FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Albania
LWDDW
1-0
Finished
Latvia
WLDDL
Tuesday, September 9 at 06:45 PMAir Albania Stadium
Summary
First half
- 15'Yellow card for Dario Sits
- ⚽Penalty goal by Kristjan Asllani25'
- 27'Yellow card for Raivis Jurkovskis
- 45'⇅Roberts Savalnieks on, Deniss Melniks off
Second half
- 55'Yellow card for Antonijs Cernomordijs
- 61'⇅Aleksejs Saveljevs on, Lukass Vapne off
- 61'⇅Vladislavs Gutkovskis on, Eduards Daskevics off
- ⇅Arbër Hoxha on, Nedim Bajrami off67'
- 78'⇅Bruno Melnis on, Dario Sits off
- ⇅Mirlind Daku on, Rey Manaj off83'
- ⇅Adrion Pajaziti on, Qazim Laçi off83'
- 86'⇅Marko Regza on, Raivis Jurkovskis off
- ⇅Marash Kumbulla on, Armando Broja off90'+1'
Statistics
62.1Possession37.9
13Shots10
3Shots on target2
2Corners4
10Fouls11
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
0Offsides1
1Saves2
620Accurate passes351
667Total passes396
Commentary
Match ends, Albania 1, Latvia 0.Show full commentary
- Match ends, Albania 1, Latvia 0.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Albania 1, Latvia 0.
- 90'+3'Handball by Mirlind Daku (Albania).
- 90'+3'Attempt missed. Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2'Foul by Mirlind Daku (Albania).
- 90'+2'Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Juljan Shehu (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Foul by Bruno Melnis (Latvia).
- 90'+1'Substitution, Albania. Marash Kumbulla replaces Armando Broja.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Offside, Latvia. Roberts Savalnieks is caught offside.
- 87'Handball by Bruno Melnis (Latvia).
- 86'Attempt missed. Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 86'Attempt blocked. Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Roberts Savalnieks with a cross.
- 86'Substitution, Latvia. Marko Regza replaces Raivis Jurkovskis.
- 86'Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Juljan Shehu.
- 85'Attempt saved. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Thomas Strakosha (Albania). Assisted by Aleksejs Saveljevs.
- 83'Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83'Foul by Mirlind Daku (Albania).
- 83'Substitution, Albania. Adrion Pajaziti replaces Qazim Laçi.
- 83'Substitution, Albania. Mirlind Daku replaces Rey Manaj.
- 82'Attempt blocked. Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Melnis.
- 80'Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
- 80'Attempt blocked. Bruno Melnis (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks with a cross.
- 79'Foul by Rey Manaj (Albania).
- 79'Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78'Foul by Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia).
- 78'Armando Broja (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78'Substitution, Latvia. Bruno Melnis replaces Dario Sits.
- 71'Attempt missed. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Renars Varslavans with a through ball.
- 69'Attempt saved. Arbër Hoxha (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Krisjanis Zviedris (Latvia). Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
- 68'Foul by Rey Manaj (Albania).
- 68'Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67'Substitution, Albania. Arbër Hoxha replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 67'Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Krisjanis Zviedris (Latvia). Assisted by Mario Mitaj.
- 64'Attempt missed. Dario Sits (Latvia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 62'Handball by Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia).
- 61'Substitution, Latvia. Vladislavs Gutkovskis replaces Eduards Daskevics.
- 61'Substitution, Latvia. Aleksejs Saveljevs replaces Lukass Vapne.
- 59'Corner, Albania. Conceded by Antonijs Cernomordijs.
- 56'Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Albania) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 55'Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55'Rey Manaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55'Foul by Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia).
- 52'Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a cross.
- 50'Handball by Nedim Bajrami (Albania).
- 50'Corner, Albania. Conceded by Roberts Savalnieks.
- 49'Foul by Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia).
- 49'Armando Broja (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47'Attempt missed. Qazim Laçi (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 45'Substitution, Latvia. Roberts Savalnieks replaces Deniss Melniks.
- 45'Second Half begins Albania 1, Latvia 0.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, Albania 1, Latvia 0.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Mario Mitaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'Foul by Deniss Melniks (Latvia).
- 44'Attempt missed. Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eduards Daskevics with a cross.
- 43'Foul by Mario Mitaj (Albania).
- 43'Dario Sits (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40'Lukass Vapne (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40'Foul by Juljan Shehu (Albania).
- 34'Attempt missed. Daniels Balodis (Latvia) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks with a cross following a corner.
- 34'Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Arlind Ajeti.
- 31'Foul by Rey Manaj (Albania).
- 31'Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31'Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rey Manaj.
- 30'Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 28'Attempt missed. Arlind Ajeti (Albania) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 27'Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27'Nedim Bajrami (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27'Foul by Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia).
- 25'Goal! Albania 1, Latvia 0. Kristjan Asllani (Albania) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 23'Penalty conceded by Deniss Melniks (Latvia) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 21'Attempt missed. Qazim Laçi (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juljan Shehu.
- 20'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20'Delay in match because of an injury Kristjan Asllani (Albania).
- 19'Attempt missed. Armando Broja (Albania) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 17'Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17'Foul by Deniss Melniks (Latvia).
- 17'Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Juljan Shehu.
- 16'Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16'Foul by Juljan Shehu (Albania).
- 16'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15'Dario Sits (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15'Delay in match because of an injury Kristjan Asllani (Albania).
- 14'Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14'Foul by Dario Sits (Latvia).
- 11'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9'Delay in match because of an injury Deniss Melniks (Latvia).
- 9'Attempt blocked. Qazim Laçi (Albania) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a cross.
- 4'Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Momentum
AlbaniaLatvia
⚽
153045607590
Top performers
Albania
- Qazim LaçiShots3
- Berat DjimsitiAccurate passes91
- Thomas StrakoshaSaves1
Latvia
- Dmitrijs ZelenkovsShots2
- Dmitrijs ZelenkovsAccurate passes54
- Krisjanis ZviedrisSaves2
Line-ups
Albania4-2-3-15-4-1Latvia
1Zviedris
14Ciganiks
2Balodis
5Cernomordijs
13Jurkovskis
21Melniks
17Vapne
7Daskevics
8Varslavans
15Zelenkovs
18Sits
7Manaj
⚽8Asllani
10Bajrami
14Laçi
22Broja
18Shehu
3Mitaj
6Djimsiti
4Hysaj
5Ajeti
1Strakosha
Albania
- 1Thomas StrakoshaG
- 6Berat DjimsitiCD-L
- 5Arlind AjetiCD-R
- 3Mario MitajLB
- 4Elseid HysajRB
- 14Qazim LaçiAM
- 8Kristjan AsllaniLM
- 18Juljan ShehuRM
- 7Rey ManajF
- 10Nedim BajramiAM-L
- 22Armando BrojaAM-R
Latvia
- 1Krisjanis ZviedrisG
- 5Antonijs CernomordijsCD
- 2Daniels BalodisCD-L
- 21Deniss MelniksCD-R
- 14Andrej CiganiksLB
- 13Raivis Andris JurkovskisRB
- 17Lukass VapneCM-L
- 15Dmitrijs ZelenkovsCM-R
- 7Eduards DaskevicsLM
- 8Renars VarslavansRM
- 18Dario SitsF
Head to head
- Jun 10, 25Latvia1-1Albania