Montenegro don beat Cyprus 2-1 for UEFA Nations League match wey end for Stadion Pod Goricom. Mirko Vucinic na Montenegro manager and Apostolos Mantzios na Cyprus manager. Live match info show Montenegro formation as 4-3-3, while Cyprus set up with 4-1-4-1.
Second half end with score Montenegro 2, Cyprus 1. Fourth official announce four minutes added time. Milutin Osmajic score the goal wey make am 2-1 for Montenegro. Nikola Krstovic give the headed pass, and Osmajic finish with right footed shot from very close range to bottom left corner.
Late action still full ground. Dusan Vukovic miss right footed shot from outside box after fast break. Angelos Neophytou header from right side of six yard box miss to right, after Loizos Loizou cross. Cyprus change: Angelos Neophytou replace Nikolas Panagiotou. Montenegro change: Stefan Loncar replace Nikola Krstovic, and Milos Brnovic replace Marko Jankovic. Marko Jankovic foul Grigoris Kastanos, and Kastanos win free kick for attacking half. Andrija Bulatovic foul Stavros Georgiou, and Georgiou win free kick for defensive half.
Loizos Loizou still try with left footed shot from right side of six yard box, but e miss to right. Ioannis Pittas give the cross after fast break. Cyprus win corner, Milan Roganovic concede am. Nikola Krstovic right footed shot from centre of box blocked, with Milutin Osmajic assist. Marko Jankovic win free kick for defensive half after Stavros Georgiou foul.
Before the match, Montenegro welcome Cyprus to Stadion Pod Goricom on Friday 25 September. Montenegro last game be 3-2 loss at home to Croatia for World Cup qualifier. Dem get 37% possession and four shots on target, while Milutin Osmajic and Nikola Krstovic each score one goal. Cyprus lose 2-0 at home to Austria for Alphamega Stadium for World Cup qualifier. Mantzios side finish with 37% possession and no shot on goal. Montenegro also get edge for most recent meeting, as dem record 4-0 home win over Cyprus for Stadion Pod Goricom.
Montenegro form for last 10 games na 4 wins and 6 losses. Dem average 1.1 goals from 10.4 attempts and 4.4 shots on goal. Montenegro hold 50.4% possession and 4.9 corners per match. Opposition score average 2.0 goals from 11.5 attempts and 5.3 shots on goal, while dem earn 4.7 corners. Top scorer Nikola Krstovic get 5 goals, with Milutin Osmajic, Vasilije Adzic, Edvin Kuc and Stevan Jovetic get 1 goal each. Marko Jankovic record most assists with 2.
Cyprus record na 3 victories, 5 defeats and 2 draws. Dem average 9.1 attempts, 4.4 shots on goal and 1.4 goals. White and Blue average 52.2% possession, 4.9 corners awarded and 4.4 corners against dem, while dem concede 1.6 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 8.8 attempts. Ioannis Pittas top score with 4, while Grigoris Kastanos, Andronikos Kakoullis and Loizos Loizou follow with 2 each. Anderson Correia, Kostas Pileas and Loizos Loizou get 1 assist each in last 10 games, and Joel Mall get 2 clean sheets.
Sportsgambler confirmed lineup for Montenegro (4-4-2): Balsa Popovic, Milan Roganovic, Stefan Savic, Igor Vujacic, Ognjen Gasevic, Milutin Osmajic, Andrija Bulatovic, Marko Jankovic, Vasilije Adzic, Stevan Jovetic and Nikola Krstovic. Cyprus confirmed lineup (4-2-1-3): Fabiano, Andreas Siikis, Konstantinos Soteriou, Nikolas Panayiotou, Giorgios Malekkides, Hector Kyprianou, Panagiotis Andreou, Grigoris Kastanos, Marcus Edwards, Ioannis Pittas and Marinos Tzionis.
Ahead of new beginning, Ultra Crna Gora supporters visit Montenegro last training session. Dem sing and light torches to see players off to important match. New Nations League cycle start and Montenegro start from Division C. Group 2 also get Armenia and Latvia. After Cyprus match, Brave Falcons get three more games: travel to Armenia on September 28 at 18pm, then Latvia on October 2 at 18pm, and welcome Armenia on October 5 at 20.45pm.
