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Cyprus
Ugh, no.
Cyprus lost to Montenegro
Match Details
Podgorica City Stadium
(Podgorica)
· 6,726 fans
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Commentary
- ·Match ends, Montenegro 2, Cyprus 1.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Montenegro 2, Cyprus 1.
- 90'+3'Foul by Dusan Vukovic (Montenegro).
- 90'+3'Nick Tsaroulla (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3'Attempt missed. Angelos Neophytou (Cyprus) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Loizos Loizou with a cross.
- 90'+2'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2'Attempt missed. Dusan Vukovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
- 90'+1'Substitution, Cyprus. Angelos Neophytou replaces Nikolas Panagiotou.
- 89'Substitution, Montenegro. Stefan Loncar replaces Nikola Krstovic.
- 89'Substitution, Montenegro. Milos Brnovic replaces Marko Jankovic.
- 88'Foul by Marko Jankovic (Montenegro).
- 88'Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYP | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MNE | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Match Leaders
Cyprus- ME Marcus Edwards · 1Goals
- IP Ioannis Pittas · 3Total Shots
- F Fabiano · 2Saves
- CS Costas Soteriou · 13Defensive Interventions
- GK Grigoris Kastanos · 45Accurate Passes
Montenegro- NK Nikola Krstovic · 1Goals
- NK Nikola Krstovic · 8Total Shots
- BP Balsa Popovic · 3Saves
- MR Milan Roganovic · 9Defensive Interventions
- SS Stefan Savic · 82Accurate Passes
UEFA Nations League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Armenia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Key Events
86'Goal! Montenegro 2, Cyprus 1. Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic with a headed pass.
66'Goal! Montenegro 1, Cyprus 1. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
55'Goal! Montenegro 0, Cyprus 1. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nick Tsaroulla.
2'Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Team Stats
CyprusMontenegro
General
35.8
Possession %
64.2
11
Shots
19
4
On Target
4
2
Offsides
1
1
Corners
8
7
Fouls
7
Passing & Defense
229
Passes Completed
464
5
Crosses Won
9
7
Tackles Won
14
8
Interceptions
6
32
Clearances
18
Discipline
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Saves
3
Recent Form
Montenegro
L
W
L
W
D
Cyprus
L
L
W
D
W
Starting Lineups
Montenegro4-3-3
Cyprus4-1-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes
Montenegro
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BP #1 Balsa PopovicG
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IV #5 Igor VujacicCD-L
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SS #15 Stefan SavicCD-R
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OG #16 Ognjen GasevicLB
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MR #2 Milan RoganovicRB
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MJ #8 Marko JankovicCM
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VA #17 Vasilije AdzicLM
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AB #21 Andrija BulatovicRM
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NK #9 Nikola KrstovicF66'
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SJ #10 Stevan JoveticLF
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MO #20 Milutin OsmajicRF86'
Substitutes · 5 used
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AD #4 Andrej Duric
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MB #14 Miloš Brnovic 89' for Marko Jankovic
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IN #13 Igor Nikic
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VD #19 Viktor Djukanovic
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RR #3 Risto Radunovic
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DV #23 Dusan Vukovic 71' for Vasilije Adzic
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MV #7 Marko Vesovic 60' for Ognjen Gasevic
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AL #18 Aleksa Latkovic
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MV #11 Milan Vukotic 59' for Stevan Jovetic
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DP #12 Danijel Petković
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SR #6 Slobodan Rubezic
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SL #22 Stefan Loncar 89' for Nikola Krstovic
Cyprus
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F #1 FabianoG
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NP #3 Nikolas PanagiotouCD-L
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CS #5 Costas SoteriouCD-R
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HK #4 Hector KyprianouDM
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GM #14 Giorgos MalekkidesLB
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AS #6 Andreas ShikkisRB
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GK #20 Grigoris KastanosCM-L
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PA #16 Panagiotis AndreouCM-R
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#21 Marinos TzionisLM
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ME #23 Marcus EdwardsRM55'
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IP #9 Ioannis PittasF
Substitutes · 5 used
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LK #15 Leonidas Konomis 71' for Panagiotis Andreou
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IK #13 Ioannis Kosti
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KP #2 Kostas Pileas
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JM #12 Joël Mall
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CK #8 Charis Kyriakou
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KA #18 Kostakis Artymatas
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SG #19 Stavros Georgiou 71' for Marinos Tzionis
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NT #17 Nicholas Tsaroulla 45' for Andreas Shikkis
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AN #7 Angelos Neophytou 90'+1' for Nikolas Panagiotou
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AP #22 Antreas Paraskevas
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LL #10 Loizos Loizou 70' for Marcus Edwards
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AK #11 Andronikos Kakoulis
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