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Montenegro vs Latvia

U.S. Open Cup
2-1
Final
Latvia
0-1-4
Podgorica City Stadium

Match pulse

MNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTLVA
50%Possession50%
21Shots15
7On target5
11Corners6
4Saves5
9Fouls11
6'Sead HaksabanovicMNE20'Nikola KrstovicMNE36'Stefan SavicMNE57'Stefan SavicMNE57'Marko JankovicMNE65'Dmitrijs ZelenkovsLVA78'Dennis CirkinLVA86'Lukass VapneLVA90'Roberts SavalnieksLVA90'+2'Aleksa MarasMNE
Team1H2HT
MNE022
LVA011

Who won: Montenegro 2-1

Montenegro beat Latvia 2-1 on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at Podgorica City Stadium. Goals for Montenegro: Nikola Krstovic (70') and Aleksa Maras (90'+1'). Goals for Latvia: Deniss Melniks (72').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.1Balsa PopovicG
  2. 27.1Deniss MelniksCD-R
  3. 37.0Nikola KrstovicCF-L
  4. 46.7Marko JankovicDM
  5. 56.6Vasilije AdzicLM
  6. 66.6Milan VukoticSUB
  7. 76.5Miloš BrnovicRM
  8. 86.5Rihards MatrevicsG
  9. 96.4Ognjen GasevicLB
  10. 106.4Andrija BulatovicRB
  11. 116.4Milutin OsmajicCF-R
  12. 126.4Risto RadunovicSUB

Team stats

MNELVA
9Fouls11
4Yellow Cards4
1Red Cards0
0Offsides3
11Corner Kicks6
4Saves5
50.2Possession49.8
21SHOTS15
7ON GOAL5
0.3On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
320Accurate Passes318
386Passes385
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
13Accurate Crosses11
34Crosses25
0.4Cross %0.4
58Long Balls37
28Accurate Long Balls18
0.5Long Balls %0.5
2Blocked Shots3
6Effective Tackles8
12Tackles12
0.5Tackle %0.7
7Interceptions9
15Effective Clearances22
15Clearances22

Player of the game

Balsa Popovic

MNE · 4 saves

7.1

Deserved to win

75%
MNE · 3.21 xG
14%
Draw
11%
LVA · 1.53 xG

Montenegro created better chances: they win this game 75% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Montenegro 2, Latvia 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Montenegro 2, Latvia 1.
  3. 90'+4'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Lukass Vapne (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balsa Popovic (Montenegro). Assisted by Janis Ikaunieks with a cross.

    L. Vapne

  4. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Uldrikis

    Substitution, Latvia. Albert Aleksanjan replaces Roberts Uldrikis.

    A. Aleksanjan

  5. 90'+2'

    Yellow card

    Aleksa Maras (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

    A. Maras

  6. GOAL90'+1'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    A. Maras

    Goal! Montenegro 2, Latvia 1. Aleksa Maras (Montenegro) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.

    MNE 2 - 1 LVA
  7. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  8. 90'MNE

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Janis Ikaunieks.

  9. 90'

    Yellow card

    Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    R. Savalnieks

  10. 90'

    Free kick won

    Risto Radunovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  11. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).

  12. 89'

    Free kick won

    Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  13. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).

  14. 88'MNE

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Oskars Vientiess.

  15. 88'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Aleksa Maras (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Risto Radunovic with a cross.

    A. Maras

  16. 88'

    Free kick won

    Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).

  18. 87'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Andrej Djuric.

  19. 86'

    Yellow card

    Lukass Vapne (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. Vapne

  20. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Lukass Vapne (Latvia).

  21. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Bulatovic

    Substitution, Montenegro. Aleksa Maras replaces Andrija Bulatovic.

    A. Maras

  22. 84'

    Handball

    Handball by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).

  23. 82'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milan Vukotic with a cross following a corner.

    N. Krstovic

  24. 82'MNE

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Deniss Melniks.

  25. 82'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrija Bulatovic.

Leaders

MNELVA
Total Shots
Nikola Krstovic
4
Roberts Uldrikis
4
Accurate Passes
Igor Vujacic
43
Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
48
Defensive Interventions
Andrija Bulatovic
10
Antonijs Cernomordijs
9
Saves
Balsa Popovic
4
Rihards Matrevics
5