FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, October 6, 2017
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Match Report

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Spain book Russia spot with comfy defeat of Albania; Pique jeered

Spain sealed their place in next year's World Cup finals with a 3-0 victory over Albania in a match which saw Gerard Pique the target of jeers.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
16
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
2
35.8
Possession
64.2
14
SHOTS
28
2
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
307
Accurate Passes
643
375
Passes
695
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
6
21
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.5
49
Long Balls
40
22
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.8
2
Blocked Shots
9
12
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
15
14
Clearances
15

Head to Head

ESP leads series 1-0

Lineups

ESP · 4-3-3

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 15Sergio RamosCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 4Álvaro OdriozolaRB
  6. 14Saúl ÑíguezCM
  7. 10Thiago AlcantaraLM
  8. 8KokeRM
  9. 19RodrigoF
  10. 22IscoLF
  11. 21David SilvaRF

ALB · 5-3-2

  1. 1Etrit BerishaG
  2. 18Arlind AjetiCD
  3. 5Frederic VeseliCD-L
  4. 4Elseid HysajCD-R
  5. 15Hysen MemollaLB
  6. 13Iván BalliuRB
  7. 20Ergys KaçeCM
  8. 9Ledian MemushajCM-L
  9. 14Taulant XhakaCM-R
  10. 11Azdren LlullakuCF-L
  11. 17Eros GrezdaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Azdren Llullaku (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Goal! Spain 1, Albania 0. Rodrigo Moreno (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Isco.
  3. 23' Goal! Spain 2, Albania 0. Isco (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke with a through ball.
  4. 26' Taulant Xhaka (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 26' Goal! Spain 3, Albania 0. Thiago Alcántara (Spain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Odriozola with a cross.
  6. 29' Ergys Kace (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Albania. Ansi Agolli replaces Hysen Memolla.
  8. 45' Substitution, Albania. Armando Sadiku replaces Iván Balliu.
  9. 47' Eros Grezda (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 48' Gerard Piqué (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 60' Substitution, Spain. Nacho replaces Gerard Piqué.
  12. 65' David Silva (Spain) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 66' Substitution, Albania. Liridon Latifi replaces Eros Grezda.
  14. 70' Elseid Hysaj (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 74' Substitution, Spain. Marco Asensio replaces David Silva.
  16. 82' Substitution, Spain. Aritz Aduriz replaces Rodrigo Moreno.

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