Far from good, but at least after eight months a victory in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers has arrived - the Montenegrin football players defeated Gibraltar 2:1.
The "Falcons" achieved their triumph after another shock in these qualifiers and the lead of a total outsider when Liam Jessop caught our defense asleep.
It seemed to wake up Mirko Vučinić's team, and they finally played properly by the end of the first half, creating plenty of chances, but also scoring twice.
First, in the 33rd minute, he masterfully scored from a free kick from the left side on the ground. scored by Vaslije Adžić, and the turning point came from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute - Marko Janković won the penalty, and with a lot of luck Nikola Krstović scored for 2:1.
Montenegro kept the ball in the second half, but apart from a few finishing chances through Milutin Osmajić and Slobodan Rubežić, they were not concrete enough to close the game out early.
The "Falcons" will play their last match in the qualifiers on Monday (8:45 p.m.) against Croatia, which celebrated its place in the World Cup tonight with a victory over the Faroe Islands (3:1).
END OF THE MATCH - Montenegro wins (2:1).
93 ' - Good attempt by Djukanovic, but saved by Hankins.
84 ' - Another great ball from Vukotić, and Rubežić missed a great chance.
82 ' - Montenegro could have finished the story in Gibraltar - Vukotić launched a counterattack, passed to Osmajić, who failed to capitalize on the shot.
77 ' - Šipčić had to end the game early due to injury, he was replaced by Rubežić.
74 ' - Double substitution for Montenegro - Djukanovic and Brnovic came in, and Jankovic and Krstovic came out.
65 ' - New change in our national team, Lončar came in instead of Adžić.
65 ' - Finally some excitement in the second half - Vukotić opened the scoring for Krstović, the Atalanta striker found Osmajić in the box, but the Preston player had a poor catch on the ball.
55 ' - Since the start of the second half, the game has been played in Gibraltar's half, but the score has not changed yet.
The second half of the match begins, Vučinić made one substitution - Marko Perović is in the game instead of Radunović.
The first half is over - far from ideal against a total underdog, but at least the "falcons" reacted in the right way and after the home team's shocking lead, played much better and turned the score around 2:1.
The goals for our national team were scored by Vasilije Adžić, a masterful free kick, and Nikola Krstović, from a penalty kick won by Marko Janković.
42' - GOAL, with a lot of luck Nikola Krstović scored from the penalty spot, Montenegro leads 2:1.
40' - VAR again, but this time Papapetru pointed to the penalty spot - Janković won a penalty for Montenegro.
33' - FINALLY A GOAL FOR MONTENEGRO - Adžić's masterstroke from a free kick.
The Juventus midfielder scored from the left, with a shot on the ground that surprised the home goalkeeper.
You can watch Adžić's goal HERE.
31 ' - Another great chance for the "falcons" - Adžić played a great pass past Krstović, and our striker in a "one on one" situation wanted to go around goalkeeper Henkins and made a mistake.
29 ' - The best chance for Montenegro. Vukotić made a great cross, but Adžić headed it wide.
28' - After probably the longest VAR check in history and a full seven minutes of deliberation, the Greek referee decided to change the decision, no penalty for Montenegro.
21' - Good reaction from Montenegro after the home team's shocking goal - referee Anastasios Papapetru awarded a penalty for the "falcons" after a Mauro kick over Adžić.
But he was waiting for confirmation from the VAR room.
20' - GOAL FOR GIBRALTAR, it seems they can't do without shocks even against one of the weakest teams in the world.
James Scanlon opened up Montenegro's weak defense, and Liam Jessop easily shook the net.
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