UEFA Nations League

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

· UEFA Nations League
Latvia
  • 82': Markuss Strods
FT
1 - 2
Montenegro
  • 3': Vasilije Adzic
  • 56': Vasilije Adzic

About

Latvia are hosting Montenegro at Skonto Stadions, Riga, Latvia, 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.
  • 1': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro).
  • 1': Oskars Vientiess (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Goal! Latvia 0, Montenegro 1. Vasilije Adzic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Risto Radunovic with a cross.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Dennis Cirkin (Latvia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balsa Popovic (Montenegro). Assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks.
  • 12': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Deniss Melniks (Latvia).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Vesovic with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Milutin Osmajic.
  • 16': Danila Patijcuks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Vasilije Adzic (Montenegro).
  • 17': Attempt missed. Lukass Vapne (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks.
  • 19': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Risto Radunovic.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Foul by Vasilije Adzic (Montenegro).
  • 21': Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vasilije Adzic following a fast break.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Substitution, Latvia. Raivis Jurkovskis replaces Roberts Savalnieks because of an injury.
  • 30': Stefan Loncar (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Lukass Vapne (Latvia).
  • 31': Attempt saved. Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Milutin Osmajic.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 33': Foul by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia).
  • 33': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Offside, Montenegro. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Danila Patijcuks (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukass Vapne.
  • 38': Handball by Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia).
  • 39': Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  • 40': Foul by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).
  • 40': Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Risto Radunovic.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Latvia 0, Montenegro 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Latvia 0, Montenegro 1.
  • 46': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Marko Vesovic.
  • 49': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Slobodan Rubezic.
  • 49': Risto Radunovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Danila Patijcuks (Latvia).
  • 50': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Rihards Matrevics.
  • 51': Foul by Vasilije Adzic (Montenegro).
  • 51': Lukass Vapne (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 56': Goal! Latvia 0, Montenegro 2. Vasilije Adzic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
  • 57': Foul by Risto Radunovic (Montenegro).
  • 57': Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia).
  • 59': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Milutin Osmajic.
  • 60': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Latvia).
  • 60': Substitution, Montenegro. Marko Perovic replaces Risto Radunovic.
  • 61': Substitution, Montenegro. Viktor Djukanovic replaces Marko Jankovic.
  • 61': Substitution, Montenegro. Milos Brnovic replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Marko Perovic with a cross.
  • 65': Substitution, Latvia. Eduards Daskevics replaces Antonijs Cernomordijs.
  • 65': Substitution, Latvia. Vladislavs Gutkovskis replaces Roberts Uldrikis.
  • 65': Foul by Danila Patijcuks (Latvia).
  • 65': Vasilije Adzic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Montenegro. Aleksa Latkovic replaces Nikola Krstovic.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Viktor Djukanovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vasilije Adzic with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Marko Perovic (Montenegro) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Stefan Loncar.
  • 71': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Rihards Matrevics.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Milos Brnovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Danila Patijcuks (Latvia).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksa Latkovic.
  • 78': Substitution, Montenegro. Dusan Vukovic replaces Stevan Jovetic.
  • 78': Substitution, Latvia. Kristers Cudars replaces Dmitrijs Zelenkovs.
  • 78': Substitution, Latvia. Markuss Strods replaces Danila Patijcuks because of an injury.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eduards Daskevics.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Markuss Strods (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukass Vapne.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Markuss Strods (Latvia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 82': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Igor Vujacic.
  • 82': Goal! Latvia 1, Montenegro 2. Markuss Strods (Latvia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kristers Cudars following a corner.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raivis Jurkovskis with a cross.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Balsa Popovic (Montenegro).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Marko Perovic.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Markuss Strods (Latvia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Dennis Cirkin (Latvia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+4': Deniss Melniks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Aleksa Latkovic (Montenegro).
  • 90'+4': Aleksa Latkovic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Dennis Cirkin (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Aleksa Latkovic (Montenegro).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Latvia 1, Montenegro 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Latvia 1, Montenegro 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 4
49.1 Possession 50.9
14 SHOTS 14
6 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
454 Accurate Passes 442
513 Passes 513
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 2
12 Crosses 31
0.4 Cross % 0.1
63 Long Balls 49
40 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 6
5 Effective Tackles 11
9 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 12
55 Effective Clearances 14
55 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Skonto Stadions
Location: Riga, Latvia
Attendance: 6,149

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

LVA Latvia (5-4-1)

No. Name
23 Rihards Matrevics (GK)
5 Antonijs Cernomordijs Yellow Card
4 Oskars Vientiess
21 Deniss Melniks
3 Dennis Cirkin
11 Roberts Savalnieks
15 Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
10 Lukass Vapne
14 Andrej Ciganiks
6 Danila Patijcuks
20 Roberts Uldrikis
Latvia Substitutes:
Daniels Balodis, Raivis Andris Jurkovskis, Frenks Orols, Markuss Strods, Kristers Cudars, Nils Purins, Vladislavs Gutkovskis, Albert Aleksanjan, Eduards Daskevics, Aleksejs Saveljevs, Maksims Tonisevs, Eduards Emsis.

MNE Montenegro (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Balsa Popovic (GK)
5 Igor Vujacic
6 Slobodan Rubezic
3 Risto Radunovic
7 Marko Vesovic
22 Stefan Loncar
17 Vasilije Adzic
8 Marko Jankovic
9 Nikola Krstovic
10 Stevan Jovetic
20 Milutin Osmajic
Montenegro Substitutes:
Andrija Bulatovic, Igor Nikic, Marko Simun, Stefan Milic, Viktor Djukanovic, Miloš Brnovic, Stefan Savic, Aleksa Latkovic, Danijel Petković, Milan Roganovic, Marko Perovic, Dusan Vukovic.

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