Spain vs Kosovo, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFASpain make light work of Kosovo despite goalkeeping gaffe
Spain pulled off a convincing 3-1 win at home to Kosovo in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday although goalkeeper Unai Simon had a night to forget,
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Besar Halimi (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
- 5': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 6': Foul by Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo).
- 6': Íñigo Martínez (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Jordi Alba (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koke.
- 8': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Samir Ujkani.
- 8': Attempt missed. Eric García (Spain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 9': Foul by Eric García (Spain).
- 9': Milot Rashica (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Offside, Kosovo. Fidan Aliti tries a through ball, but Milot Rashica is caught offside.
- 13': Hand ball by Jordi Alba (Spain).
- 16': Attempt blocked. Koke (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 16': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ibrahim Dresevic.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo).
- 18': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Offside, Spain. Álvaro Morata tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 21': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Hekuran Kryeziu (Kosovo).
- 22': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 22': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Samir Ujkani.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 23': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Benjamin Kololli.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke with a cross.
- 24': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Florent Hadergjonaj.
- 25': Hand ball by Hekuran Kryeziu (Kosovo).
- 26': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Benjamin Kololli (Kosovo).
- 28': Offside, Spain. Unai Simón tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 32': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo).
- 32': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Goal! Spain 1, Kosovo 0. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 36': Goal! Spain 2, Kosovo 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 37': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
- 38': Offside, Kosovo. Vedat Muriqi tries a through ball, but Milot Rashica is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 39': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Benjamin Kololli.
- 39': Attempt missed. Eric García (Spain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Koke with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo).
- 45'+1': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Spain 2, Kosovo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Spain 2, Kosovo 0.
- 46': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo).
- 46': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 49': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
- 49': Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Hekuran Kryeziu (Kosovo).
- 49': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Hekuran Kryeziu (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Benjamin Kololli.
- 53': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 54': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
- 54': Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Substitution, Kosovo. Lirim Kastrati replaces Milot Rashica.
- 56': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Fidan Aliti.
- 57': Substitution, Kosovo. Arbër Zeneli replaces Benjamin Kololli.
- 57': Besar Halimi (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
- 58': Attempt missed. Mergim Vojvoda (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 59': Attempt saved. Pedri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 60': Offside, Kosovo. Florent Hadergjonaj tries a through ball, but Lirim Kastrati is caught offside.
- 60': Florent Hadergjonaj (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Jordi Alba (Spain).
- 61': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
- 62': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Fidan Aliti (Kosovo).
- 63': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri.
- 64': Foul by Pedri (Spain).
- 64': Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Substitution, Spain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Pedri.
- 69': Substitution, Spain. Gerard Moreno replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 70': Goal! Spain 2, Kosovo 1. Besar Halimi (Kosovo) left footed shot from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal.
- 72': Foul by Koke (Spain).
- 72': Hekuran Kryeziu (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 74': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Mergim Vojvoda.
- 75': Goal! Spain 3, Kosovo 1. Gerard Moreno (Spain) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koke with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 78': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Eric García.
- 78': Offside, Kosovo. Lirim Kastrati tries a through ball, but Arbër Zeneli is caught offside.
- 79': Offside, Spain. Gerard Moreno tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 81': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 82': Substitution, Spain. Sergio Canales replaces Dani Olmo.
- 82': Substitution, Spain. Rodri replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 82': Substitution, Kosovo. Idriz Voca replaces Besar Halimi.
- 86': Substitution, Spain. Sergio Ramos replaces Eric García.
- 87': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 88': Attempt missed. Lirim Kastrati (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Arbër Zeneli with a through ball.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Spain 3, Kosovo 1.
- 0': Match ends, Spain 3, Kosovo 1.
Statistics
KOS |
ESP![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 8 | Saves | 0 |
| 19.1 | Possession | 80.9 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 141 | Accurate Passes | 845 |
| 216 | Passes | 918 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 6 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 14 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Estadio La Cartuja
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Venue: Estadio La Cartuja
Location: Sevilla, Spain
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 6 | +12 | 14 |
| 2 | Kosovo | 6 | +1 | 11 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 | Sweden | 6 | -8 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Spain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 12 | Eric García |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 22 | Marcos Llorente |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 20 | Pedri |
| 8 | Koke |
| 7 | Álvaro Morata |
| 19 | Dani Olmo |
| 11 | Ferran Torres |
Kosovo (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Ujkani (GK) |
| 20 | Ibrahim Dresevic |
| 3 | Fidan Aliti |
| 15 | Mërgim Vojvoda |
| 6 | Hekuran Kryeziu |
| 8 | Besar Halimi |
| 9 | Bersant Celina |
| 17 | Benjamin Kololli |
| 2 | Florent Hadergjonaj |
| 7 | Milot Rashica |
| 18 | Vedat Muriqi |
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