Czechia vs Albania, 2021 International Friendly
· International FriendlyCzechs beat Albania 3-1 in last Euro 2020 warm-up
Second-half goals from Lukas Masopust and Ondrej Celustka gave the Czech Republic a 3-1 win over a battling Albania side.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 18': Goal! Czech Republic 1, Albania 0. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Masopust.
- 42': Goal! Czech Republic 1, Albania 1. Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sherif Kallaku.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Czech Republic 1, Albania 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Czech Republic 1, Albania 1.
- 54': Amir Abrashi (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
- 54': Substitution, Albania. Endri Cekici replaces Sherif Kallaku.
- 55': Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Substitution, Czech Republic. Tomás Holes replaces Alex Kral.
- 65': Substitution, Czech Republic. Adam Hlozek replaces Jakub Jankto.
- 65': Substitution, Czech Republic. Tomas Pekhart replaces Patrik Schick.
- 68': Goal! Czech Republic 2, Albania 1. Lukas Masopust (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vladimír Darida.
- 71': Substitution, Albania. Albi Doka replaces Frederic Veseli.
- 71': Substitution, Albania. Ermir Lenjani replaces Lorenc Trashi.
- 74': Substitution, Czech Republic. Antonin Barak replaces Vladimír Darida.
- 74': Substitution, Czech Republic. Jakub Pesek replaces Lukas Masopust.
- 81': Substitution, Albania. Bekim Balaj replaces Rey Manaj.
- 81': Substitution, Albania. Qazim Laci replaces Amir Abrashi.
- 81': Substitution, Albania. Taulant Seferi Sulejmanov replaces Sokol Cikalleshi.
- 89': Goal! Czech Republic 3, Albania 1. Ondrej Celustka (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Pesek.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Czech Republic 3, Albania 1.
- 0': Match ends, Czech Republic 3, Albania 1.
Statistics
 ALB |
CZE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 25 | Possession | 75 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 1 | Accurate Passes | 3 |
| 1 | Passes | 3 |
| 1.0 | Pass Completion % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Generali-Arena
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 1,351
Venue: Generali-Arena
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 1,351
Line-Ups
Czechia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tomás Vaclík (GK) |
| 6 | Tomás Kalas |
| 3 | Ondrej Celustka |
| 18 | Jan Boril |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 8 | Vladimír Darida |
| 15 | Tomás Soucek  |
| 21 | Alex Král |
| 10 | Patrik Schick |
| 14 | Jakub Jankto |
| 12 | Lukás Masopust |
Albania (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gentian Selmani (GK) |
| 6 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 15 | Marash Kumbulla |
| 18 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 8 | Sherif Kallaku |
| 22 | Amir Abrashi |
| 7 | Keidi Bare |
| 9 | Lorenc Trashi |
| 5 | Frederic Veseli |
| 16 | Sokol Cikalleshi |
| 10 | Rey Manaj |
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