Slovenia started the brighter of the two sides, with Serbia goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic making a smart stop to deny Jan Mlakar's low drive. Timi Elsnik then rattled the post after a mazy run, and then Benjamin Sesko failed to bury the follow-up. Aleksandar Mitrovic nearly gave Serbia the perfect start after the break, following a neat one-two with Dusan Tadic but Jan Oblak did well to keep out his strike.
Slovenia finally broke the deadlock in the 68th minute as Zan Karnicnik finished off the move he started in his own half by converting Elsnik's ball across the six-yard box. Serbia nearly equalised instantly through Mitrovic but Karnicnik got the slightest of touches as the Al-Hilal star's first-time strike hit the bar. Dragan Stojkovic's side pushed hard for an equaliser and with virtually the last kick of the game, Jovic grabbed a remarkable 95th-minute equaliser at Allianz Arena.