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FIFA #15

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Italy beat Albania

3 – 1

FT · Wed, Nov 16

Match Details

Arena Kombetare (Tirana) · 22,000 fans · ESPN+

Recap

Vincenzo Grifo nets twice as Italy beat Albania in friendly

Freiburg winger Vincenzo Grifo scored a pair of goals for Italy in a routine 3-1 win friendly win over Albania on Wednesday night.

Recap via ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Albania 1, Italy 3.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Albania 1, Italy 3.
90'+5'Attempt missed. Ylber Ramadani (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
90'+4'Attempt blocked. Odise Roshi (Albania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
90'+3'Odise Roshi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
90'+3'Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Albania).
90'+3'Andrea Pinamonti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'Simone Pafundi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'Foul by Ermir Lenjani (Albania).
90'+2'Attempt saved. Xhuliano Skuka (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Qazim Laçi.
90'+1'Substitution, Italy. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Leonardo Bonucci.

Line Score

	1	2	T
ITA	2	1	3
ALB	1	0	1

Match Leaders

Italy

VG Vincenzo Grifo · 2Goals
NZ Nicolò Zaniolo · 4Total Shots
AM Alex Meret · 5Saves

Albania

AI Adrian Ismajli · 1Goals
EL Ermir Lenjani · 3Total Shots
EB Etrit Berisha · 3Saves

Key Events

90'+1'Substitution, Italy. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Leonardo Bonucci.

90'Substitution, Italy. Simone Pafundi replaces Marco Verratti.

90'Substitution, Italy. Federico Chiesa replaces Giacomo Raspadori.

88'Substitution, Albania. Xhuliano Skuka replaces Myrto Uzuni.

87'Substitution, Albania. Qazim Laçi replaces Keidi Bare.

77'Substitution, Italy. Nicolò Fagioli replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.

77'Substitution, Italy. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Vincenzo Grifo.

77'Substitution, Albania. Ylber Ramadani replaces Amir Abrashi.

71'Substitution, Albania. Kristjan Asllani replaces Nedim Bajrami.

71'Substitution, Albania. Adrian Bajrami replaces Ardian Ismajli because of an injury.

65'Odise Roshi (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

64'Goal! Albania 1, Italy 3. Vincenzo Grifo (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.

61'Marco Verratti (Italy) is shown the yellow card.

61'Keidi Bare (Albania) is shown the yellow card.

51'Substitution, Albania. Odise Roshi replaces Armando Broja because of an injury.

45'+3'Marash Kumbulla (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'+2'Substitution, Italy. Samuele Ricci replaces Sandro Tonali because of an injury.

25'Goal! Albania 1, Italy 2. Vincenzo Grifo (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori following a fast break.

20'Goal! Albania 1, Italy 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross.

16'Goal! Albania 1, Italy 0. Ardian Ismajli (Albania) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a set piece situation.