Spain vs Albania, 2022 International Friendly
· International FriendlySpain 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
ALB |
ESP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 35,444
Line-Ups
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 |
Albania (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Etrit Berisha (GK) |
| 15 | Marash Kumbulla |
| 6 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 18 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 4 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 2 | Iván Balliu |
| 8 | Klaus Gjasula |
| 13 | Qazim Laçi |
| 7 | Keidi Bare |
| 16 | Sokol Cikalleshi |
| 9 | Armando Broja |
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