UEFA Nations League

Montenegro vs Cyprus, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League
Montenegro
  • 66': Nikola Krstovic (P)
  • 86': Milutin Osmajic
FT
2 - 1
Cyprus
  • 55': Marcus Edwards

About

Montenegro are hosting Cyprus at Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Montenegro. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  • 2': Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ognjen Gasevic with a cross.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Panagiotis Andreou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Offside, Cyprus. Giorgos Malekkides is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (Cyprus). Assisted by Ognjen Gasevic with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Jankovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Andrija Bulatovic (Montenegro) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (Cyprus). Assisted by Igor Vujacic.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Andrija Bulatovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Andrija Bulatovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Andreas Shikkis.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balsa Popovic (Montenegro). Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marko Jankovic with a cross.
  • 16': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Cyprus).
  • 16': Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 17': Milan Roganovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Andrija Bulatovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic.
  • 20': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
  • 21': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Panagiotis Andreou.
  • 23': Foul by Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus).
  • 23': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Milutin Osmajic.
  • 29': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Nikolas Panagiotou.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 34': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Giorgos Malekkides.
  • 36': Foul by Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus).
  • 36': Ognjen Gasevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Giorgos Malekkides.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 40': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Montenegro).
  • 41': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Balsa Popovic (Montenegro). Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Ognjen Gasevic (Montenegro) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Vasilije Adzic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ognjen Gasevic.
  • 45': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Giorgos Malekkides.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Montenegro 0, Cyprus 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Nick Tsaroulla replaces Andreas Shikkis.
  • 45': Second Half begins Montenegro 0, Cyprus 0.
  • 46': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 46': Andrija Bulatovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro).
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Giorgos Malekkides (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos following a fast break.
  • 54': Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis following a fast break.
  • 55': Goal! Montenegro 0, Cyprus 1. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nick Tsaroulla.
  • 59': Substitution, Montenegro. Milan Vukotic replaces Stevan Jovetic.
  • 60': Substitution, Montenegro. Marko Vesovic replaces Ognjen Gasevic.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Balsa Popovic (Montenegro). Assisted by Marinos Tzionis with a cross.
  • 64': Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Stefan Savic with a cross.
  • 64': Penalty conceded by Nick Tsaroulla (Cyprus) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': Penalty Montenegro. Marko Vesovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Nick Tsaroulla (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Goal! Montenegro 1, Cyprus 1. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 67': Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Foul by Igor Vujacic (Montenegro).
  • 68': Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Offside, Cyprus. Konstantinos Sotiriou is caught offside.
  • 70': Substitution, Cyprus. Loizos Loizou replaces Marcus Edwards.
  • 71': Substitution, Cyprus. Stavros Georgiou replaces Marinos Tzionis.
  • 71': Substitution, Cyprus. Leonidas Konomis replaces Panagiotis Andreou.
  • 71': Substitution, Montenegro. Dusan Vukovic replaces Vasilije Adzic.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milutin Osmajic.
  • 75': Foul by Stavros Georgiou (Cyprus).
  • 75': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milutin Osmajic.
  • 79': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Milan Roganovic.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas with a cross following a fast break.
  • 83': Stavros Georgiou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Andrija Bulatovic (Montenegro).
  • 86': Goal! Montenegro 2, Cyprus 1. Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic with a headed pass.
  • 88': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Montenegro).
  • 89': Substitution, Montenegro. Milos Brnovic replaces Marko Jankovic.
  • 89': Substitution, Montenegro. Stefan Loncar replaces Nikola Krstovic.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Cyprus. Angelos Neophytou replaces Nikolas Panagiotou.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Dusan Vukovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Angelos Neophytou (Cyprus) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Loizos Loizou with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Nick Tsaroulla (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Dusan Vukovic (Montenegro).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Montenegro 2, Cyprus 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Montenegro 2, Cyprus 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 3
35.8 Possession 64.2
11 SHOTS 19
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
229 Accurate Passes 464
299 Passes 531
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 9
17 Crosses 36
0.3 Cross % 0.3
51 Long Balls 55
25 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 14
13 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 6
32 Effective Clearances 18
32 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Podgorica City Stadium
Location: Podgorica, Montenegro
Attendance: 6,726

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Montenegro 4 +3 10
2 Cyprus 4 +2 7
3 Armenia 4 -1 4
4 Latvia 4 -4 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MNE Montenegro (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Balsa Popovic (GK)
5 Igor Vujacic Yellow Card
15 Stefan Savic
16 Ognjen Gasevic
2 Milan Roganovic
8 Marko Jankovic
17 Vasilije Adzic
21 Andrija Bulatovic
9 Nikola Krstovic
10 Stevan Jovetic
20 Milutin Osmajic
Montenegro Substitutes:
Andrej Duric, Miloš Brnovic, Igor Nikic, Viktor Djukanovic, Risto Radunovic, Dusan Vukovic, Marko Vesovic, Aleksa Latkovic, Milan Vukotic, Danijel Petković, Slobodan Rubezic, Stefan Loncar.

CYP Cyprus (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Fabiano (GK)
3 Nikolas Panagiotou
5 Costas Soteriou Yellow Card
4 Hector Kyprianou
14 Giorgos Malekkides
6 Andreas Shikkis
20 Grigoris Kastanos Yellow Card
16 Panagiotis Andreou
21 Marinos Tzionis
23 Marcus Edwards
9 Ioannis Pittas
Cyprus Substitutes:
Leonidas Konomis, Ioannis Kosti, Kostas Pileas, Joël Mall, Charis Kyriakou, Kostakis Artymatas, Stavros Georgiou, Nicholas Tsaroulla, Angelos Neophytou, Antreas Paraskevas, Loizos Loizou, Andronikos Kakoulis.

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