Germany Dominate Serbia to Keep Nations League Quarter-Final Hopes Alive

Germany kept their hopes of progressing in the UEFA Nations League alive with a 3-1 victory over Serbia in their latest Group B encounter. An early own goal gave the visitors the lead before Florian Wirtz and Brajan Gruda added to their advantage. Serbia managed to pull one back through Srđan Babic, but Germany held on to claim all three points.

Talking about the match, Germany got off to a perfect start when Serbia defender Srđan Babic put the ball into his own net in the third minute. The unfortunate moment handed the visitors an early lead and gave them a strong start in a match they needed to win to keep their qualification hopes alive.

The German side made the most of their early advantage and continued to put pressure on the hosts. Their efforts paid off in the 14th minute when Florian Wirtz found the net to make it 2-0. The goal gave Germany more control of the contest and left Serbia with plenty of work to do to get back into the match.

Serbia went into the break trailing by two goals and needed a much better second-half performance to change the outcome. However, Germany extended their lead just five minutes after the restart. Brajan Gruda scored in the 50th minute, putting the visitors 3-0 ahead and moving them closer to a comfortable victory.

The hosts refused to give up and found a response six minutes later. Babic made up for his earlier own goal by scoring at the right end in the 56th minute, reducing the deficit to 3-1 and giving Serbia a chance to fight their way back into the game.

However, Germany kept their composure and did not allow the hosts to build on that goal. Serbia's task became even harder when Vanja Dragojevic was shown a red card in the 76th minute, leaving the home side with 10 players for the closing stages.

Germany managed the remaining minutes without allowing Serbia to make another breakthrough. Andrija Živković was also booked in the 89th minute as the hosts' frustration grew towards the end.

The final whistle confirmed a valuable 3-1 win for Germany, who moved up to third place in Group B with the latest result. Serbia, meanwhile, remained fourth after suffering another setback in their ongoing Nations League campaign.