UEFA Nations League | League C Matchday 1 | 2026-09-26 03:45 JST
2 – 1
66' N. Krstović 86' M. Osmajić
Match summary Montenegro and Cyprus met in the UEFA Nations League League C Matchday 1 on September 26. Montenegro held on to beat Cyprus 2-1. It was 0-0 at half-time. In the second half, Montenegro scored 2 and Cyprus scored 1, with Montenegro coming out on top.
Montenegro controlled the game with 64% possession and 19 shots (11 for their opponents). Montenegro scored 2 from 4 shots on target. Yellow cards: Montenegro 1, Cyprus 3.
Team stats 4-3-3 1 Popovic 16 Gase vic 5 Vuja cic 15 Savić 2 Roga nov 17 Adžić 21 Bulatov 8 Jankovi 10 Jovetic 9 Krstovi 20 Osmajić
4-1-4-1 1 Fabiano 14 Male kki 3 Pana gio 5 Soti rio 6 Shik kis 4 Kyprian 21 Tzio nis 20 Kast ano 16 Andr eou 23 Edwa rds 9 Pittas
3.13 Expected goals (xG) 1.29
0.9 Goals prevented (xG) 0.9
View as table Montenegro Stat Cyprus 4-3-3 Formation 4-1-4-1 64% Possession 36% 3.13 Expected goals (xG) 1.29 19 Shots 11 4 Shots on target 4 10 Shots off target 5 5 Blocked shots 2 14 Shots inside the box 8 5 Shots outside the box 3 8 Corner kicks 1 1 Offsides 2 7 Fouls 7 532 Passes 299 467 Accurate passes 229 88% Pass accuracy 77% 3 Goalkeeper saves 2 0.9 Goals prevented (xG) 0.9 1 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Daniele Chiffi, Italy
Player stats Montenegro Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Balša Popović 0 17(81%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 DF Milan Roganović 0 4 43(96%) 0 0 0 1 7 90 8(6) DF S. Savić 0 1 83(91%) 0 0 0 7.7 90 1 1 9(6) DF Igor Vujačić 0 1 66(93%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 90 1 1 4(1) DF Ognjen Gašević 1 0 1 29(91%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 60 3 3(2) MF Marko Janković 0 3(75%) 3 55(90%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.7 89 3 16(8) MF A. Bulatović 2 1 0 5 1 44(79%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.7 90 10(6) MF Vasilije Adžić 0 3(100%) 1 49(94%) 0 0 0 7 71 1 3(3) FW M. Osmajić 3 1 1 1 9(64%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.2 90 3 4(2) FW N. Krstović 6 2 1 2(50%) 11(52%) 1 0 0 1 7.7 89 2 15(7) FW Stevan Jovetić 1 0 19(76%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 59 1 6(2) MF Milan Vukotić 0 1 28(97%) 0 0 0 6.9 31 2(1) DF Marko Vešović 0 7(100%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 30 1 2(1) FW Dušan Vuković 1 0 6(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 19 3(1) MF Miloš Brnović 0 0 0 0 1 MF Stefan Lončar 0 1 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 1 2(1) GK Danijel Petković 0 0 0 0 GK Igor Nikić 0 0 0 0 DF Risto Radunović 0 0 0 0 DF Andrej Đurić 0 0 0 0 DF Slobodan Rubežić 0 0 0 0 MF Aleksa Latković 0 0 0 0 FW Viktor Đukanović 0 0 0 0
Cyprus Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Fabiano 0 10(43%) 0 0 0 7 90 DF Andreas Siikkis 0 1 5(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 45 3(None) DF Constantinos Sotiriou 1 1 0 1 19(68%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.5 90 7(3) DF N. Panagiotou 0 1 19(86%) 0 0 0 6.5 89 3(1) DF Giorgos Malekkidis 0 1(25%) 3 1 30(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 90 2 11(6) MF H. Kyprianou 0 1(100%) 2 1 19(86%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 7(5) MF M. Edwards 2 1 1 2(100%) 11(73%) 0 0 