UEFA Nations League

Israel vs Albania, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Israel
  • 46': Shon Weissman
  • 90'+2': Tai Baribo
FT
2 - 1
Albania
  • 88': Myrto Uzuni

About

Israel are hosting Albania at Bloomfield Stadium, Tel-Aviv, Israel, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 5': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Doron Leidner.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Miguel Vítor.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Shon Weissman (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Karzev.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Armando Broja (Albania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 8': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Albania).
  • 8': Liel Abada (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Doron Leidner (Israel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Iván Balliu (Albania).
  • 10': Offside, Israel. Eli Dasa tries a through ball, but Dolev Haziza is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Iván Balliu.
  • 18': Offside, Israel. Dolev Haziza tries a through ball, but Eden Karzev is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Doron Leidner (Israel) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavriel Kanichowsky.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Eli Dasa (Israel) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Sean Goldberg.
  • 23': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Albania).
  • 23': Gavriel Kanichowsky (Israel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Shon Weissman (Israel).
  • 24': Klaus Gjasula (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Amir Abrashi (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 25': Foul by Miguel Vítor (Israel).
  • 25': Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Eli Dasa (Israel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Albania).
  • 28': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Qazim Laçi.
  • 29': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Albania).
  • 29': Gavriel Kanichowsky (Israel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Gavriel Kanichowsky (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Israel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Dolev Haziza (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Liel Abada.
  • 33': Hand ball by Liel Abada (Israel).
  • 33': Foul by Eden Karzev (Israel).
  • 33': Iván Balliu (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Doron Leidner (Israel).
  • 34': Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Eli Dasa (Israel) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Neta Lavi.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Dolev Haziza (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Liel Abada.
  • 42': Foul by Eli Dasa (Israel).
  • 42': Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Eli Dasa.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Armando Broja (Albania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amir Abrashi.
  • 45': Dolev Haziza (Israel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Arlind Ajeti (Albania).
  • 45': Arlind Ajeti (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Israel 0, Albania 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Israel 0, Albania 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Albania. Frédéric Veseli replaces Iván Balliu.
  • 46': Goal! Israel 1, Albania 0. Shon Weissman (Israel) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gavriel Kanichowsky with a cross.
  • 49': Offside, Israel. Eli Dasa tries a through ball, but Liel Abada is caught offside.
  • 50': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.
  • 52': Amir Abrashi (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Dolev Haziza (Israel).
  • 52': Dolev Haziza (Israel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Armando Broja (Albania) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross.
  • 53': Eli Dasa (Israel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Albania).
  • 54': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Israel) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
  • 55': Hand ball by Neta Lavi (Israel).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Frédéric Veseli with a cross.
  • 58': Amir Abrashi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Neta Lavi (Israel).
  • 58': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Miguel Vítor.
  • 59': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Miguel Vítor.
  • 60': Amir Abrashi (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Neta Lavi (Israel).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Israel) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Shon Weissman.
  • 63': Ardian Ismajli (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Dolev Haziza (Israel).
  • 64': Amir Abrashi (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Eli Dasa (Israel).
  • 64': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Sean Goldberg.
  • 65': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Albania).
  • 65': Liel Abada (Israel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Substitution, Albania. Ylber Ramadani replaces Amir Abrashi.
  • 67': Substitution, Albania. Nedim Bajrami replaces Kristjan Asllani.
  • 67': Offside, Albania. Sokol Cikalleshi tries a through ball, but Armando Broja is caught offside.
  • 68': Arlind Ajeti (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Eden Karzev (Israel).
  • 70': Attempt saved. Ylber Ramadani (Albania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Frédéric Veseli.
  • 70': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Omri Glazer.
  • 70': Dolev Haziza (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Frédéric Veseli (Albania).
  • 72': Attempt missed. Eli Dasa (Israel) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Doron Leidner.
  • 73': Substitution, Israel. Dan Glazer replaces Doron Leidner.
  • 73': Substitution, Israel. Danny Gropper replaces Eden Karzev.
  • 74': Shon Weissman (Israel) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Substitution, Israel. Omer Atzili replaces Liel Abada because of an injury.
  • 78': Substitution, Albania. Myrto Uzuni replaces Sokol Cikalleshi.
  • 78': Substitution, Albania. Enea Mihaj replaces Arlind Ajeti.
  • 84': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Dan Glazer.
  • 86': Substitution, Israel. Tai Baribo replaces Shon Weissman.
  • 87': Substitution, Israel. Raz Shlomo replaces Miguel Vítor because of an injury.
  • 87': Etrit Berisha (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Danny Gropper.
  • 88': Goal! Israel 1, Albania 1. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tai Baribo (Israel) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dolev Haziza following a fast break.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Israel 2, Albania 1. Tai Baribo (Israel) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+4': Danny Gropper (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Myrto Uzuni (Albania).
  • 90'+5': Eli Dasa (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Armando Broja (Albania).
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Israel 2, Albania 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Israel 2, Albania 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
48.7 Possession 51.3
9 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
286 Accurate Passes 322
389 Passes 408
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
17 Crosses 22
0.2 Cross % 0.0
70 Long Balls 57
35 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
14 Effective Tackles 9
22 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 9
15 Effective Clearances 24
15 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Bloomfield Stadium
Location: Tel-Aviv, Israel
Attendance: 28,000

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 England 6 +13 15
2 Greece 6 +7 15
3 Republic of Ireland 6 -9 6
4 Finland 6 -11 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

ISR Israel (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Omri Glazer (GK)
13 Sean Goldberg
4 Miguel Vítor
19 Doron Leidner
2 Eli Dasa
12 Neta Lavi
22 Eden Karzev
16 Gavriel Kanichowsky
9 Shon Weissman
8 Dolev Hazizia Yellow Card
11 Liel Abada
Israel Substitutes:
Eyad Abu Abaid, Ofir Marciano, Bibras Natcho, Omer Atzili, Omri Altman, Itamar Shwiro, Raz Shlomo, Danny Gruper, Tai Baribo, Yoav Gerafi, Or Dadia, Dan Glazer.

ALB Albania (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
23 Thomas Strakosha (GK)
6 Arlind Ajeti Yellow Card
18 Adrian Ismajli
8 Klaus Gjasula
4 Elseid Hysaj
2 Iván Balliu
15 Kristjan Asllani
14 Qazim Laçi
22 Amir Abrashi
9 Armando Broja
16 Sokol Cikalleshi Yellow Card
Albania Substitutes:
Elhan Kastrati, Ylber Ramadani, Nedim Bajrami, Taulant Seferi, Arbnor Mucolli, Myrto Uzuni, Albi Doka, Etrit Berisha, Frederic Veseli, Enis Cokaj, Ermir Lenjani, Enea Mihaj.

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