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Albania beat Belarus
Match Details
Air Albania Stadium
(Tirana)
· 18,150 fans
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Commentary
- ·Match ends, Albania 2, Belarus 0.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Albania 2, Belarus 0.
- 90'+3'Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Albania) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Mitaj with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3'Corner, Albania. Conceded by Aleksandr Svirepa.
- 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Juljan Shehu (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myrto Uzuni.
- 90'+2'Zakhar Volkov (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1'Mirlind Daku (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1'Foul by Zakhar Volkov (Belarus).
- 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Svirepa (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Evgeni Malashevich.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 89'Attempt missed. Mirlind Daku (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Myrto Uzuni.
- 87'Substitution, Albania. Mario Mitaj replaces Arbër Hoxha.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALB | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Match Leaders
Belarus- KP Kirill Pechenin · 2Total Shots
- FL Fedor Lapoukhov · 1Saves
- VK Vladislav Kalinin · 19Defensive Interventions
- ZV Zakhar Volkov · 55Accurate Passes
Albania- KA Kristjan Asllani · 1Goals
- AH Arbër Hoxha · 4Total Shots
- EB Etrit Berisha · 3Saves
- EH Elseid Hysaj · 12Defensive Interventions
- BD Berat Djimsiti · 60Accurate Passes
UEFA Nations League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 7 |
| 2 | Albania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | San Marino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 0 |
Key Events
45'+2'Goal! Albania 2, Belarus 0. Ernest Muçi (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj following a fast break.
34'Goal! Albania 1, Belarus 0. Kristjan Asllani (Albania) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Team Stats
BelarusAlbania
General
46
Possession %
54
8
Shots
20
2
On Target
3
0
Offsides
0
2
Corners
5
23
Fouls
9
Passing & Defense
329
Passes Completed
407
3
Crosses Won
3
11
Tackles Won
12
10
Interceptions
9
19
Clearances
18
Discipline
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Saves
3
Recent Form
Albania
L
L
L
L
L
Belarus
D
W
W
W
D
Starting Lineups
Belarus4-2-3-1
Albania4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes
Albania
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EB #1 Etrit BerishaG
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BD #6 Berat DjimsitiCD-L
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AI #18 Adrian IsmajliCD-R
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SP #22 Stavros PiliosLB
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EH #4 Elseid HysajRB
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KA #8 Kristjan AsllaniCM34'
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YR #20 Ylber RamadaniLM
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TS #17 Taulant SeferiRM
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RM #7 Rey ManajF
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AH #21 Arbër HoxhaLF
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EM #10 Ernest MuçiRF45'+2'
Substitutes · 5 used
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MD #19 Mirlind Daku 74' for Rey Manaj
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SS #2 Sina Samuele
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KQ #5 Klevi Qefalija
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MD #23 Mario Dajsinani
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AS #12 Alen Sherri
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AM #9 Anis Mehmeti 74' for Ernest Muçi
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MU #11 Myrto Uzuni 61' for Taulant Seferi
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MK #15 Marash Kumbulla
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CS #14 Cristian Shpendi
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NA #13 Naser Aliji
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MM #3 Mario Mitaj 87' for Arbër Hoxha
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JS #16 Juljan Shehu 86' for Kristjan Asllani
Belarus
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FL #21 Fedor LapoukhovG
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IT #3 Ivan TikhomirovCD-L
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ZV #20 Zakhar VolkovCD-R
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KP #2 Kirill PecheninLB
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VK #5 Vladislav KalininRB
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VG #10 Valeri GromykoAM
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AS #8 Aleksandr SelyavaLM
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ME #9 Max EbongRM
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GB #11 German BarkovskiyF
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EM #18 Evgeni MalashevichAM-L
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AK #22 Artem KontsevoyAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used
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VB #4 Valeri Bocherov
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AK #12 Andrey Kudravets
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RB #6 Roman Begunov
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AS #7 Artem Shumanskiy
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VL #17 Vitali Lisakovic 65' for Valeri Gromyko
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KG #13 Kirill Gomanov 45' for Ivan Tikhomirov
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AS #14 Aleksandr Svirepa 65' for Aleksandr Selyava
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AK #16 Anton Kovalev 45' for Artem Kontsevoy
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AL #19 Anton Lukashov
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PP #1 Pavel Pavlyuchenko
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TS #23 Timofey Simanenka 86' for German Barkovskiy
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EP #15 Egor Parkhomenko
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