Montenegro went ahead at 20' when Erik Piloyan put the ball into his own net, making it 0-1. Armenia responded through Artur Serobyan, who levelled at 34' for 1-1. Nikola Krstovic restored Montenegro's advantage at 38', putting his side 2-1 ahead. Armenia brought on Narek Hovhannisyan for Zhirayr Shaghoyan at 45', and Montenegro carried its 1-2 lead into half-time.
Serobyan was booked at 46'. Montenegro replaced Dusan Vukovic with Marko Vesovic at 54', then Armenia sent on Karen Hovhannisyan and Arthur Garibyan for Iwu Ugochukwu and Artur Miranyan at 55'. Milutin Osmajic received a yellow card at 59'.
Armenia drew level at 65' when Eduard Sperstian made it 2-2. Montenegro introduced Vasilije Adzic for Stefan Loncar and Risto Radunovic for Stefan Savic at 68', then Aleksa Latkovic for Milan Roganovic at 69'. Armenia replaced Serobyan with Edgar Sevikyan at 70'; Sevikyan was booked at 76'.
Stevan Jovetic replaced Osmajic at 79', and Latkovic was booked at 82'. Seven minutes later he scored the decisive goal, putting Montenegro ahead 2-3. VAR reviewed the strike and confirmed it at 90+1'. Armenia sent Gor Manvelyan on for Piloyan at 90+2', but could not find another equaliser. Latkovic's late finish, upheld after review, proved the difference.
| Metric | Armenia | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 57% | 43% |
| Shots | 9 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 3 |
| Corners | 2 | 4 |
| Fouls | 9 | 15 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 2 | 2 |