The Montenegrin football team traveled to Plzeň aiming for a victory, but at the very least, they hoped to secure a point. Unfortunately, they left empty-handed, unable to end their negative streak against the Czech Republic.

The Czechs triumphed with a score of 2:0, marking their third successive victory in the World Cup qualifiers, while the “falcons” faced their first defeat after previous wins over Gibraltar and the Faroe Islands in March.

Robert Prosinečki’s squad fell short by two goals, a situation that realistically could have escalated to three or four had it not been for the heroic efforts of goalkeeper Igor Nikić, who made several crucial saves after Patrik Schick’s header made it 2-0 midway through the second half.

After the second goal, Montenegro struggled to find their rhythm, with their best opportunity arriving in the 87th minute, only for Nikola Krstović’s attempt from the goal line to be thwarted by home defender Jaroslav Zeleni.

The Czech Republic opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with a goal from Adam Hložek. Shortly after, in the 25th minute, Montenegro thought they had equalized with a fine strike from Milan Vukotić, but it was ruled offside by assistant referee Stevan Jovetić.

The Czechs also had a goal disallowed later in the game, but the final score of 2:0 remained, extending their winning streak to six matches against Montenegro, boasting an impressive goal difference of 15:1.

Montenegro is set to host the Czech Republic again on September 5th, followed by a match against Croatia three days later, who convincingly defeated Gibraltar 7:0 tonight.

Prior to these challenges, the “falcons” will face Armenia in a friendly match on Monday.

The match has concluded – Montenegro lost 2:0 to the Czech Republic, marking their first defeat in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

The “Falcons” also continued their unfortunate trend against the Czechs, who celebrated their sixth victory in as many meetings.

Five minutes of stoppage time will be added.

The first true threat to the Czech goal only materialized in the 87th minute.

Jovetić initiated the play, followed by Mugoša, with Krstović ultimately trying his luck, only for defender Zeleni to save it from the goal line.

With approximately ten minutes remaining, the Czechs were clearly in control.

Mugoša and Marko Vukčević replaced Šipčić and Vešović – Prosinečki went all out on offense, but it could be too late.

Nikić had three significant saves in the final ten minutes, denying Šik’s shots each time.

Montenegro struggled in the second half, showing almost no fight after the Czech Republic took the 2-0 lead.

The Czechs dominated after their second goal, with Šik missing two superb chances in under a minute, both saved by Nikić.

Nikić made an excellent save in the 70th minute, catching Šik’s header from close range.

The Czech Republic extended their lead to 2:0 in the 65th minute.

Šik’s header shook the “falcon’s” defense shortly after Prosinečki made three substitutions aimed at turning the game around. You can watch Šik’s goal here.

Montenegro made three substitutions, bringing in Lončar, Osmajić, and Andrija Vukčević to replace Kuč, Vukotić, and Radunović.

12 minutes into the second half, not much action has taken place due to multiple interruptions.

The Czech goal was overturned after a VAR review.

Šik was ruled offside earlier in the play, so the score remained 1:0.

The Czech Republic made it 2:0 just two minutes into the second half.

Cerni skillfully maneuvered down the right flank, outsmarted Jankoviċ, and finished past Nikić.

Our team faced the worst possible start to the second half.

The second half is underway, with no changes made by Prosinečki.

The first half in Plzeň has concluded – Montenegro is down 1-0, with Hložek’s goal in the 23rd minute making the difference. Hložek had to leave the pitch due to an injury in the 30th minute.

Montenegro had a remarkable chance in the 25th minute with Vukotić scoring, but it was ruled offside due to Jovetić’s positioning.

In parallel, Croatia led Gibraltar 2:0 at half-time, with goals from Pašalić and Budimir.

Our team earned two consecutive corner kicks but failed to create any problems for the Czechs.

Then Vukotić attempted a shot from 16 meters, but it went well off target.

Only five minutes left in the first half.

Montenegro had a lucky escape in the 30th minute when Cerni passed to Šik just six meters from Nikić’s goal.

Fortunately, Janković was quick to intervene and neutralize the threat, with Savić later saving a clear chance from Krejči shortly thereafter.

Vukotić’s potential equalizer was ruled offside due to Jovetić’s earlier position.