Albania vs Moldova, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Albania

65': Sokol Cikalleshi
90'+2': Ylber Ramadani

FT
2 - 0

Moldova

About

Albania are hosting Moldova at Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Attempt missed. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
8': Attempt missed. Elseid Hysaj (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ermir Lenjani with a cross.
10': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Antoniuc (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Suvorov.
13': Foul by Radu Ginsari (Moldova).
13': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Radu Ginsari (Moldova).
15': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Oleg Reabciuk.
19': Attempt missed. Amir Abrashi (Albania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
24': Attempt saved. Armando Sadiku (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ergys Kace.
24': Attempt blocked. Ermir Lenjani (Albania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
25': Attempt missed. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a cross.
26': Ergys Kace (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Foul by Catalin Carp (Moldova).
27': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Oleg Reabciuk.
29': Amir Abrashi (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Alexandru Antoniuc (Moldova).
30': Foul by Ergys Kace (Albania).
30': Radu Ginsari (Moldova) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Ion Jardan.
32': Attempt blocked. Armando Sadiku (Albania) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Abrashi with a cross.
36': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Ion Jardan.
36': Attempt saved. Ermir Lenjani (Albania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
36': Offside, Albania. Ermir Lenjani tries a through ball, but Myrto Uzuni is caught offside.
39': Attempt saved. Vitalie Damascan (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Radu Ginsari.
42': Foul by Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova).
42': Mergim Mavraj (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Albania 0, Moldova 0.
45': Second Half begins Albania 0, Moldova 0.
48': Attempt missed. Alexandru Suvorov (Moldova) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Radu Ginsari.
49': Attempt blocked. Amir Abrashi (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myrto Uzuni.
49': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Igor Armas.
52': Ergys Kace (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Foul by Catalin Carp (Moldova).
52': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Stefan Efros.
53': Attempt missed. Vitalie Damascan (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
55': Attempt blocked. Armando Sadiku (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ermir Lenjani.
56': Elseid Hysaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Igor Armas (Moldova).
56': Igor Armas (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Offside, Albania. Ermir Lenjani tries a through ball, but Armando Sadiku is caught offside.
58': Substitution, Albania. Sokol Cikalleshi replaces Armando Sadiku.
59': Substitution, Albania. Odise Roshi replaces Ermir Lenjani.
59': Offside, Albania. Amir Abrashi tries a through ball, but Elseid Hysaj is caught offside.
60': Foul by Odise Roshi (Albania).
60': Ion Jardan (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt missed. Alexandru Antoniuc (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vitalie Damascan with a headed pass.
63': Foul by Ion Jardan (Moldova).
63': Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Oleg Reabciuk.
64': Attempt missed. Ardian Ismajli (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ergys Kace with a cross following a corner.
65': Foul by Radu Ginsari (Moldova).
65': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Goal! Albania 1, Moldova 0. Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Odise Roshi.
67': Foul by Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania).
67': Ion Jardan (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt blocked. Elseid Hysaj (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sokol Cikalleshi.
70': Substitution, Moldova. Alexandru Boiciuc replaces Vitalie Damascan.
74': Substitution, Moldova. Eugeniu Cociuc replaces Alexandru Suvorov.
74': Foul by Ion Jardan (Moldova).
74': Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Catalin Carp (Moldova).
75': Myrto Uzuni (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Catalin Carp (Moldova) is shown the yellow card.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Myrto Uzuni (Albania).
76': Substitution, Moldova. Dinu Graur replaces Ion Jardan.
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Amir Abrashi.
77': Foul by Igor Armas (Moldova).
77': Odise Roshi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt missed. Alexandru Boiciuc (Moldova) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Eugeniu Cociuc with a cross.
81': Foul by Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania).
81': Igor Armas (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Substitution, Albania. Kristi Qose replaces Ergys Kace.
86': Attempt blocked. Catalin Carp (Moldova) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Eugeniu Cociuc.
86': Foul by Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania).
86': Igor Armas (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Amir Abrashi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Dinu Graur (Moldova).
87': Offside, Albania. Elseid Hysaj tries a through ball, but Sokol Cikalleshi is caught offside.
88': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Odise Roshi.
90': Offside, Moldova. Catalin Carp tries a through ball, but Radu Ginsari is caught offside.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Odise Roshi (Albania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristi Qose.
90'+1': Catalin Carp (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Albania).
90'+2': Goal! Albania 2, Moldova 0. Ylber Ramadani (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Myrto Uzuni.
90'+3': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+4': Dinu Graur (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Myrto Uzuni (Albania).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Albania 2, Moldova 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Albania 2, Moldova 0.

Statistics

MDA		ALB
13	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
2	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	1
41.7	Possession	58.3
7	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
322	Accurate Passes	488
414	Passes	578
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
9	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.3
73	Long Balls	75
31	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	6
6	Effective Tackles	10
9	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
3	Interceptions	8
30	Effective Clearances	10
30	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Elbasan Arena
Location: Elbasan, Albania
Attendance: 5,004

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Albania (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Etrit Berisha (GK)
15	Mërgim Mavraj
5	Frederic Veseli
6	Adrian Ismajli
3	Ermir Lenjani
4	Elseid Hysaj
9	Ylber Ramadani
22	Amir Abrashi
20	Ergys Kaçe
11	Myrto Uzuni
10	Armando Sadiku

Albania Substitutes:

Taulant Xhaka, Emanuele Ndoj, Kristi Qose, Bekim Balaj, Odise Roshi, Enea Mihaj, Alban Hoxha, Sokol Cikalleshi, Gentian Selmani, Kastriot Dermaku, Iván Balliu, Naser Aliji.

Moldova (3-4-3)

No.	Name
23	Alexei Koselev (GK)
5	Stefan Efros
4	Igor Armas
15	Ion Jardan
8	Catalin Carp
9	Eugeniu Cebotaru
2	Oleg Reabciuk
16	Alexandru Antoniuc
19	Vitalie Damascan
11	Radu Ginsari
18	Alexandru Suvorov

Moldova Substitutes:

Evgheni Oancea, Iaser Turcan, Dumitru Celeadnic, Dinu Graur, Alexandru Boiciuc, Eugeniu Cociuc, Stanislav Namasco, Artiom Razgoniuc, Gheorghe Anton.

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