UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Andorra vs Albania, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Andorra
    FT
    0 - 3
    Albania
    • 21': Armando Sadiku
    • 87': Bekim Balaj
    • 90'+6': Amir Abrashi

    About

    Andorra are hosting Albania at Estadi Nacional d'Andorra, Andorra la Vieja, Andorra, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Myrto Uzuni (Albania) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Eros Grezda.
    • 5': Foul by Armando Sadiku (Albania).
    • 5': Max Llovera (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Ildefons Lima (Andorra).
    • 5': Myrto Uzuni (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Ildefons Lima (Andorra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 7': Foul by Eros Grezda (Albania).
    • 7': Marc Rebés (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Armando Sadiku (Albania).
    • 10': Ildefons Lima (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Marc Rebés (Andorra).
    • 11': Taulant Xhaka (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Albania).
    • 11': Marcio Vieira (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Albania).
    • 12': Víctor Rodríguez (Andorra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Foul by Cristian Martínez (Andorra).
    • 13': Migjen Basha (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Armando Sadiku (Albania).
    • 14': Marc Rebés (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Moisés San Nicolás (Andorra).
    • 14': Myrto Uzuni (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Taulant Xhaka (Albania).
    • 15': Marc Rebés (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Berat Djimsiti (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Marcio Vieira (Andorra).
    • 19': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Josep Gomes.
    • 21': Goal! Andorra 0, Albania 1. Armando Sadiku (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 26': Corner, Andorra. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Ludovic Clemente (Andorra) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 27': Eros Grezda (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Foul by Jesús Rubio (Andorra).
    • 30': Ergys Kace (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Marc Vales (Andorra).
    • 32': Offside, Albania. Ergys Kace tries a through ball, but Armando Sadiku is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Taulant Xhaka (Albania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 34': Foul by Marc Vales (Andorra).
    • 34': Taulant Xhaka (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Armando Sadiku (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ardian Ismajli.
    • 43': Ergys Kace (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Marc Vales (Andorra).
    • 44': Attempt missed. Ergys Kace (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 45': Berat Djimsiti (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Marcio Vieira (Andorra).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Andorra 0, Albania 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Andorra 0, Albania 1.
    • 49': Berat Djimsiti (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Marcio Vieira (Andorra).
    • 50': Attempt missed. Ludovic Clemente (Andorra) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Elseid Hysaj (Albania).
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Vales (Andorra).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Foul by Ergys Kace (Albania).
    • 53': Ildefons Lima (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Elseid Hysaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Moisés San Nicolás (Andorra).
    • 58': Corner, Andorra. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
    • 59': Ergys Kace (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Jesús Rubio (Andorra).
    • 59': Jesús Rubio (Andorra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Foul by Víctor Rodríguez (Andorra).
    • 62': Naser Aliji (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Marc Vales (Andorra).
    • 63': Naser Aliji (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Ergys Kace (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Moisés San Nicolás (Andorra).
    • 66': Cristian Martínez (Andorra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Albania).
    • 67': Attempt missed. Marc Vales (Andorra) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ludovic Clemente with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 67': Substitution, Andorra. Joan Cervós replaces Ludovic Clemente.
    • 67': Substitution, Albania. Amir Abrashi replaces Taulant Xhaka.
    • 69': Elseid Hysaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Marcio Vieira (Andorra).
    • 70': Substitution, Albania. Bekim Balaj replaces Eros Grezda.
    • 73': Etrit Berisha (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Cristian Martínez (Andorra).
    • 73': Cristian Martínez (Andorra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Substitution, Andorra. Jordi Aláez replaces Cristian Martínez.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Armando Sadiku (Albania) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Myrto Uzuni.
    • 79': Amir Abrashi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Ildefons Lima (Andorra).
    • 80': Foul by Jordi Aláez (Andorra).
    • 80': Naser Aliji (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Vales (Andorra).
    • 82': Josep Gomes (Andorra) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Amir Abrashi (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Substitution, Andorra. Marc Pujol replaces Marc Vales because of an injury.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Jordi Aláez (Andorra) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Armando Sadiku (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amir Abrashi.
    • 87': Substitution, Albania. Ledian Memushaj replaces Migjen Basha.
    • 87': Goal! Andorra 0, Albania 2. Bekim Balaj (Albania) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 89': Amir Abrashi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Marcio Vieira (Andorra).
    • 90': Ergys Kace (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Marc Pujol (Andorra).
    • 90'+1': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Jesús Rubio.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Albania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ergys Kace with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Albania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Amir Abrashi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Víctor Rodríguez (Andorra).
    • 90'+5': Ergys Kace (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Marc Pujol (Andorra).
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Ledian Memushaj (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 90'+6': Goal! Andorra 0, Albania 3. Amir Abrashi (Albania) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Andorra 0, Albania 3.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Andorra 0, Albania 3.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 24
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 1
    77.3 Possession 22.7
    12 SHOTS 4
    4 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    479 Accurate Passes 72
    575 Passes 167
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.4
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    24 Crosses 7
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    88 Long Balls 77
    51 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 0
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    12 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 9
    19 Effective Clearances 29
    19 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Estadi Nacional d'Andorra
    Location: Andorra la Vieja, Andorra
    Attendance: 1,373

    EURO Qualifying Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Denmark 10 +9 22
    2 Slovenia 10 +11 22
    3 Finland 10 +8 18
    4 Kazakhstan 10 +4 18
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    AND Andorra (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Josep Gómes (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Ildefons Lima Yellow Card
    20 Max Llovera
    15 Moisés San Nicolás
    18 Jesús Rubio Yellow Card
    3 Marc Vales
    4 Marc Rebés
    10 Ludovic Clemente
    22 Victor Rodriguez
    2 Cristian Martínez Yellow Card
    8 Márcio Vieira
    Andorra Substitutes:
    Aarón Alburquerque, Alexandre Martínez, Sergi Moreno, Ferrán Pol, Marc Pujol, Sebas Gómez, Jordi Aláez, Emili García, Joan Cervos.

    ALB Albania (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Etrit Berisha (GK)
    6 Berat Djimsiti
    16 Adrian Ismajli
    17 Naser Aliji
    4 Elseid Hysaj
    8 Migjen Basha
    14 Taulant Xhaka
    20 Ergys Kaçe
    10 Armando Sadiku
    7 Eros Grezda
    21 Myrto Uzuni
    Albania Substitutes:
    Kristi Qose, Kristal Abazaj, Arlind Ajeti, Gentian Selmani, Lorenc Trashi, Alban Hoxha, Amir Abrashi, Iván Balliu, Ledian Memushaj, Enea Mihaj, Bekim Balaj, Frederic Veseli.

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