The cadets lost in Cyprus - in compensation they were punished for their mistakes

The two selections that made it to the elite round of qualifications for the U17 European Championship played the first of two friendly matches. New match on Thursday

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The cadet national team of Montenegro was defeated by Cyprus 1:0 in a friendly match.

The duel in the small town of Peja was resolved in the last moments of the game, with Hrisis Evangelou's goal for the final 1:0.

Goran Perišić's team, which will play in the elite round of qualification for the European Championship in March, failed to crown dominance and greater possession with at least one goal.

"This was the first of two tests against the selection that also qualified for the elite round of qualifications. Bearing in mind that we are in the middle of the preparation period, I am satisfied with how we acted, especially in the second half, when we responded well to the aggressive play of the opponent. There are a lot of things I'm not satisfied with, but we'll try to correct all of that by the start of the elite round," Perišić said for the FSCG official website.

Marko Camaj had the best chance for Montenegro in the first half in the 30th minute - a shot by the Budućnosti winger from a good position was blocked by the Cypriot defender.

Stefan Đukanović was a little late in the 65th minute after Marko Perović's cross, and Andrija Bulatović also had a chance in the 84th minute.

The penalty came in the third minute of stoppage time when Evangela hit from twenty meters away.

The same rivals will play on Thursday, at 10 a.m. our time.

CYPRUS - MONTENEGRO 1:0

Peja - City Stadium. Referee: Sebastian Tokarev (Cyprus). Scorer: Hrisis Evangelu in 90+3. a minute. Yellow card: Hrisis Evangelou (Cyprus).

Cyprus: Nikitas Papakonstantinu, Andreas Nikolaou, Giorgos Sokratus (from 85. Eleftherios Isak), Georgios Mikelides, Konstantinos Pursaitides (from 71. Hrisis Evangelu), Haralampos Katircis (from 72. Simeon Hadjigeorgiou), Andreas Konstantinou (from 85. Hristos Shimitras) .

Montenegro: Ognjen Milović, Lazar Maraš, Bodin Tomašević, Miloš Vračar, Marko Perović, Stefan Đukanović, Marko Tadić (from 68. Filip Perović), Bojan Damjanović, Danilo Vukanić (from 86. Velid Škrijelj), Andrija Bulatović, Andrej Camaj ( from 68. Danilo Ćetković).

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