FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Albania vs San Marino, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Albania
  • 32': Rey Manaj
  • 58': Qazim Laçi
  • 61': Armando Broja
  • 68': Elseid Hysaj
  • 80': Myrto Uzuni
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5 - 0
San Marino

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    Albania are hosting San Marino at Arena Kombetare, Tirana, Albania, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Filippo Fabbri.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Marash Kumbulla (Albania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Foul by Manuel Battistini (San Marino).
    • 5': Lorenc Trashi (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lorenc Trashi.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti with a cross.
    • 13': Offside, San Marino. Nicola Nanni tries a through ball, but Adolfo Hirsch is caught offside.
    • 14': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Filippo Fabbri.
    • 14': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Albania).
    • 14': Manuel Battistini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Lorenc Trashi (Albania).
    • 19': Foul by David Tomassini (San Marino).
    • 19': Keidi Bare (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': David Tomassini (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Marash Kumbulla (Albania) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 21': Berat Djimsiti (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Foul by Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino).
    • 22': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Nicola Nanni.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenc Trashi.
    • 24': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Albania).
    • 24': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
    • 31': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Filippo Fabbri.
    • 32': Goal! Albania 1, San Marino 0. Rey Manaj (Albania) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keidi Bare with a headed pass.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti.
    • 34': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 35': Offside, Albania. Elseid Hysaj tries a through ball, but Rey Manaj is caught offside.
    • 37': David Tomassini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Keidi Bare (Albania).
    • 42': Offside, Albania. Keidi Bare tries a through ball, but Nedim Bajrami is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a cross.
    • 45': Offside, Albania. Myrto Uzuni tries a through ball, but Rey Manaj is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Albania 1, San Marino 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Albania 1, San Marino 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Albania. Armando Broja replaces Nedim Bajrami.
    • 45': Substitution, Albania. Odise Roshi replaces Lorenc Trashi.
    • 45': Substitution, San Marino. Fabio Ramòn Tomassini replaces David Tomassini.
    • 47': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Albania).
    • 47': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Andrea Grandoni.
    • 50': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Cristian Brolli.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Albania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keidi Bare with a cross following a corner.
    • 51': Offside, Albania. Elseid Hysaj tries a through ball, but Odise Roshi is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Albania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
    • 52': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Cristian Brolli.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Armando Broja (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keidi Bare with a cross.
    • 53': Foul by Odise Roshi (Albania).
    • 53': Mirko Palazzi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Offside, Albania. Enea Mihaj tries a through ball, but Odise Roshi is caught offside.
    • 54': Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Odise Roshi (Albania).
    • 57': Substitution, San Marino. Giacomo Conti replaces Filippo Fabbri.
    • 58': Goal! Albania 2, San Marino 0. Qazim Laci (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Armando Broja.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Odise Roshi (Albania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keidi Bare.
    • 60': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Armando Broja (Albania) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 61': Goal! Albania 3, San Marino 0. Armando Broja (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Odise Roshi.
    • 68': Goal! Albania 4, San Marino 0. Elseid Hysaj (Albania) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Odise Roshi with a cross.
    • 69': Substitution, San Marino. Tommaso Zafferani replaces Andrea Grandoni.
    • 69': Substitution, San Marino. Matteo Vitaioli replaces Adolfo Hirsch.
    • 70': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Giacomo Conti.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Qazim Laci (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 71': Substitution, Albania. Ylber Ramadani replaces Qazim Laci.
    • 73': Armando Broja (Albania) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 73': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Albania).
    • 73': Matteo Vitaioli (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, San Marino. Michael Battistini replaces Enrico Golinucci because of an injury.
    • 75': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Michael Battistini.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Armando Broja.
    • 76': Odise Roshi (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Giacomo Conti.
    • 80': Goal! Albania 5, San Marino 0. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Armando Broja.
    • 81': Substitution, Albania. Albi Doka replaces Elseid Hysaj because of an injury.
    • 81': Substitution, Albania. Enis Cokaj replaces Myrto Uzuni.
    • 82': Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Enis Cokaj (Albania).
    • 84': Fabio Ramòn Tomassini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Enea Mihaj (Albania).
    • 85': Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Albania) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albi Doka.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Ylber Ramadani (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Odise Roshi.
    • 86': Hand ball by Tommaso Zafferani (San Marino).
    • 88': Offside, Albania. Enis Cokaj tries a through ball, but Albi Doka is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Odise Roshi (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marash Kumbulla.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Albania 5, San Marino 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Albania 5, San Marino 0.

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 6
    0 Corner Kicks 12
    5 Saves 0
    28.4 Possession 71.6
    0 SHOTS 25
    0 ON GOAL 10
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    162 Accurate Passes 560
    263 Passes 648
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 9
    1 Crosses 28
    1.0 Cross % 0.3
    65 Long Balls 53
    26 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 6
    18 Tackles 16
    0.4 Tackle % 0.4
    12 Interceptions 11
    41 Effective Clearances 1
    41 Clearances 1

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Arena Kombetare
    Location: Tirana, Albania
    Attendance: 3,850

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Norway 8 +32 24
    2 Italy 8 +9 18
    3 Israel 8 -1 12
    4 Estonia 8 -13 4
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    Line-Ups

    ALB Albania (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    23 Thomas Strakosha (GK)
    15 Marash Kumbulla
    6 Berat Djimsiti
    13 Enea Mihaj
    14 Qazim Laçi
    7 Keidi Bare
    20 Lorenc Trashi
    4 Elseid Hysaj
    10 Rey Manaj
    8 Nedim Bajrami
    11 Myrto Uzuni
    Albania Substitutes:
    Odise Roshi, Erion Hoxhallari, Ylber Ramadani, Enis Cokaj, Armando Broja, Etrit Berisha, Adrian Ismajli, Endri Cekici, Albi Doka, Ramen Cepele, Gentian Selmani, Bekim Balaj.

    SMR San Marino (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Elia Benedettini (GK)
    11 Cristian Brolli
    3 Mirko Palazzi
    16 Filippo Fabbri
    13 Andrea Grandoni
    22 Manuel Battistini
    17 Alessandro Golinucci
    8 Enrico Golinucci
    4 David Tomassini Yellow Card
    20 Adolfo Hirsch
    19 Nicola Nanni
    San Marino Substitutes:
    Luca Ceccaroli, Michael Battistini, Tommaso Zafferani, Matteo Vitaioli, Jacopo Raschi, Alessandro D'Addario, Fabio Tomassini, Giacomo Conti, Matteo Zavoli, Marco Bernardi, Simone Benedettini, Filippo Quaranta.

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