FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Montenegro vs Gibraltar, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Montenegro
  • 22': Stevan Jovetic
  • 70': Marko Tuci
  • 73': Adam Marusic
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3 - 1
Gibraltar
  • 13': Dan Bent

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Montenegro are hosting Gibraltar at Gradski Niksica, Niksic, Montenegro, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Gibraltar. Conceded by Stefan Loncar.
  • 3': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Kian Ronan.
  • 4': Foul by Ayoub El Hmidi (Gibraltar).
  • 4': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Stefan Mugosa with a headed pass.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marko Jankovic.
  • 8': Foul by Marko Tuci (Montenegro).
  • 8': James Scanlon (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Corner, Gibraltar. Conceded by Stefan Loncar.
  • 11': Ethan Britto (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Marko Vesovic (Montenegro).
  • 12': Corner, Gibraltar. Conceded by Ognjen Gasevic.
  • 13': Goal! Montenegro 0, Gibraltar 1. Dan Bent (Gibraltar) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic following a fast break.
  • 17': Offside, Gibraltar. Ayoub El Hmidi is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
  • 19': Ayoub El Hmidi (Gibraltar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Nikola Sipcic (Montenegro).
  • 20': Foul by James Scanlon (Gibraltar).
  • 20': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Driton Camaj.
  • 21': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Bradley Banda.
  • 22': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Ethan Britto.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Stefan Mugosa (Montenegro) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 22': Goal! Montenegro 1, Gibraltar 1. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nikola Sipcic following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Stefan Loncar (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
  • 25': Dan Bent (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro).
  • 27': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Montenegro).
  • 27': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Dan Bent (Gibraltar).
  • 28': Nikola Sipcic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Sipcic (Montenegro).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Driton Camaj (Montenegro) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
  • 34': Foul by Stefan Loncar (Montenegro).
  • 34': James Scanlon (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. James Scanlon (Gibraltar) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 35': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Montenegro).
  • 35': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Offside, Montenegro. Nikola Krstovic is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Stefan Loncar (Montenegro).
  • 38': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Lopes (Gibraltar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 40': Offside, Gibraltar. Ayoub El Hmidi is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic.
  • 41': Offside, Gibraltar. Carlos Richards is caught offside.
  • 42': Carlos Richards (Gibraltar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Marko Vesovic (Montenegro).
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Lopes (Gibraltar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Vesovic.
  • 44': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Bernardo Lopes.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Montenegro 1, Gibraltar 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Montenegro 1, Gibraltar 1.
  • 46': Foul by Stefan Loncar (Montenegro).
  • 46': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Ethan Britto (Gibraltar) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the left.
  • 47': Offside, Montenegro. Nikola Krstovic is caught offside.
  • 49': Corner, Gibraltar. Conceded by Marko Vesovic.
  • 50': Foul by Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar).
  • 50': Igor Nikic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Ognjen Gasevic (Montenegro).
  • 52': Liam Jessop (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Ognjen Gasevic (Montenegro).
  • 53': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Dan Bent.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Stefan Loncar (Montenegro) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Marko Tuci (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ognjen Gasevic with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Driton Camaj (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Ayoub El Hmidi (Gibraltar).
  • 56': Foul by Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar).
  • 56': Ognjen Gasevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Foul by James Scanlon (Gibraltar).
  • 58': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Montenegro. Adam Marusic replaces Stefan Mugosa.
  • 59': Substitution, Montenegro. Edvin Kuc replaces Stefan Loncar.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Marusic.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Adam Marusic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Edvin Kuc.
  • 65': Substitution, Gibraltar. Julian Valarino replaces Liam Jessop.
  • 66': Ayoub El Hmidi (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Nikola Sipcic (Montenegro).
  • 67': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Montenegro).
  • 67': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Julian Valarino.
  • 70': Goal! Montenegro 2, Gibraltar 1. Marko Tuci (Montenegro) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marko Jankovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Marko Vukcevic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 72': Foul by Dan Bent (Gibraltar).
  • 72': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Gibraltar. Jaiden Bartolo replaces Ayoub El Hmidi.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Ognjen Gasevic (Montenegro) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Foul by Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar).
  • 73': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Driton Camaj.
  • 73': Goal! Montenegro 3, Gibraltar 1. Adam Marusic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 74': Foul by Driton Camaj (Montenegro).
  • 74': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Adam Marusic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Dan Bent (Gibraltar).
  • 75': Dan Bent (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Montenegro. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Ognjen Gasevic.
  • 76': Substitution, Montenegro. Milan Vukotic replaces Driton Camaj.
  • 78': Foul by Nikola Sipcic (Montenegro).
  • 78': Julian Valarino (Gibraltar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Nikola Sipcic (Montenegro).
  • 80': James Scanlon (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Nikola Sipcic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Gibraltar. Nicholas Pozo replaces Dan Bent because of an injury.
  • 83': Substitution, Gibraltar. Paddy McClafferty replaces Bernardo Lopes.
  • 83': Substitution, Gibraltar. Liam Walker replaces James Scanlon.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Liam Walker (Gibraltar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Nicholas Pozo (Gibraltar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 83': Corner, Gibraltar. Conceded by Igor Nikic.
  • 84': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro).
  • 84': Kian Ronan (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Montenegro. Marko Bakic replaces Stevan Jovetic.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marko Jankovic.
  • 88': Offside, Montenegro. Nikola Krstovic is caught offside.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Edvin Kuc (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Milan Vukotic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marko Jankovic.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Bradley Banda.
  • 90'+1': Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marko Jankovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Adam Marusic (Montenegro).
  • 90'+2': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Montenegro).
  • 90'+3': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Louie Annesley (Gibraltar).
  • 90'+4': Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jaiden Bartolo (Gibraltar).
  • 90'+4': Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Montenegro 3, Gibraltar 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Montenegro 3, Gibraltar 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 20
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 1
33.6 Possession 66.4
7 SHOTS 25
2 ON GOAL 10
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
132 Accurate Passes 335
210 Passes 409
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 11
15 Crosses 32
0.0 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 62
14 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.2 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 13
15 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 1
39 Effective Clearances 36
39 Clearances 36

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Gradski Niksica
Location: Niksic, Montenegro
Attendance: 3,021

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Czechia 3 +7 9
2 Montenegro 3 +1 6
3 Croatia 1 +7 3
4 Faroe Islands 2 -2 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MNE Montenegro (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Igor Nikic (GK)
15 Nikola Sipcic
6 Marko Tuci
16 Ognjen Gasevic
7 Marko Vesovic
10 Stevan Jovetic
20 Stefan Loncar
8 Marko Jankovic Yellow Card
9 Stefan Mugosa
11 Nikola Krstovic
22 Driton Camaj
Montenegro Substitutes:
Edvin Kuc, Slobodan Rubezic, Miloš Brnovic, Igor Vujacic, Marko Bakic, Balsa Popovic, Danijel Petković, Andrija Radulovic, Adam Marusic, Milan Vukotic, Andrija Vukcevic, Marko Vukcevic.

GIB Gibraltar (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Bradley Banda (GK)
5 Louie Annesley
6 Bernardo Lopes
14 Dan Bent
20 Ethan Britto
4 Kian Ronan
11 James Scanlon
7 Tjay De Barr Yellow Card
19 Carlos Peliza Richards
17 Liam Jessop
9 Ayoub El Hmidi
Gibraltar Substitutes:
Christian Lopez, Nicholas Pozo, Liam Walker, Patrick Mcclafferty, Jaiden Bartolo, Tyler Carrington, Kye Livingstone, Julian Valarino, Kai Mauro, Kyle Clinton, Harry Victor.

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