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UEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 1Montenegro vs Cyprus 2-1
- Nikola Krstović (P)66'
- Milutin Osmajić86'
- Marcus Edwards55'
- Kick-off
- Fri, 25 Sept 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
- Referee
- Daniele Chiffi
Match timeline
- 90+1’Substitution
CyprusA. Neophytou ONNikolas Panagiotou OFF - 89’Substitution
MontenegroMilos Brnovic ONMarko Janković OFF - 89’SubstitutionMontenegroStefan Loncar ONNikola Krstović OFF
- 86’Goal!MontenegroMilutin OsmajićAssist: Nikola Krstović2 – 1
- 71’SubstitutionCyprusStavros Georgiou ONMarinos Tzionis OFF
- 71’SubstitutionCyprusLeonidas·Konomis ONpanagiotis andreou OFF
- 71’SubstitutionMontenegroDušan Vuković ONVasilije Adzic OFF
- 70’SubstitutionCyprusLoizos Loizou ONMarcus Edwards OFF
Show 9 earlier events
- 68’Yellow cardMontenegroIgor Vujacic
- 66’Penalty goalMontenegroNikola Krstović1 – 1
- 65’Yellow cardCyprusNicholas Tsaroulla
- 60’SubstitutionMontenegroMarko Vešović ONOgnjen Gasevic OFF
- 59’SubstitutionMontenegroMilan Vukotic ONStevan Jovetić OFF
- 55’Goal!CyprusMarcus EdwardsAssist: Nicholas Tsaroulla0 – 1
- 46’Yellow cardCyprusGrigoris Kastanos
- 45’SubstitutionCyprusNicholas Tsaroulla ONAndreas Shikkis OFF
- 2’Yellow cardCyprusKonstantinos Sotiriou
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
MontenegroCyprus
- 65%Possession35%
- 19Shots11
- 4Shots on Target4
- 8Corners1
- 7Fouls7
- 1Offsides2
- 3Saves2
- 528Passes293
- 1Yellow Cards3
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Montenegro4 - 4 - 2
Substitutions
- 59’↑11 M. Vukotić↓10 S. Jovetić
- 60’↑7 M. Vešović↓16 O. Gašević
- 71’↑23 D. Vuković↓17 Vasilije Adžić
- 89’↑14 M. Brnović↓8 M. Janković
- 89’↑22 S. Lončar↓9 N. Krstović
Unused substitutes 13 I. Nikić, 19 V. Đukanović, 4 A. Đurić, 12 D. Petković, 3 R. Radunović, 6 S. Rubežić, 18 A. Latković
Coach Mirko Vucinić
Cyprus4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 45’↑17 N. Tsaroulla↓6 A. Shikkis
- 70’↑10 L. Loizou↓23 M. Edwards
- 71’↑19 S. Georgiou↓21 M. Tzionis
- 71’↑ Leonidas·Konomis↓16 P. Andreou
- 90+1’↑7 A. Neophytou↓3 N. Panagiotou
Unused substitutes 18 K. Artymatas, 11 A. Kakoullis, 13 I. Kosti, 12 J. Mall, 22 A. Paraskevas, 2 K. Pileas, 8 C. Kyriakou, 15 L. Konomis
Coach A. Mantzios
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Round
- Matchday 1
- Date
- Fri, 25 Sept 2026
- Kick-off
- 18:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
- Referee
- Daniele Chiffi
- Montenegro coach
- Mirko Vucinić
- Cyprus coach
- A. Mantzios
League table
UEFA Nations League · League C - Group B
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Montenegro | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 |  Cyprus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Armenia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Latvia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
Head to head
8 goals1 goals
Last 4 meetings
- 2026UEFA Nations LeagueMontenegro2 - 1Cyprus
- 2020UEFA Nations LeagueMontenegro4 - 0Cyprus
- 2020UEFA Nations LeagueMontenegro2 - 0Cyprus
- 2018FriendliesMontenegro0 - 0Cyprus
4 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Montenegro- W-D-L
- 1-1-0
- Scored / match
- 1.5
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
Cyprus- W-D-L
- 1-1-0
- Scored / match
- 1.5
- Conceded / match
- 0.5
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- MontenegroResult0%
- Cyprus0%
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What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Montenegro beat Cyprus 2-1 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Nations League at Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica.
Nikola Krstović 66' and Milutin Osmajić 86' scored for Montenegro, Marcus Edwards 55' for Cyprus.
Montenegro had 65% of the ball to Cyprus's 35%; the sides had 19 and 11 shots (4 and 4 on target).
The referee showed 4 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Round
- Matchday 1
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
- Referee
- Daniele Chiffi
- Match ID
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17 events
- 2’Yellow cardCyprusKonstantinos Sotiriou
- 45’SubstitutionCyprusNicholas Tsaroulla ONAndreas Shikkis OFF
- 46’Yellow cardCyprusGrigoris Kastanos
- 55’Goal!CyprusMarcus EdwardsAssist: Nicholas Tsaroulla0 – 1
- 59’SubstitutionMontenegroMilan Vukotic ONStevan Jovetić OFF
- 60’SubstitutionMontenegroMarko Vešović ONOgnjen Gasevic OFF
- 65’Yellow cardCyprusNicholas Tsaroulla
- 66’Penalty goalMontenegroNikola Krstović1 – 1
- 68’Yellow cardMontenegroIgor Vujacic
- 70’SubstitutionCyprusLoizos Loizou ONMarcus Edwards OFF
- 71’SubstitutionCyprusStavros Georgiou ONMarinos Tzionis OFF
- 71’SubstitutionCyprusLeonidas·Konomis ONpanagiotis andreou OFF
- 71’SubstitutionMontenegroDušan Vuković ONVasilije Adzic OFF
- 86’Goal!MontenegroMilutin OsmajićAssist: Nikola Krstović2 – 1
- 89’SubstitutionMontenegroMilos Brnovic ONMarko Janković OFF
- 89’SubstitutionMontenegroStefan Loncar ONNikola Krstović OFF
- 90+1’SubstitutionCyprusA. Neophytou ONNikolas Panagiotou OFF