
Albania vs Serbia, 2016 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage 2016
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingSerbia score twice in stoppage time to stun Albania
Two late goals earned Serbia victory in Elbesan to dent the European Championship qualifying hopes of Group I rivals Albania.
Match Timeline
- 0': Game on!
- 1': Luka Milivojevic commits a foul on Elseid Hysaj resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 1': Etrit Berisha takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 2': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Defending)
- 2': Bekim Balaj commits a foul on Aleksandar Kolarov resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 3': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 3': Luka Milivojevic commits a foul on Emir Lenjani resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 3': Luka Milivojevic is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 4': Migjen Basha takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
- 4': Throw-in: Nenad Tomovic takes it (Attacking)
- 4': Zoran Tosic commits a foul on Ledian Memushaj resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 4': Lorik Cana takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 4': Bekim Balaj commits a foul on Stefan Mitrovic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 5': Stefan Mitrovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 5': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Attacking)
- 6': Throw-in: Elseid Hysaj takes it (Defending)
- 6': Lorik Cana commits a foul on Aleksandar Mitrovic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 6': Adem Ljajic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
- 7': Adem Ljajic hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: hit wall
- 7': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Attacking)
- 7': Stefan Mitrovic hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 8': Etrit Berisha takes a long goal kick
- 8': Throw-in: Nenad Tomovic takes it (Defending)
- 8': Ledian Memushaj takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play
- 9': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Attacking)
- 9': Andi Lila hits a good header. Outcome: save
- 9': Vladimir Stojkovic makes a good save (Catch)
- 10': Ledian Memushaj commits a foul on Luka Milivojevic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 10': Branislav Ivanovic takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 11': Etrit Berisha takes a long goal kick
- 12': Andi Lila commits a foul on Aleksandar Kolarov resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 12': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 12': Aleksandar Mitrovic commits a foul on Migjen Basha resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 13': Migjen Basha takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 13': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Defending)
- 14': Ledian Memushaj takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
- 15': Throw-in: Elseid Hysaj takes it (Attacking)
- 15': Throw-in: Elseid Hysaj takes it (Attacking)
- 15': Throw-in: Elseid Hysaj takes it (Attacking)
- 16': Lorik Cana commits a foul on Aleksandar Mitrovic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 16': Lorik Cana is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 16': Adem Ljajic takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
- 17': Taulant Xhaka hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: save
- 17': Vladimir Stojkovic makes a very good save (Catch)
- 18': Throw-in: Nenad Tomovic takes it (Defending)
- 20': Offside called on Dusan Tadic
- 20': Lorik Cana takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 20': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Attacking)
- 22': Adem Ljajic hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 22': Lorik Cana blocks the shot
- 22': Zoran Tosic takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
- 22': Branislav Ivanovic drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 23': Etrit Berisha takes a long goal kick
- 24': Dusan Tadic commits a foul on Elseid Hysaj resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 24': Lorik Cana takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
- 24': Offside called on Emir Lenjani
- 24': Vladimir Stojkovic takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 25': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Attacking)
- 26': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a long goal kick
- 28': Taulant Xhaka takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
- 29': Luka Milivojevic clears the ball from danger.
- 29': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Attacking)
- 29': Throw-in: Nenad Tomovic takes it (Defending)
- 30': Throw-in: Elseid Hysaj takes it (Attacking)
- 30': Lorik Cana commits a foul on Aleksandar Mitrovic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 31': Stefan Mitrovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 31': Throw-in: Elseid Hysaj takes it (Defending)
- 31': Throw-in: Elseid Hysaj takes it (Defending)
- 32': Throw-in: Nenad Tomovic takes it (Attacking)
- 32': Throw-in: Nenad Tomovic takes it (Attacking)
- 33': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Defending)
- 34': Andi Lila curls a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 34': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a long goal kick
- 36': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Attacking)
- 37': Zoran Tosic commits a foul on Etrit Berisha resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 38': Etrit Berisha takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 39': Lorik Cana commits a foul on Aleksandar Mitrovic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 39': Branislav Ivanovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 39': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a long goal kick
- 40': Adem Ljajic commits a foul on Taulant Xhaka resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 40': Lorik Cana takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
- 41': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a short goal kick
- 42': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Defending)
- 43': Throw-in: Elseid Hysaj takes it (Defending)
- 45': Andi Lila hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
- 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
