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FIFA #67 · 2-1-3
Ugh, no.
Albania lost to Ukraine
Ukraine2-2-2 2 – 1 Albania2-1-3
FT · Tue, Nov 19

Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Albania 1, Ukraine 2.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Albania 1, Ukraine 2.
  • 90'+5'Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 90'+4'Corner, Albania. Conceded by Ivan Kaliuzhnyi.
  • 90'+3'Attempt missed. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oleksandr Nazarenko.
  • 90'+2'Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
  • 90'+2'Attempt saved. Maksym Talovierov (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
  • 90'+1'Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.
  • 90'+1'Attempt saved. Oleksandr Nazarenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
  • 90'+1'Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk with a headed pass.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Substitution, Albania. Taulant Seferi replaces Qazim Laçi.

Line Score

12T
UKR 20 2
ALB 01 1

Match Leaders

Ukraine
Albania

Key Events

90'Substitution, Albania. Taulant Seferi replaces Qazim Laçi.
85'Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Nazarenko replaces Oleksii Hutsuliak.
85'Substitution, Ukraine. Maksym Talovierov replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
80'Indrit Tuci (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79'Mario Mitaj (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
79'Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card.
76'Substitution, Albania. Indrit Tuci replaces Ylber Ramadani.
76'Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksii Sych replaces Yukhym Konoplia.
76'Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Dovbyk replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
75'Goal! Albania 1, Ukraine 2. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
69'Substitution, Ukraine. Mykola Shaparenko replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
68'Nedim Bajrami (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51'Substitution, Albania. Arbër Hoxha replaces Ernest Muçi because of an injury.
45'Substitution, Albania. Myrto Uzuni replaces Mirlind Daku.
45'Substitution, Albania. Nedim Bajrami replaces Jasir Asani.
10'Goal! Albania 0, Ukraine 2. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yukhym Konoplia with a headed pass.
5'Goal! Albania 0, Ukraine 1. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Team Stats

UkraineAlbania
General
45.1 Possession % 54.9
15 Shots 10
8 On Target 2
0 Offsides 0
3 Corners 5
17 Fouls 12
Passing & Defense
363 Passes Completed 463
1 Crosses Won 2
16 Tackles Won 7
5 Interceptions 7
20 Clearances 10
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 6

Recent Form

Albania W L L W D
Ukraine L L W D D

Starting Lineups

Ukraine4-1-4-1
12 Trubin
2 Konoplia A 13 Zabarnyi 22 Matviyenko 16 Mykolenko
21 Kalyuzhnyi
19 Hutsulyak 17 Zinchenko 5' 8 Sudakov 7 Mudryk
9 Yaremchuk 10'
17 Muçi 19 Daku 9 Asani
8 Asllani 20 Ramadani 14 Laçi
3 Mitaj 5 Ajeti 18 Ismajli 2 Balliu
1 Strakosha
Albania4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Albania

  1. TS #1 Thomas StrakoshaG
  2. AA #5 Arlind AjetiCD-L
  3. AI #18 Adrian IsmajliCD-R
  4. MM #3 Mario MitajLB
  5. IB #2 Iván BalliuRB
  6. YR #20 Ylber RamadaniCM
  7. KA #8 Kristjan AsllaniLM
  8. QL #14 Qazim LaçiRM
  9. MD #19 Mirlind DakuF
  10. EM #17 Ernest MuçiLF
  11. JA #9 Jasir AsaniRF
Substitutes · 5 used

Ukraine

  1. AT #12 Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. MM #22 Mykola MatviyenkoCD-L
  3. IZ #13 Illia ZabarnyiCD-R
  4. IK #21 Ivan KalyuzhnyiDM
  5. VM #16 Vitaliy MykolenkoLB
  6. YK #2 Yukhym KonopliaRB
  7. GS #8 Georgiy SudakovCM-L
  8. OZ #17 Oleksandr ZinchenkoCM-R5'
  9. MM #7 Mykhailo MudrykLM
  10. OH #19 Oleksii HutsulyakRM
  11. RY #9 Roman YaremchukF10'
Substitutes · 5 used

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