Montenegro 2-1 Cyprus · UEFA Nations League
Montenegro beat Cyprus 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Montenegro and Cyprus met in the UEFA Nations League at Gradski Stadion in Podgorica on Friday, 25 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Montenegro: N. Krstović 66'; M. Osmajić 86'. Cyprus: M. Edwards 55'.
How the match went
Montenegro saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Montenegro had 19 shots with 4 on target, Cyprus 11 with 4 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 8 to Montenegro and 1 to Cyprus. Montenegro conceded 7 fouls, Cyprus 7. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Montenegro, 3 for Cyprus).
Line-ups
Montenegro started in a 4-3-3: Balša Popović, Milan Roganović, Stefan Savić, Igor Vujačić, Ognjen Gašević, Andrija Bulatović, Marko Janković, Vasilije Adžić, Milutin Osmajić, Nikola Krstović, Stevan Jovetić.
Cyprus started in a 4-1-4-1: Fabiano, Andreas Siikkis, Constantinos Sotiriou, Nikolas Panagiotou, Giorgos Malekkidis, Hector Kyprianou, Marcus Edwards, Panagiotis Andreou, Grigoris Kastanos, Marinos Tzionis, Ioannis Pittas.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Montenegro 0-0 Cyprus.
- 55'Goal! Montenegro 0-1 Cyprus. M. Edwards (Cyprus) scores, assisted by N. Tsaroulla.
- 66'Goal! Montenegro 1-1 Cyprus. N. Krstović (Montenegro) converts the penalty.
- 86'Goal! Montenegro 2-1 Cyprus. M. Osmajić (Montenegro) scores, assisted by N. Krstović.
- 90'Full-time. Montenegro 2-1 Cyprus.
Full commentary (62 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Montenegro vs Cyprus.
- 2'Yellow card for C. Sotiriou (Cyprus) for foul.
- 6'Offside, Montenegro.
- 8'Attempt missed. N. Krstović (Montenegro), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 9'Attempt blocked. P. Andreou (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 10'Corner, Montenegro.
- 10'Attempt saved. A. Bulatović (Montenegro), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 10'Attempt missed. M. Osmajić (Montenegro), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 10'Attempt saved. N. Krstović (Montenegro), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 11'Corner, Montenegro.
- 11'Attempt blocked. A. Bulatović (Montenegro), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 11'Attempt blocked. A. Bulatović (Montenegro), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 12'Attempt saved. I. Pittas (Cyprus), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 15'Attempt missed. N. Krstović (Montenegro), header. xG 0.06.
- 20'Attempt missed. A. Bulatović (Montenegro), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 20'Corner, Montenegro.
- 21'Corner, Montenegro.
- 24'Attempt missed. N. Krstović (Montenegro), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 29'Corner, Montenegro.
- 29'Corner, Montenegro.
- 33'Attempt missed. M. Osmajić (Montenegro), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 34'Corner, Montenegro.
- 39'Corner, Montenegro.
- 40'Attempt missed. S. Jovetić (Montenegro), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 41'Attempt saved. C. Sotiriou (Cyprus), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 42'Attempt missed. O. Gašević (Montenegro), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 43'Attempt blocked. G. Kastanos (Cyprus), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 45'Attempt blocked. V. Adžić (Montenegro), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 45'Corner, Montenegro.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. I. Pittas (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'Half-time. Montenegro 0-0 Cyprus.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Yellow card for G. Kastanos (Cyprus) for foul.
- 46'Substitution, Cyprus: N. Tsaroulla comes on for A. Shikkis.
- 54'Off the woodwork! M. Edwards (Cyprus), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.27.
- 54'Attempt missed. M. Tzionis (Cyprus), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 55'Goal! Montenegro 0-1 Cyprus. M. Edwards (Cyprus) scores, assisted by N. Tsaroulla.
- 59'Substitution, Montenegro: M. Vukotić comes on for S. Jovetić.
- 60'Substitution, Montenegro: M. Vešović comes on for O. Gašević.
- 61'Attempt saved. I. Pittas (Cyprus), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 64'Off the woodwork! N. Krstović (Montenegro), right-footed shot. xG 0.43.
- 65'Yellow card for N. Tsaroulla (Cyprus) for foul.
- 66'Goal! Montenegro 1-1 Cyprus. N. Krstović (Montenegro) converts the penalty.
- 68'Yellow card for I. Vujačić (Montenegro) for foul.
- 68'Offside, Cyprus.
- 70'Substitution, Cyprus: L. Loizou comes on for M. Edwards.
- 71'Substitution, Montenegro: D. Vuković comes on for V. Adžić.
- 71'Substitution, Cyprus: L. Konomis comes on for P. Andreou.
- 71'Substitution, Cyprus: S. Georgiou comes on for M. Tzionis.
- 74'Attempt blocked. N. Krstović (Montenegro), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 76'Attempt blocked. N. Krstović (Montenegro), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 79'Corner, Cyprus.
- 83'Attempt missed. L. Loizou (Cyprus), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.41.
- 86'Goal! Montenegro 2-1 Cyprus. M. Osmajić (Montenegro) scores, assisted by N. Krstović.
- 89'Substitution, Montenegro: S. Lončar comes on for N. Krstović.
- 89'Substitution, Montenegro: M. Brnović comes on for M. Janković.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Substitution, Cyprus: A. Neophytou comes on for N. Panagiotou.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. D. Vuković (Montenegro), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. A. Neophytou (Cyprus), header. xG 0.07.
- 90'Full-time. Montenegro 2-1 Cyprus.