UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Friday, November 17, 2023
Albania WDWWW 1
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Moldova WDWLD 1
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MDA011
Stadionul Zimbru · 9,537 att.

Match Report

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Albania qualify for second-ever Euros with draw in Moldova

Albania qualified for Euro 2024 with a 1-1 draw away to Moldova in Group E after the home side kept alive their hopes of reaching the finals with a late equaliser on Friday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
22
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
3
52.7
Possession
47.3
10
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
389
Accurate Passes
322
467
Passes
405
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
4
Crosses
23
0.5
Cross %
0.1
75
Long Balls
69
39
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
8
13
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
5
23
Effective Clearances
6
23
Clearances
6

Head to Head

ALB leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

MDA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 23Dorian RaileanG
  2. 4Vladislav BabogloCD
  3. 5Veaceslav PosmacCD-L
  4. 14Artur CraciunCD-R
  5. 22Vadim RataCM-L
  6. 8Nichita MotpanCM-R
  7. 2Oleg ReabciukLM
  8. 21Ioan-Calin RevencoRM
  9. 9Ion NicolaescuF
  10. 17Virgiliu PostolachiCF-L
  11. 11Mihail CaimacovCF-R

ALB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Etrit BerishaG
  2. 6Berat DjimsitiCD-L
  3. 18Adrian IsmajliCD-R
  4. 3Mario MitajLB
  5. 4Elseid HysajRB
  6. 10Nedim BajramiAM
  7. 20Ylber RamadaniLM
  8. 21Kristjan AsllaniRM
  9. 16Sokol CikalleshiF
  10. 15Taulant SeferiAM-L
  11. 9Jasir AsaniAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Mario Mitaj (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 11' Vadim Rata (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 25' Goal! Moldova 0, Albania 1. Sokol Çikalleshi (Albania) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Moldova. Maxim Cojocaru replaces Ioan-Calin Revenco.
  5. 54' Mihail Caimacov (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Albania. Mirlind Daku replaces Sokol Çikalleshi.
  7. 68' Substitution, Moldova. Vitalie Damascan replaces Nichita Motpan.
  8. 76' Substitution, Moldova. Serafim Cojocari replaces Mihail Caimacov.
  9. 76' Substitution, Moldova. Victor Stîna replaces Ion Nicolaescu.
  10. 80' Substitution, Albania. Klaus Gjasula replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  11. 86' Mirlind Daku (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 87' Goal! Moldova 1, Albania 1. Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Albania. Arbnor Muja replaces Jasir Asani.

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