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Remontada Montenegro vs Cyprus in UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League·Round 1 Fri 25/9·21:45
Montenegro
2-1 FT
Cyprus
  • Krstovic66' (pen)
  • Osmajić86'
  • Edwards55'
Stadion Pod Goricom6,726 spectatorsReferee: Daniele Chiffi
Remontada
Difficulty
59

Montenegro trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 55'Trailed by one goal
  2. 66'Equaliser
  3. 86'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 55 to the final whistle: Montenegro had 6 shots (2 on target), Cyprus only 4.

Changes by coach Vucinic

Vukotic came on for Jovetic (59'), Vesovic came on for Gašević (60'), D. Vukovic came on for Adzic (71').

The last 15 minutes

One of Montenegro's goals came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 65% of fans backed Montenegro to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT55'66'86'Substitution 59'Substitution 60'Substitution 71'Substitution 89'Substitution 89'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadMontenegro goal Cyprus goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Montenegro chances, below: Cyprus. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
MontenegroCyprus04590

Match story

  1. 55'

    Edwards opened the scoring for Cyprus, assisted by Tsaroulla, putting Cyprus ahead 1-0.

  2. 66'

    Krstovic equalised for Montenegro from the penalty spot, to make it 1-1.

  3. 86'

    Osmajić completed the turnaround for Montenegro, assisted by Krstovic, putting Montenegro ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

MontenegroCyprus
64%Possession36%
3.13Chance quality (xG)1.29
19Shots11
4On target4
4Big chances1
8Corners1
532Passes299

Top players

1
KrstovicMontenegro · Centre Forward
8.4
2
OsmajićMontenegro · Centre Forward
7.7
3
VesovicMontenegro · Right Back
7.2
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Montenegro 65%Draw 18%Cyprus 17%
from 7,710 votes

Line-ups

Cyprus4-1-4-1
6.5 Popovic 7.0 Gašević 6.9 Vujacic 7.1 Savic 6.3 Roganović 6.7 Adzic 6.3 Bulatovic 6.7 Jankovic 6.5 Jovetic 8.4 Krstovic 7.7 Osmajić 5.9 Fabiano 6.6 G. Malekkidis 6.1 Panagiotou 6.5 Sotiriou 6.2 Shikkis 7.1 H. Kyprianou 7.1 M. Tzionis 7.1 Kastanos 6.0 P. Andreou 7.2 Edwards 6.9 Pittas
Montenegro4-3-3
Montenegro coach: Vucinic Cyprus coach: A. Mantzios

Match events

MontenegroCyprus
  1. SotiriouYellow card
    2'
  2. TsaroullaSubstitution · for Shikkis
    46'
  3. KastanosYellow card
    46'
  4. EdwardsGoal · assist: Tsaroulla
    55'
  5. VukoticSubstitution · for Jovetic
    59'
  6. VesovicSubstitution · for Gašević
    60'
  7. TsaroullaYellow card
    65'
  8. KrstovicPenalty goal
    66'
  9. VujacicYellow card
    68'
  10. LoizouSubstitution · for Edwards
    70'
  11. D. VukovicSubstitution · for Adzic
    71'
  12. GeorgiouSubstitution · for M. Tzionis
    71'
  13. KonomisSubstitution · for P. Andreou
    71'
  14. OsmajićGoal · assist: Krstovic
    86'
  15. LoncarSubstitution · for Krstovic
    89'
  16. M. BrnovicSubstitution · for Jankovic
    89'
  17. NeofytouSubstitution · for Panagiotou
    90+1'