UEFA Nations League

FT Saturday, November 17, 2018
Scotland LLWLL 4
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Albania LWLDL 0
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Match Report

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Scotland boost Nations League promotion chances with win in Albania

Scotland's hopes of earning promotion to League B of the Nations League were boosted after a convincing 4-0 win over 10-man Albania.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
2
42.1
Possession
57.9
20
SHOTS
7
6
ON GOAL
0
0.3
On Target %
0.0
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
308
Accurate Passes
436
372
Passes
518
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
58
29
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
3
16
Effective Clearances
16
16
Clearances
16

Head to Head

SCO leads series 1-0

Lineups

ALB · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Etrit BerishaG
  2. 1Etrit BerishaG
  3. 15Mërgim MavrajCD-L
  4. 6Berat DjimsitiCD-R
  5. 17Egzon BinakuLB
  6. 5Frederic VeseliRB
  7. 14Taulant XhakaCM-L
  8. 20Ergys KaçeCM-R
  9. 7Eros GrezdaLM
  10. 22Myrto UzuniRM
  11. 10Rey ManajF
  12. 9Ledian MemushajRCF

SCO · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Allan McGregorG
  2. 1Allan McGregorG
  3. 5Scott McKennaCD-L
  4. 4David BatesCD-R
  5. 6Callum McGregorDM
  6. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  7. 2Callum PatersonRB
  8. 10Ryan ChristieCM-L
  9. 8Stuart ArmstrongCM-R
  10. 11Ryan FraserLM
  11. 7James ForrestRM
  12. 9Steven FletcherF

Timeline

  1. 10' Callum Paterson (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 12' Rey Manaj (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 14' Goal! Albania 0, Scotland 1. Ryan Fraser (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
  4. 21' Mergim Mavraj (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 21' Mergim Mavraj (Albania) is shown the red card.
  6. 27' Substitution, Albania. Ardian Ismajli replaces Ergys Kace.
  7. 45'+2' Goal! Albania 0, Scotland 2. Steven Fletcher (Scotland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 52' Substitution, Albania. Kastriot Dermaku replaces Berat Djimsiti because of an injury.
  9. 55' Goal! Albania 0, Scotland 3. James Forrest (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a through ball.
  10. 60' Scott McKenna (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 61' Substitution, Scotland. Scott McTominay replaces Stuart Armstrong.
  12. 62' Substitution, Albania. Bekim Balaj replaces Rey Manaj.
  13. 65' David Bates (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 67' Goal! Albania 0, Scotland 4. James Forrest (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
  15. 68' Substitution, Scotland. Matt Phillips replaces Steven Fletcher.
  16. 73' Substitution, Scotland. Johnny Russell replaces Ryan Fraser.
  17. 80' Johnny Russell (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 88' Eros Grezda (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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