Republic pick up at least a point in the group's other game.

Jovan Damjanovic's side will be confident that they can keep the tournament hosts at bay, having kept clean sheets in three of their last four competitive matches.

Cyprus Under-17s European Under-17s Championship form:
  • L

Serbia Under-17s European Under-17s Championship form:
  • W



Team News

Cyprus defender Georgios Skafi is in contention to start after featuring as a half-time substitute against the Czech Republic.

Michail could be tempted to make a couple more changes, with Marios Chatzilefteri and Anninos Nikolaou among those who could be considered for a starting place.

As for Serbia, Andrija Maksimovic and Djordje Rankovic will be available for selection after serving one-match bans.

Mihajlo Cvetkovic will continue to spearhead Serbia's attacking efforts, having scored six goals in 14 appearances at Under-17 level.


Cyprus Under-17s possible starting lineup:
Michos; Petoussis, Skafi, R Dimosthenou, K Ioannou, Michalas; Chatzilefteri, Christodoulou; Evangelou, Nikolaou, P Ioannou

Serbia Under-17s possible starting lineup:
Jovanovic; Bubanja, Roganovic, Milosavljevic, Stojanovic; Makevic, Maksimovic, Vasilic; Kostov, Rankovic, Cvetkovic


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We say: Cyprus Under-17s 0-4 Serbia Under-17s

Cyprus struggled to compete in their first-ever match at the European Under-17 Championship, and we think that they could experience another difficult outing against a Serbia side that will be full of confidence following Monday's win over Ukraine.



For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.




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Group A

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Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

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Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

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Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

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Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

Group E

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1 Romania Romania21013
2 Belgium Belgium21013
3 Slovakia Slovakia21013
4 Ukraine Ukraine21013

Group F

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Q Portugal Portugal22006
2 Turkey Turkey21013
3 Czech Republic Czech Republic20111
4 Georgia Georgia20111


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