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Kosovo

FIFA #78 · 2ndin Group B3 · 1-2-1
Ugh, no.
Kosovo lost to Austria
Kosovo1-2-1 1 – 3 Austria2-2-0
FT · Sun, Sep 27

Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Austria 3, Kosovo 1.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, Austria 3, Kosovo 1.
  • 90'+4'Carney Chukwuemeka (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Lumbardh Dellova (Kosovo).
  • 90'+2'Foul by Patrick Wimmer (Austria).
  • 90'+2'Dion Gallapeni (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1'Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Ilir Krasniqi (Kosovo).
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 89'Xaver Schlager (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89'Foul by Leon Avdullahu (Kosovo).
  • 88'Attempt missed. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vasilije Markovic with a cross.

Line Score

12T
KOS 01 1
AUT 21 3

Match Leaders

Kosovo
Austria

UEFA Nations League Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Austria 4220+48
2 Kosovo 4121-15
3 Republic of Ireland 4121+25
4 Israel 4022-52

Key Events

85'Valmir Matoshi (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card.
83'Goal! Austria 3, Kosovo 1. Edon Zhegrova (Kosovo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
81'David Affengruber (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'Substitution, Kosovo. Fisnik Asllani replaces Vedat Muriqi.
79'Substitution, Austria. Marco Friedl replaces Nikolas Veratschnig.
68'Substitution, Austria. Vasilije Markovic replaces Paul Wanner because of an injury.
65'Substitution, Kosovo. Amir Saipi replaces Arijanet Muric because of an injury.
61'Goal! Austria 3, Kosovo 0. Carney Chukwuemeka (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
58'Substitution, Austria. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Romano Schmid.
58'Substitution, Austria. Alexander Prass replaces Max Wöber.
58'Substitution, Austria. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Junior Adamu.
45'Substitution, Kosovo. Valmir Matoshi replaces Veldin Hodza.
45'Substitution, Kosovo. Milot Avdyli replaces Baton Zabërgja.
45'Substitution, Kosovo. Edon Zhegrova replaces Ermal Krasniqi.
45'+2'Goal! Austria 2, Kosovo 0. Junior Adamu (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer.
23'Goal! Austria 1, Kosovo 0. David Affengruber (Austria) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romano Schmid following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
22'Ron Raçi (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14'Kevin Danso (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

KosovoAustria
General
48 Possession % 52
6 Shots 11
1 On Target 6
1 Offsides 2
1 Corners 5
15 Fouls 21
Passing & Defense
402 Passes Completed 445
1 Crosses Won 2
10 Tackles Won 13
2 Interceptions 8
21 Clearances 12
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 0

Recent Form

Austria W L D L W
Kosovo W L L W W

Starting Lineups

Austria4-2-3-1
13 Zawieschitzky
15 Veratschnig 2 Affengruber 23' 3 Danso 14 Wöber
4 Schlager 6 Seiwald
21 Wimmer A 10 Wanner 18 Schmid A
8 Adamu 45'+2'
14 Zabërgja 18 Muriqi 17 Krasniqi
13 Gallapeni 20 Hodza 23 Avdullahu 15 Vojvoda
2 Raqi 4 Krasniqi 5 Dellova
1 Muric
Kosovo3-4-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Austria

  1. CZ #13 Christian ZawieschitzkyG
  2. KD #3 Kevin DansoCD-L
  3. DA #2 David AffengruberCD-R23'
  4. MW #14 Maximilian WöberLB
  5. NV #15 Nikolas VeratschnigRB
  6. #10 Paul WannerAM
  7. NS #6 Nicolas SeiwaldLM
  8. XS #4 Xaver SchlagerRM
  9. JA #8 Junior AdamuF45'+2'
  10. RS #18 Romano SchmidAM-L
  11. PW #21 Patrick WimmerAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Kosovo

  1. AM #1 Arijanet MuricG
  2. IK #4 Ilir KrasniqiCD
  3. RR #2 Ron RaqiCD-L
  4. LD #5 Lumbardh DellovaCD-R
  5. VH #20 Veldin HodzaCM-L
  6. LA #23 Leon AvdullahuCM-R
  7. DG #13 Dion GallapeniLM
  8. MV #15 Mërgim VojvodaRM
  9. VM #18 Vedat MuriqiF
  10. BZ #14 Baton ZabërgjaCF-L
  11. EK #17 Ermal KrasniqiCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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