Wales vs Albania, 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, League Phase

· FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

15': Hannah Cain
35': Elise Hughes
48': Rhiannon Roberts
55': Hannah Cain

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Wales are hosting Albania at STōK Cae Ras, Wrexham, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

15': Hannah Cain (Wales) Goal at 15'
34': Klea Hamonikaj (Albania) Yellow Card at 34'
35': Elise Hughes (Wales) Goal at 35'
48': Rhiannon Roberts (Wales) Goal at 48'
55': Hannah Cain (Wales) Goal at 55'
61': Charlie Estcourt (Wales) Substitution at 61'
61': Rachel Rowe (Wales) Substitution at 61'
75': Esther Morgan (Wales) Substitution at 75'
75': Hayley Ladd (Wales) Substitution at 75'
80': Valentina Troka (Albania) Substitution at 80'
83': Phoebie Poole (Wales) Substitution at 83'
86': Mimoza Hamidi (Albania) Substitution at 86'

Statistics

ALB		WAL
9	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	0
24.1	Possession	75.9
3	SHOTS	14
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
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
2	Blocked Shots	3
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: FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 4,485

WWCQ - UEFA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wales	6	+12	14
2	Czechia	6	+10	11
3	Albania	6	-5	7
4	Montenegro	6	-17	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wales (3-4-3)

No.	Name
21	Safia Middleton-Patel (GK)
3	Gemma Evans
2	Lily Woodham
5	Rhiannon Roberts
4	Sophie Ingle
8	Angharad James-Turner
20	Carrie Jones
23	Ffion Morgan
9	Elise Hughes
11	Hannah Cain
10	Mared Griffiths

Wales Substitutes:

Rachel Rowe, Poppy Soper, Hayley Ladd, Phoebie Poole, Olivia Francis, Esther Morgan, Charlie Estcourt, Lucy Farrell-Shrouder, Ella Powell, Annie Wilding, Tianna Teisar, Mia Ross.

Albania (5-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Raimonda Spahiu (GK)
5	Arbiona Bajraktari
15	Leonora Dedgjonaj
2	Armera Tukaj
3	Arbenita Curraj
20	Klea Hamonikaj
16	Ilarja Zarka
14	Esmeralda Franja
7	Fortesa Berisha
22	Mikaela Metalla
11	Megi Doçi

Albania Substitutes:

Klesjana Spaho, Marinela Mema, Suzane Vuksani, Antigona Hyska, Aglia Iliadhi, Mimoza Hamidi, Rexhina Maxhalaku, Valentina Troka, Sara Begallo, Xhesika Ndoj.

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