Serbia soar with Škuletić hat-trickFriday, 23 March 2007

Serbia's aim of emulating their UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification of 2005/06 moved closer to fruition as they began their Elite round Group 3 campaign with a comfortable defeat of Azerbaijan.
Škuletić treblePetar Škuletić was the hero for Serbia in Sarajevo, as he struck a hat-trick commencing in the sixth minute, and just before the midway point in the first half Milan Pršo - cousin of Croatian international striker Dado - converted a penalty to make it 2-0. Although Azerbaijan's Emin Mustafajev replied from the spot four minutes before the break, Škuletić himself scored with a penalty prior to the interval and his treble was completed 16 minutes into the second half.
Victory completeAleksandar Prijović finished the scoring late on, though Serbia, who reached the finals last year with Montenegro, do not hold the early group lead as England beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 5-0. The mini-tournament hosts are Serbia's next opponents on Sunday, when Azerbaijan look to resurrect their campaign against England.
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