0 1 7.6 70 5(3) MF P. Andreou 0 1 21(78%) 0 0 0 6.2 71 1 5(None) MF G. Kastanos 0 2(67%) 6 45(90%) 0 1 0 2 2 7.6 90 3 2 18(13) MF Marinos Tzionis 1 0 1(50%) 8(62%) 0 0 0 6.6 71 3 1 4(3) FW I. Pittas 3 2 0 1(100%) 9(64%) 0 0 0 6.7 90 1 9(2) DF Nick Tsaroulla 0 13(81%) 1 1 0 1 1 5.9 45 1 2(1) FW L. Loizou 1 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.3 20 1 2(None) MF Leonidas Konomis 0 8(89%) 0 0 0 6.5 19 1(None) FW Stavros Georgiou 0 10(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 19 9(2) FW A. Neophytou 1 0 0 0 0 1 1(1) GK Joel Mall 0 0 0 0 GK Andreas Paraskevas 0 0 0 0 DF Kostas Pileas 0 0 0 0 MF Chambos Kyriakou 0 0 0 0 MF Giannis Kosti 0 0 0 0 MF Kostakis Artymatas 0 0 0 0 FW A. Kakoullis 0 0 0 0
Lineups Montenegro Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 B. Popovic Starter DF 2 M. Roganovic Starter DF 15 S. Savić Starter DF 5 I. Vujacic Starter DF 16 O. Gasevic Starter MF 8 M. Jankovic Starter MF 21 A. Bulatović Starter MF 17 Vasilije Adžić Starter FW 20 M. Osmajić Starter FW 9 N. Krstović Starter FW 10 S. Jovetic Bench DF 7 M. Vesovic Bench MF 22 S. Loncar Bench MF 14 M. Brnovic Bench MF 11 M. Vukotic Bench FW 23 D. Vukovic
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 D. Petkovic Bench GK 13 I. Nikic Bench DF 6 S. Rubezic Bench DF 4 A. Djuric Bench DF 3 R. Radunovic Bench MF 18 A. Latkovic Bench FW 19 V. Djukanovic
Cyprus Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Fabiano Starter DF 6 A. Shikkis Starter DF 5 K. Sotiriou Starter DF 3 N. Panagiotou Starter DF 14 G. Malekkidis Starter MF 4 H. Kyprianou Starter MF 23 M. Edwards Starter MF 16 P. Andreou Starter MF 20 G. Kastanos Starter MF 21 M. Tzionis Starter FW 9 I. Pittas Bench MF 15 L. Konomis Bench DF 17 N. Tsaroulla Bench FW 10 L. Loizou Bench FW 19 S. Georgiou Bench FW 7 A. Neophytou
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 J. Mall Bench GK 22 A. Paraskevas Bench DF 2 K. Pileas Bench MF 8 C. Kyriakou Bench MF 13 I. Kosti Bench MF 18 K. Artymatas Bench FW 11 A. Kakoullis
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 2' Cyprus 🟨 Yellow card Constantinos Sotiriou 2H 1' Cyprus 🟨 Yellow card G. Kastanos 2H 1' Cyprus 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Shikkis → IN N. Tsaroulla 2H 10' Cyprus ⚽ Goal M. Edwards 0-1 2H 14' Montenegro 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Jovetic → IN M. Vukotic 2H 15' Montenegro 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Gasevic → IN M. Vesovic 2H 20' Cyprus 🟨 Yellow card Nick Tsaroulla 2H 21' Montenegro ⚽ Goal N. Krstović 1-1 2H 23' Montenegro 🟨 Yellow card Igor Vujačić 2H 25' Cyprus 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Edwards → IN L. Loizou 2H 26' Montenegro 🔄 Substitution OUT Vasilije Adžić → IN D. Vukovic 2H 26' Cyprus 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Andreou → IN L. Konomis 2H 26' Cyprus 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Tzionis → IN S. Georgiou 2H 41' Montenegro ⚽ Goal M. Osmajić 2-1 2H 44' Montenegro 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Krstović → IN S. Loncar 2H 44' Montenegro 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Jankovic → IN M. Brnovic 2H 45+1' Cyprus 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Panagiotou → IN A. Neophytou
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