UEFA European Championship Qualifying

France vs Albania, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
France
  • 8': Kingsley Coman
  • 27': Olivier Giroud
  • 68': Kingsley Coman
  • 85': Jonathan Ikoné
FT
4 - 1
Albania
  • 90': Sokol Cikalleshi (P)

France cruise past Albania as Coman nets brace

France stayed in command of their Euro 2020 qualifying group as the defending world champions beat Albania 4-1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (France).
  • 1': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Corner, France. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (France) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
  • 4': Ardian Ismajli (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Keidi Bare with a cross.
  • 8': Goal! France 1, Albania 0. Kingsley Coman (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphael Varane with a through ball.
  • 13': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (France).
  • 13': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
  • 18': Offside, Albania. Mergim Mavraj tries a through ball, but Ardian Ismajli is caught offside.
  • 25': Elseid Hysaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Thomas Lemar (France).
  • 25': Foul by Amir Abrashi (Albania).
  • 25': Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Goal! France 2, Albania 0. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
  • 33': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
  • 33': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Penalty France. Lucas Hernández draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 35': Penalty conceded by Mergim Mavraj (Albania) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 36': Penalty missed! Still France 2, Albania 0. Antoine Griezmann (France) hits the bar with a left footed shot.
  • 37': Foul by Lucas Hernández (France).
  • 37': Keidi Bare (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Albania).
  • 40': Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Offside, France. Kingsley Coman tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross.
  • 43': Amir Abrashi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Thomas Lemar (France).
  • 44': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, France 2, Albania 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins France 2, Albania 0.
  • 47': Corner, France. Conceded by Odise Roshi.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
  • 49': Corner, France. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso with a through ball.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Thomas Lemar (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 52': Corner, France. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
  • 53': Substitution, Albania. Klaus Gjasula replaces Ylber Ramadani.
  • 54': Offside, France. Kingsley Coman tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 55': Corner, France. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.
  • 59': Foul by Klaus Gjasula (Albania).
  • 59': Thomas Lemar (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
  • 60': Myrto Uzuni (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
  • 61': Myrto Uzuni (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Albania. Sokol Cikalleshi replaces Bekim Balaj.
  • 65': Corentin Tolisso (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Amir Abrashi (Albania).
  • 66': Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Klaus Gjasula (Albania).
  • 66': Klaus Gjasula (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Goal! France 3, Albania 0. Kingsley Coman (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 70': Elseid Hysaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Thomas Lemar (France).
  • 71': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
  • 71': Myrto Uzuni (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Offside, Albania. Keidi Bare tries a through ball, but Berat Djimsiti is caught offside.
  • 73': Substitution, Albania. Taulant Xhaka replaces Amir Abrashi.
  • 74': Offside, Albania. Keidi Bare tries a through ball, but Sokol Cikalleshi is caught offside.
  • 77': Elseid Hysaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Kingsley Coman (France).
  • 77': Substitution, France. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Kingsley Coman.
  • 78': Benjamin Pavard (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Taulant Xhaka (Albania).
  • 78': Taulant Xhaka (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Lucas Hernández because of an injury.
  • 82': Corner, France. Conceded by Mergim Mavraj.
  • 83': Offside, Albania. Sokol Cikalleshi tries a through ball, but Odise Roshi is caught offside.
  • 84': Substitution, France. Nabil Fekir replaces Thomas Lemar.
  • 85': Goal! France 4, Albania 0. Jonathan Ikoné (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
  • 86': Ardian Ismajli (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Nabil Fekir (France).
  • 89': Penalty Albania. Sokol Cikalleshi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 89': Penalty conceded by Hugo Lloris (France) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90': Goal! France 4, Albania 1. Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Odise Roshi (Albania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sokol Cikalleshi.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Corentin Tolisso (France).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, France 4, Albania 1.
  • 0': Match ends, France 4, Albania 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 0
27.6 Possession 72.4
3 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
275 Accurate Passes 845
342 Passes 913
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
8 Crosses 16
0.4 Cross % 0.3
54 Long Balls 67
23 Accurate Long Balls 55
0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
0 Blocked Shots 3
3 Effective Tackles 7
10 Tackles 11
0.3 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 2
21 Effective Clearances 5
21 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 77,655

EURO Qualifying Table

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

FRA France (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
19 Clément Lenglet
4 Raphaël Varane
21 Lucas Hernández
2 Benjamin Pavard
14 Blaise Matuidi
12 Corentin Tolisso
8 Thomas Lemar
11 Kingsley Coman
9 Olivier Giroud
7 Antoine Griezmann
France Substitutes:
Alphonse Areola, Mike Maignan, Lucas Digne, Moussa Sissoko, Jonathan Ikoné, Nabil Fekir, Matteo Guendouzi, Steven N'Zonzi, Léo Dubois, Samuel Umtiti, Wissam Ben Yedder, Kurt Zouma.

ALB Albania (5-3-2)

No. Name
23 Thomas Strakosha (GK)
15 Mërgim Mavraj
6 Berat Djimsiti
18 Adrian Ismajli
21 Odise Roshi
4 Elseid Hysaj
2 Ylber Ramadani
22 Amir Abrashi
7 Keidi Bare
19 Bekim Balaj
11 Myrto Uzuni
Albania Substitutes:
Taulant Xhaka, Marash Kumbulla, Egzon Binaku, Ermir Lenjani, Etrit Berisha, Alban Hoxha, Rey Manaj, Klaus Gjasula, Kastriot Dermaku, Sokol Cikalleshi, Frederic Veseli, Kristi Qose.

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