International Friendly

Spain vs Albania, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Spain
  • 75': Ferran Torres
  • 90': Dani Olmo
FT
2 - 1
Albania
  • 85': Myrto Uzuni

Spain beat Albania in friendly with late Dani Olmo stunner

Spain's Dani Olmo struck a stunning goal in added time to snatch a 2-1 victory against Albania in a friendly on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Keidi Bare (Albania).
  • 3': Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carvajal.
  • 5': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Gavi (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 10': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
  • 10': Keidi Bare (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Klaus Gjasula (Albania).
  • 12': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
  • 14': Klaus Gjasula (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Albania).
  • 15': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Albania).
  • 20': Attempt saved. Pedri (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 23': Hand ball by Armando Broja (Albania).
  • 26': Foul by Carvajal (Spain).
  • 26': Keidi Bare (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania).
  • 29': Marcos Alonso (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Pau Torres (Spain).
  • 32': Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Eric García (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Pedri (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
  • 37': Berat Djimsiti (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
  • 39': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 40': Offside, Albania. Elseid Hysaj tries a through ball, but Berat Djimsiti is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Albania).
  • 41': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Klaus Gjasula (Albania).
  • 44': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Albania).
  • 44': Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Berat Djimsiti (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Spain. Pablo Sarabia tries a through ball, but Marcos Alonso is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Spain 0, Albania 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spain 0, Albania 0.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Rodri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 48': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Keidi Bare.
  • 49': Eric García (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania).
  • 51': Foul by Keidi Bare (Albania).
  • 51': Pedri (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Morata with a headed pass.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Keidi Bare (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
  • 59': Offside, Albania. Qazim Laçi tries a through ball, but Sokol Cikalleshi is caught offside.
  • 61': Substitution, Albania. Ylber Ramadani replaces Klaus Gjasula.
  • 61': Substitution, Albania. Myrto Uzuni replaces Sokol Cikalleshi.
  • 64': Substitution, Spain. Jordi Alba replaces Marcos Alonso.
  • 64': Substitution, Spain. Dani Olmo replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  • 64': Substitution, Spain. Carlos Soler replaces Gavi.
  • 66': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Albania).
  • 66': Morata (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Foul by Eric García (Spain).
  • 67': Myrto Uzuni (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Carvajal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Albania).
  • 70': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 71': Foul by Morata (Spain).
  • 71': Qazim Laçi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Spain. Azpilicueta replaces Carvajal.
  • 72': Substitution, Spain. Yeremi Pino replaces Morata.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeremi Pino with a cross.
  • 75': Goal! Spain 1, Albania 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yeremi Pino.
  • 76': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
  • 76': Keidi Bare (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Marash Kumbulla (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keidi Bare with a cross.
  • 78': Substitution, Albania. Kristjan Asllani replaces Qazim Laçi.
  • 84': Substitution, Albania. Odise Roshi replaces Iván Balliu.
  • 84': Substitution, Albania. Rey Manaj replaces Armando Broja.
  • 84': Ardian Ismajli (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
  • 85': Goal! Spain 1, Albania 1. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) header from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 87': Carlos Soler (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Albania).
  • 87': Offside, Spain. Pau Torres tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Albania).
  • 88': Yeremi Pino (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Goal! Spain 2, Albania 1. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Albania. Berat Djimsiti tries a through ball, but Rey Manaj is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Spain 2, Albania 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Spain 2, Albania 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 0
18.5 Possession 81.5
3 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
131 Accurate Passes 869
212 Passes 948
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
6 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 56
13 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 7
19 Effective Clearances 3
19 Clearances 3

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 35,444

Line-Ups

ESP Spain (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 David Raya (GK)
4 Pau Torres
3 Eric García
17 Marcos Alonso
20 Dani Carvajal
16 Rodri
10 Pedri
9 Gavi
7 Álvaro Morata
22 Pablo Sarabia
11 Ferran Torres
Spain Substitutes:
Jordi Alba, Carlos Soler, Aymeric Laporte, Robert Sánchez, Koke, Hugo Guillamón, Yéremy Pino, Dani Olmo, Unai Simón, Marcos Llorente, César Azpilicueta.

ALB Albania (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Etrit Berisha (GK)
15 Marash Kumbulla
6 Berat Djimsiti Yellow Card
18 Adrian Ismajli
4 Elseid Hysaj
2 Iván Balliu
8 Klaus Gjasula
13 Qazim Laçi
7 Keidi Bare
16 Sokol Cikalleshi
9 Armando Broja
Albania Substitutes:
Endri Cekici, Giacomo Vrioni, Ylber Ramadani, Odise Roshi, Kristjan Asllani, Erion Hoxhallari, Thomas Strakosha, Rey Manaj, Herdi Prenga, Elhan Kastrati, Ermir Lenjani, Myrto Uzuni.

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