Montenegro Beats Andorra 2-0 in Friendly, Mugosa Scores Farewell Penalty

Andorra's national football team suffered a 2-0 defeat to Montenegro in Podgorica on Friday, marking the end of their four-month international break ahead of UEFA Nations League preparations.

At Podgorica City Stadium, around 2,900 fans watched Koldo Álvarez de Eulate's squad resist the higher-ranked hosts until the closing stages. Montenegro struck first in the 41st minute via a penalty from captain Fatos Bećiraj Mugosa, awarded after Albert Llovera and Marc Garcia held the retiring striker during a cross. Mugosa, feted pre-match for his international farewell, left to a standing ovation in the 65th minute.

Without key figures like Iker Álvarez (committed to Córdoba) and Joan Cervós (knee injury), Andorra fielded up to six debutants and lined up unusually with dual forwards Cucu Fernández and Berto Rosas. The visitors pressed aggressively from the start, though Rosas' early long-range effort was flagged offside. Set pieces offered chances, including a header from Christian García off a Rosas flick-on.

Montenegro controlled possession, with threats from Rubežić's headers and a low drive from Haksabanović testing goalkeeper Álex Ruiz. Andorra nearly levelled soon after halftime when Rosas controlled a long ball, crossed, and beat Petar Popović, only for a tight offside call—described in replays as millimetres—to rule it out.

Álvarez responded with substitutions: Guillaume Lopez for Rosas (55'), Joao Da Silva for De las Heras and Marc Vales for Christian García (both 55'), Xisco Pires for Ruiz (72'), Chus Rubio for Babot and Jordi Aláez for Álex Martínez (both 72'). Late efforts from Álex Martínez and Lopez came close, but Montenegro doubled the lead in the 79th minute as Viktor Osmajić converted a rebound from Camaj's shot, parried by Pires.

One report mentioned a late switch to Izan Fernández, who linked with Lopez for a final Andorra attempt, while Montenegro spurned further chances.

**Match details** **Montenegro 2-0 Andorra** Scorers: Mugosa pen (41'), Osmajić (79') Montenegro: Popović; Vesović (Roganović 46'), Rubežić, Vujačić, Radunović (Camaj 66'); Lončar (Osmajić 78'), Šimun (Brnović 46'), Vukotić (Vukčević 66'), Haksabanović (Jovović 67'); Jovetić (Sekulić 32'), Mugosa (Eraković 65'). Coach: Mirko Vučinić. Andorra: Á. Ruiz (Pires 72'); M. San Nicolás, Llovera, Ch. García (M. Vales 55'), M. García; Guillén, De las Heras (Joao da Silva 55'), Babot (Chus Rubio 72'), Á. Martínez (J. Aláez 72'); Cucu, B. Rosas (G. Lopez 55'). Coach: Koldo Álvarez de Eulate. Yellow cards: Babot (11'), M. San Nicolás (46'). Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania).

Andorra close the window with a friendlier matchup against San Marino on Tuesday.