In a Group E curtain-jerker that was a little short on quality, it took a moment of brilliance from Aleksandar Kolvarov to snatch the win for Serbia against Costa Rica.
The veteran left-back drilled a beaut of a freekick past Keylor Navas ten minutes into the second half, which he dispatched with that characteristic flat trajectory of his…
That was to prove the only goal of a fractious and largely ho-hum affair.
Unsurprisingly, it was also enough to land Kolarov the ‘man of the match’ honours, which he seemed fairly delighted about…
Yet another penalty/set-piece goal to add to the growing 2018 World Cup count.
Here’s hoping things start opening up a bit as the group stage progresses.