UEFA Nations League · Fri, 25 Sept 2026 ·
Montenegro vs Cyprus — 2 - 1
Stadion pod Goricom · Referee: Daniele Chiffi
Match report
Milutin Osmajić’s 86' winner gives Montenegro 2-1 victory over Cyprus
Montenegro beat Cyprus 2-1 in UEFA Nations League (League C) matchday 1 on Friday, 25 September 2026 at Stadion pod Goricom. Nikola Krstović (66' pen) and Milutin Osmajić (86') scored for Montenegro, while Marcus Edwards (55') found the net for Cyprus. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Montenegro had 64% of the ball and 19 shots (4 on target) against Cyprus’s 11 (4 on target). M. Osmajić (Montenegro) was the top-rated player with 8.1. The result leaves Montenegro 1st in the League C Group B table on 9 points and Cyprus 2nd on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Cyprus | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Armenia | 3 | -1 | 3 |
Match events
- 2'yellow cardKonstantinos SotiriouYellow Card
- 45'substitutionAndreas ShikkisOff: Nicholas Tsaroulla
- 46'yellow cardGrigoris KastanosYellow Card
- 55'goalMarcus EdwardsAssist: Nicholas Tsaroulla
- 59'substitutionStevan JovetićOff: Milan Vukotic
- 60'substitutionOgnjen GasevicOff: Marko Vešović
- 65'yellow cardNicholas TsaroullaYellow Card
- 66'penaltyNikola KrstovićPenalty
- 68'yellow cardIgor VujacicYellow Card
- 70'substitutionMarcus EdwardsOff: Loizos Loizou
- 71'substitutionMarinos TzionisOff: Stavros Georgiou
- 71'substitutionpanagiotis andreouOff: Leonidas·Konomis
- 71'substitutionVasilije AdzicOff: Dušan Vuković
- 86'goalMilutin OsmajićAssist: Nikola Krstović
- 89'substitutionMarko JankovićOff: Milos Brnovic
- 89'substitutionNikola KrstovićOff: Stefan Loncar
- 90+1'substitutionNikolas PanagiotouOff: A. Neophytou
Lineups
Montenegro
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Mirko Vucinić
Starting XI
- 1B. PopovićG
- 2M. RoganovićD
- 15S. SavićD
- 5I. VujačićD
- 16O. GaševićD
- 20M. OsmajićM
- 21A. BulatovićM
- 8M. JankovićM
- 17Vasilije AdžićM
- 10S. JovetićF
- 9N. KrstovićF
Substitutes
- 13I. NikićG
- 22S. LončarM
- 19V. ĐukanovićF
- 4A. ĐurićD
- 12D. PetkovićG
- 3R. RadunovićD
- 6S. RubežićD
- 7M. VešovićD
- 11M. VukotićM
- 23D. VukovićF
- 18A. LatkovićM
- 14M. BrnovićM
Cyprus
Formation 4-1-4-1 · Coach A. Mantzios
Starting XI
- 1FabianoG
- 6A. ShikkisD
- 5K. SotiriouD
- 3N. PanagiotouD
- 14G. MalekkidesD
- 4H. KyprianouM
- 23M. EdwardsM
- 16P. AndreouM
- 20G. KastanosM
- 21M. TzionisM
- 9I. PittasF
Substitutes
- 18K. ArtymatasM
- 19S. GeorgiouF
- 11A. KakoullisF
- 13I. KostiM
- 10L. LoizouF
- 12J. MallG
- 7A. NeophytouF
- 22A. ParaskevasG
- 2K. PileasD
- 17N. TsaroullaD
- 8C. KyriakouM
- 15L. KonomisM
Match statistics
- 64%Possession36%
- 19Total shots11
- 4Shots on target4
- 10Shots off target5
- 5Blocked shots2
- 14Shots inside the box8
- 5Shots outside the box3
- 8Corners1
- 1Offsides2
- 7Fouls7
- 1Yellow cards3
- 0Red cards0
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 532Passes299
- 467Accurate passes229
- 7Free Kicks7
Player statistics
Montenegro
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B. PopovićG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 12D. PetkovićG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 13I. NikićG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2M. RoganovićD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 3R. RadunovićD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 4A. ĐurićD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 5I. VujačićD | 90 | 6.1 | ||
| 6S. RubežićD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 7M. VešovićD | 30 | 6.4 | ||
| 15S. SavićD | 90 | 7.4 | ||
| 16O. GaševićD | 60 | 7.0 | ||
| 8M. JankovićM | 89 | 7.1 | ||
| 11M. VukotićM | 31 | 6.9 | ||
| 14M. BrnovićM | 1 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Vasilije AdžićM | 71 | 6.5 | ||
| 18A. LatkovićM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 20M. OsmajićMTop rated | 90 | 8.1 | 1 | |
| 21A. BulatovićM | 90 | 6.4 | ||
| 22S. LončarM | 1 | 6.3 | ||
| 9N. KrstovićF | 89 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 10S. JovetićF | 59 | 6.5 | ||
| 19V. ĐukanovićF | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 23D. VukovićF | 19 | 6.6 |
Cyprus
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FabianoG | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| 12J. MallG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 22A. ParaskevasG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2K. PileasD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 3N. PanagiotouD | 89 | 6.1 | ||
| 5K. SotiriouD | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| 6A. ShikkisD | 45 | 5.9 | ||
| 14G. MalekkidesD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 17N. TsaroullaD | 45 | 5.9 | 1 | |
| 4H. KyprianouM | 90 | 6.4 | ||
| 8C. KyriakouM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 13I. KostiM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 15L. KonomisM | 19 | 6.0 | ||
| 16P. AndreouM | 71 | 6.0 | ||
| 18K. ArtymatasM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 20G. KastanosM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 21M. TzionisM | 71 | 6.6 | ||
| 23M. EdwardsM | 70 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 7A. NeophytouF | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 9I. PittasF | 90 | 6.4 | ||
| 10L. LoizouF | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| 11A. KakoullisF | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 19S. GeorgiouF | 19 | 6.2 |

