BUDAPEST. Albania overcomes Hungary 1-0 after A. Broja scored just 1 goal (80′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Puskás Aréna stadium in Budapest on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande with the assistance of Roberto Alonso Fernández and Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín. The 4th official was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
Hungary was in firm control of the ball 64% while Albania was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Hungary was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Albania managed to find the solution to win this match.
Hungary shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Albania shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Hungary received 2 yellow cards (E. Botka and L. Kleinheisler). On the opposite side, Albania received 4 yellow cards (K. Gjasula, E. Cekici, L. Trashi and F. Veseli).
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 match, Hungary will stay with 10 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Albania will have 15 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Hungary will play away against England on the 12th of October with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of England (0 draws).
Albania will host Poland on the 12th of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Poland (0 draws).
Hungary – Formation
Hungary
83'
45'
Hungary started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Marco Rossi decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi , Endre Botka , Willi Orbán , Attila Szalai , Loic Négo , Ádám Nagy , András Schäfer , Zsolt Nagy , Roland Sallai , Dominik Szoboszlai and Dániel Sallói .
The home team had on the bench: Szabolcs Schön , Nemanja Nikolics, Ádám Lang , László Kleinheisler , János Hahn , Ákos Kecskés, Bálint Vécsei , Ádám Bogdán, Roland Varga, Dániel Gazdag, Bendegúz Bolla and Dénes Dibusz.
Substitutions
Hungary made 5 changes: D. Salloi for S. Schon (59′), R. Sallai for B. Vecsei (71′), A. Nagy for L. Kleinheisler (71′), L. Nego for J. Hahn (83′) and E. Botka for A. Lang (83′).
Best player: Attila Szalai
The player that probably impressed the most for Hungary was Attila Szalai.
His rating is with 106 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Albania – Formation
Albania
80'
Albania started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Edoardo Reja played with: Etrit Berisha , Ardian Ismajli , Marash Kumbulla , Berat Djimsiti , Elseid Hysaj , Keidi Bare , Klaus Gjasula , Lorenc Trashi , Endri Çekiçi , Myrto Uzuni and Sokol Cikalleshi .
They had on the bench: Ivan Balliu , Enea Mihaj, Frédéric Veseli , Gentian Selmani, Thomas Strakosha, Armando Broja , Ylber Ramadani, Ermir Lenjani, Odise Roshi, Enis Çokaj, Nedim Bajrami and Rey Manaj .
Albania could not rely on the presence of F. Veseli (injured).
Substitutions
Albania made 5 changes: B. Djimsiti for F. Veseli (30′), E. Cekici for N. Bajrami (46′), S. Cikalleshi for R. Manaj (66′), M. Uzuni for A. Broja (66′) and L. Trashi for I. Balliu (86′).
Best player: Marash Kumbulla
The player that probably impressed the most for Albania was Marash Kumbulla even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Poland – San Marino – 5-0
- Hungary – Albania – 0-1
- Andorra – England – 0-5
- Moldova – Denmark – 0-4
- Faroe Islands – Austria – 0-2
- Scotland – Israel – 3-2
- Sweden – Kosovo – 3-0
- Georgia – Greece – 0-2
- Finland – Ukraine – 1-2
- Kazakhstan – Bosnia and Herzegovina – 0-2
- Switzerland – Northern Ireland – 2-0
- Lithuania – Bulgaria – 3-1
- Luxembourg – Serbia – 0-1
- Azerbaijan – Republic of Ireland – 0-3
