TIRANA. Albania overcomes Andorra 1-0 after E. Cekici scored a penalty (74′). Albania was truly better in terms of ball possession (75%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Air Albania Stadium stadium in Tirana on Monday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Andris Treimanis with the support of Haralds Gudermanis and Aleksejs Spasjoņņikovs. The 4th official was Aleksandrs Golubevs. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Albania was in firm control of the ball 75% while Andorra was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Albania was was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Albania won the match.
Albania shot 19 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Andorra shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Albania received 1 yellow card (O. Roshi). Regarding the opposition, Andorra received 3 yellow cards (A. Rosas Ubach, M. Pujol and A. A. Jimenez).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After this contest, Albania will have 18 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Andorra will stay with 6 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
Albania – Formation
Albania
90'
90'
74'
Albania started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Edoardo Reja decided to play with the following team: Thomas Strakosha , Enea Mihaj , Kastriot Dermaku , Erjon Hoxhallari , Odise Roshi , Endri Çekiçi , Ylber Ramadani , Qazim Laci , Elseid Hysaj , Myrto Uzuni and Taulant Seferi .
The home team had on the bench: Ernest Muçi , Lorenc Trashi, Ermir Lenjani, Enis Çokaj, Gentian Selmani, Nedim Bajrami , Etrit Berisha and Albi Doka.
Substitutions
Albania made 3 changes: Y. Ramadani for N. Bajrami (56′), T. Seferi for E. Muci (56′) and E. Hoxhallari for E. Lenjani (90′).
Best player: Endri Çekiçi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Albania was Endri Çekiçi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 59 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 10 crosses.
Andorra – Formation
Andorra
Andorra started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Jesús Luis Álvarez de Eulate played with: Josep Gomes , Moisés San Nicolás , Max Llovera , Christian Garcia , Albert Alavedra , Joan Cervós , Jordi Aláez , Marc Pujol , Marcio Vieira , Cristian Martinez and Albert Rosas Ubach .
These were the players on the bench: Francisco Pires, Eric De Pablos, Iker Álvarez, Albert Reyes, Aaron Sanchez, Adriàn Rodrigues , Sergio Moreno , Xavier Vieira , Marc Vales, Marc García , Ludovic Clemente and Alexandre Martínez .
Substitutions
Andorra made 5 changes: C. Martinez for M. Garcia (63′), A. Rosas Ubach for A. Martinez (75′), M. Vieira for S. Moreno (85′), M. Pujol for X. Vieira (85′) and A. A. Jimenez for A. Rodrigues (85′).
Best player: Christian Garcia
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Andorra was Christian Garcia.
His rating is with 12 passes (25% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Northern Ireland – Italy – 0-0
- Switzerland – Bulgaria – 4-0
- Austria – Moldova – 4-1
- Israel – Faroe Islands – 3-2
- Scotland – Denmark – 2-0
- Albania – Andorra – 1-0
- Poland – Hungary – 1-2
- San Marino – England – 0-10
