Cyprus 1-4 Montenegro: Krstović double crowns unbeaten group run

Nikola Krstović scored twice and set up two more goals as Montenegro beat Cyprus 4-1 in Limassol on Sunday to finish UEFA Nations League Group C2 unbeaten. Mirko Vučinić's side, already promoted to League B, ended the group on 16 points, eight clear of Cyprus. More international reports are on BetAlert News.

Match facts

• Result: Cyprus 1-4 Montenegro (half-time 0-1)
• Competition: UEFA Nations League C, Group C2, Matchday 6
• Date: Sunday 15 November 2026
• Venue: Limassol Stadium, Limassol
• Scorers: Cyprus - Pittas 52' (pen); Montenegro - Osmajić 5', Vukotić 58', Krstović 67', 83'
• Red cards: None
• Attendance: 5,695
• Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
• Final standings: Montenegro 16, Cyprus 8, Armenia 6, Latvia 2

How the match unfolded

Montenegro led inside five minutes. Krstović carried the ball forward on the break and slipped it to Milutin Osmajić on the right, and the Genoa forward beat Fabiano with a precise finish.

The visitors should have added more before the break. Fabiano saved from close range from Krstović in the 18th minute, and Stevan Jovetić and Igor Vujačić also went close. Danijel Petković's only real test of the first half came from a long-range effort by Konstantinos Laifis. Montenegro lost Vasilije Adžić to injury in the 42nd minute, with Milan Vukotić coming on, and Sead Hakšabanović replaced the captain Jovetić at half-time.

Cyprus drew level in the 52nd minute. Vujačić brought down Marcus Edwards in the area, referee Sander van der Eijk awarded a penalty after a VAR review, and the captain Ioannis Pittas converted it.

The equaliser lasted six minutes. Hakšabanović found Krstović, whose quick lay-off set up Vukotić to score his first goal for Montenegro. In the 67th minute Krstović carried the ball from midfield and beat Fabiano to make it 3-1, and he completed the scoring in the 83rd minute from Hakšabanović's pass. Petković kept out a late effort from Grigoris Kastanos in stoppage time.

What it means for both teams

UEFA's final standings show Montenegro with five wins and a draw from six games, 13 goals scored and six conceded. They had already clinched first place and promotion to League B on Thursday, when debutant Aleksa Maraš scored a stoppage-time winner in a 2-1 victory over Latvia in Podgorica. Krstović headed his 11th international goal in that game, according to the Football Association of Montenegro, so his double in Limassol takes him to 13.

"We're going for the win," Vučinić told a news conference in Limassol on Saturday, as published by the federation. "We quietly talked about it and hoped we would win the group. We managed that with a round to spare."

Cyprus, who lost 2-1 in Podgorica in the opening game of the group in September, finish second on eight points and will enter the League B/C play-offs, according to UEFA. Armenia, who drew 0-0 in Latvia on Sunday, stay in League C along with the Latvians. Armenia's 2-0 win over Latvia in Yerevan (report) came on the opening matchday in September. In League B, Northern Ireland's 1-0 win over Ukraine (report) kept them top of Group B2.

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