UEFA Nations League

Cyprus vs Montenegro, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Cyprus
    FT
    0 - 2
    Montenegro
    • 60': Stevan Jovetic
    • 73': Stevan Jovetic

    About

    Cyprus are hosting Montenegro at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 8': Foul by Marios Ilia (Cyprus).
    • 8': Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Dimitris Christofi.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic with a cross following a corner.
    • 12': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Montenegro).
    • 12': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Bakic.
    • 15': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Andreas Karo.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Marko Bakic (Montenegro) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic with a cross following a corner.
    • 18': Foul by Igor Vujacic (Montenegro).
    • 18': Marios Ilia (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Minas Antoniou.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dimitris Christofi with a cross.
    • 24': Foul by Igor Vujacic (Montenegro).
    • 24': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
    • 30': Nebojsa Kosovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro).
    • 30': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Andreas Karo (Cyprus).
    • 32': Foul by Minas Antoniou (Cyprus).
    • 32': Momcilo Raspopovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Foul by Marko Bakic (Montenegro).
    • 33': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Marko Bakic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Sead Haksabanovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nebojsa Kosovic.
    • 34': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Charalambos Kyriakides.
    • 35': Foul by Igor Vujacic (Montenegro).
    • 35': Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christos Wheeler.
    • 38': Andreas Karo (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Foul by Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro).
    • 39': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Andreas Karo.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Momcilo Raspopovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 43': Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
    • 45': Attempt missed. Dimitris Christofi (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Minas Antoniou.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro).
    • 45'+3': Marios Ilia (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Cyprus 0, Montenegro 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 0, Montenegro 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Montenegro. Stevan Jovetic replaces Fatos Beqiraj.
    • 46': Aleksandar Boljevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Christos Wheeler (Cyprus).
    • 49': Aleksandar Boljevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Christos Wheeler (Cyprus).
    • 50': Offside, Montenegro. Marko Bakic tries a through ball, but Stevan Jovetic is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Dimitris Christofi (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ioannis Kousoulos.
    • 53': Foul by Minas Antoniou (Cyprus).
    • 53': Sead Haksabanovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Minas Antoniou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Stefan Savic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
    • 54': Christos Wheeler (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Aleksandar Boljevic (Montenegro).
    • 55': Aleksandar Boljevic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Aleksandar Boljevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Christos Wheeler (Cyprus).
    • 57': Attempt missed. Momcilo Raspopovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Bakic.
    • 57': Substitution, Montenegro. Dino Islamovic replaces Nebojsa Kosovic.
    • 57': Foul by Stefan Savic (Montenegro).
    • 57': Marios Ilia (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Goal! Cyprus 0, Montenegro 1. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Momcilo Raspopovic.
    • 62': Offside, Montenegro. Igor Vujacic tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Boljevic is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 64': Substitution, Cyprus. Loizos Loizou replaces Dimitris Christofi.
    • 64': Foul by Sead Haksabanovic (Montenegro).
    • 64': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Adam Marusic (Montenegro).
    • 64': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by Marios Ilia (Cyprus).
    • 65': Stefan Savic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Marios Ilia (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Foul by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
    • 67': Marko Bakic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Hand ball by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Loizos Loizou following a fast break.
    • 73': Goal! Cyprus 0, Montenegro 2. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic.
    • 75': Substitution, Montenegro. Aleksandar Scekic replaces Nikola Vukcevic because of an injury.
    • 79': Substitution, Cyprus. Pieros Sotiriou replaces Marios Ilia.
    • 80': Foul by Adam Marusic (Montenegro).
    • 80': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Igor Vujacic.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis with a cross following a corner.
    • 83': Dino Islamovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Foul by Minas Antoniou (Cyprus).
    • 85': Substitution, Cyprus. Andreas Avraam replaces Marinos Tzionis.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Karo.
    • 87': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
    • 87': Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Minas Antoniou.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Aleksandar Scekic (Montenegro).
    • 90'+2': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Aleksandar Scekic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
    • 90'+2': Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cyprus 0, Montenegro 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 0, Montenegro 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 0, Montenegro 2.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 15
    4 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 1
    2 Saves 2
    54.7 Possession 45.3
    10 SHOTS 9
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    433 Accurate Passes 349
    508 Passes 421
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    13 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    65 Long Balls 43
    31 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 0
    13 Effective Tackles 8
    17 Tackles 11
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 13
    10 Effective Clearances 12
    10 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: GSP Stadium
    Location: Nicosia, Cyprus

    UEFA Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sweden 6 +15 16
    2 Slovakia 6 +5 13
    3 Estonia 6 -6 4
    4 Azerbaijan 6 -14 1
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    Line-Ups

    CYP Cyprus (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    12 Charalambos Kyriakides (GK)
    19 Konstantinos Laifis
    2 Andreas Karo
    3 Christos Wheeler
    7 Minas Antoniou Yellow Card
    20 Grigoris Kastanos
    21 Marinos Tzionis
    13 Ioannis Kousoulos
    15 Marios Elia Yellow Card
    23 Ioannis Pittas
    9 Demetris Christofi
    Cyprus Substitutes:
    Charalambos Kyriakou, Giannis Satsias, Loizos Loizou, Kypros Christoforou, Tasos Kissas, Charis Kyriakou, Andreas Avraam, Matija Spoljaric, Neophytos Michael, Pieros Soteriou.

    MNE Montenegro (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Milan Mijatovic (GK)
    3 Igor Vujacic
    15 Stefan Savic Yellow Card
    2 Momcilo Raspopovic
    23 Adam Marusic
    8 Marko Bakic Yellow Card
    4 Nikola Vukcevic
    18 Nebojsa Kosovic
    11 Fatos Beciraj
    17 Sead Haksabanovic
    21 Aleksandar Boljevic Yellow Card
    Montenegro Substitutes:
    Aleksandar Scekic, Darko Bulatovic, Stevan Jovetic, Aleksandar Sofranac, Marko Jankovic, Vukan Savicevic, Deni Hocko, Matija Sarkic, Dino Islamovic, Danijel Petković, Vladmir Jovovic.

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