International Friendly

FT Saturday, June 13, 2015
France DWLWL 0
–
Albania WDDLW 1
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ALB101
Elbasan Arena · ESPN3

Match Report

AP Photo/Hektor Pustina

France's struggles continue with defeat against Albania in friendly

France lost 1-0 away to Albania in a listless performance in Saturday's friendly for a third defeat in their past four matches.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
18
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
8
62.1
Possession
37.9
8
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
504
Accurate Passes
264
566
Passes
335
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
37
Long Balls
63
26
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
2
18
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
18
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
12
23
Clearances
12

Head to Head

FRA leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

ALB · 4-5-1

  1. 1Etrit BerishaG
  2. 7Arlind AjetiCD-L
  3. 5Lorik CanaCD-R
  4. 6Naser AlijiLB
  5. 4Elseid HysajRB
  6. 20Ergys KaçeCM-L
  7. 2Andi LilaCM-R
  8. 14Migjen BashaAM
  9. 3Ermir LenjaniLM
  10. 21Odise RoshiRM
  11. 16Sokol CikalleshiF

Substitutes

  1. 18Arbnor FejzullahuSUB
  2. 9Ledian MemushajSUB
  3. 23Alban HoxhaSUB
  4. 15Renato ArapiSUB
  5. 22Amir RrahmaniSUB
  6. 19Bekim BalajSUB
  7. 13Sabien LilajSUB
  8. 11Armando SadikuSUB
  9. 12Orges ShehiSUB
  10. 17Afrim TakuSUB
  11. 10Valdet RamaSUB
  12. 8Herolind ShalaSUB

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  3. 4Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 3Patrice EvraLB
  5. 2Christophe JalletRB
  6. 12Dimitri PayetAM
  7. 10Geoffrey KondogbiaLM
  8. 22Maxime GonalonsRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 11Antoine GriezmannAM-L
  11. 20Alexandre LacazetteAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Stéphane RuffierSUB
  2. 15Bacary SagnaSUB
  3. 21Laurent KoscielnySUB
  4. 17Benoît TrémoulinasSUB
  5. 16Steve MandandaSUB
  6. 14Blaise MatuidiSUB
  7. 6Yohan CabayeSUB
  8. 13Eliaquim MangalaSUB
  9. 7Nabil FekirSUB
  10. 8Mathieu ValbuenaSUB
  11. 18Moussa SissokoSUB
  12. 19Paul PogbaSUB
  13. 24Paul-Georges NtepSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Ledian Memushaj (Albania) Substitution at 18'
  2. 30' Ergys Kace (Albania) Yellow Card at 30'
  3. 43' Ergys Kace (Albania) Goal - Free-kick at 43'
  4. 45' Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) Yellow Card at 45'
  5. 45' Paul Pogba (France) Substitution at 45'
  6. 45' Nabil Fekir (France) Substitution at 45'
  7. 56' Valdet Rama (Albania) Substitution at 56'
  8. 59' Paul-Georges Ntep (France) Substitution at 59'
  9. 59' Mathieu Valbuena (France) Substitution at 59'
  10. 64' Armando Sadiku (Albania) Substitution at 64'
  11. 71' Sabien Lilaj (Albania) Substitution at 71'
  12. 71' Bacary Sagna (France) Substitution at 71'
  13. 74' Lorik Cana (Albania) Yellow Card at 74'
  14. 80' Bekim Balaj (Albania) Substitution at 80'
  15. 88' Arbnor Fejzullahu (Albania) Substitution at 88'

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