- 45'+1': Vladimir Stojkovic makes a very good save (Catch)
- 45'+2': Offside called on Emir Lenjani
- 45'+2': Nenad Tomovic takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 45': The second half is under way
- 46': Albania makes a sub: Ergis Katse enters for Andi Lila. Reason: Tactical
- 47': Luka Milivojevic drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 48': Etrit Berisha takes a long goal kick
- 48': Emir Lenjani commits a foul on Nenad Tomovic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 48': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 49': Throw-in: Aleksandar Kolarov takes it (Defending)
- 50': Emir Lenjani commits a foul on Nenad Tomovic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 50': Luka Milivojevic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
- 51': Emir Lenjani hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
- 51': Vladimir Stojkovic makes a good save (Catch)
- 52': Aleksandar Kolarov commits a foul on Bekim Balaj resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 52': Ergis Katse takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
- 53': Ergis Katse crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
- 53': Lorik Cana hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 54': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a short goal kick
- 54': Serbia makes a sub: Miralem Sulejmani enters for Dusan Tadic. Reason: Tactical
- 54': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Attacking)
- 55': Ledian Memushaj commits a foul on Nemanja Matic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 56': Nemanja Matic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 56': Throw-in: Elseid Hysaj takes it (Defending)
- 58': Elseid Hysaj commits a foul on Miralem Sulejmani resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 58': Aleksandar Kolarov takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 59': Throw-in: Elseid Hysaj takes it (Defending)
- 60': Elseid Hysaj hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: open play
- 61': Luka Milivojevic hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 62': Etrit Berisha takes a long goal kick
- 62': Throw-in: Nenad Tomovic takes it (Defending)
- 65': Throw-in: Nenad Tomovic takes it (Defending)
- 65': Serbia makes a sub: Dusko Tosic enters for Branislav Ivanovic. Reason: Tactical
- 67': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Defending)
- 67': Luka Milivojevic commits a foul on Taulant Xhaka resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 67': Taulant Xhaka takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 67': Dusko Tosic commits a foul on Bekim Balaj resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 68': Taulant Xhaka takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 69': Nenad Tomovic commits a foul on Ansi Agolli resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 69': Nenad Tomovic is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 69': Berat Djimsiti takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 69': Albania makes a sub: Sokol Cikalleshi enters for Bekim Balaj. Reason: Tactical
- 70': Aleksandar Kolarov commits a foul on Ledian Memushaj resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 70': Etrit Berisha takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 71': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Attacking)
- 71': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Attacking)
- 72': Adem Ljajic hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: open play
- 72': Etrit Berisha takes a long goal kick
- 73': Serbia makes a sub: Ljubomir Fejsa enters for Nemanja Matic. Reason: Injury
- 75': Aleksandar Mitrovic commits a foul on Ergis Katse resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 75': Taulant Xhaka takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
- 75': Stefan Mitrovic commits a foul on Sokol Cikalleshi resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 75': Ledian Memushaj takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
- 76': Sokol Cikalleshi hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: save
- 76': Vladimir Stojkovic makes a very good save (Round Post)
- 77': Ergis Katse takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
- 77': Lorik Cana hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 77': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a long goal kick
- 77': Migjen Basha commits a foul on Aleksandar Mitrovic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 77': Miralem Sulejmani takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
- 78': Ansi Agolli commits a foul on Zoran Tosic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 79': Ansi Agolli is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 79': Aleksandar Kolarov takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
- 80': Aleksandar Kolarov curls a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 81': Taulant Xhaka commits a foul on Luka Milivojevic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 81': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 82': Zoran Tosic takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: out of play
- 83': Etrit Berisha takes a long goal kick
- 83': Albania makes a sub: Alban Meha enters for Emir Lenjani. Reason: Tactical
- 84': Berat Djimsiti commits a foul on Adem Ljajic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 85': Zoran Tosic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
- 85': Zoran Tosic commits a foul on Migjen Basha resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 85': Berat Djimsiti takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 86': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Defending)
- 87': Throw-in: Nenad Tomovic takes it (Defending)
- 87': Throw-in: Ansi Agolli takes it (Defending)
- 89': Sokol Cikalleshi commits a foul on Luka Milivojevic resulting on a free kick for Serbia
- 89': Vladimir Stojkovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
- 90': End of the game
- 90'+1': Aleksandar Kolarov drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
- 90'+1': Goal!! Aleksandar Kolarov hits a very good left footed shot to the lower right corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Serbia now leads 1 - 0
- 90'+1': That last goal was assisted by Adem Ljajic (Pass from Right Channel)
- 90'+2': Aleksandar Mitrovic commits a foul on Sokol Cikalleshi resulting on a free kick for Albania
- 90'+2': Aleksandar Mitrovic is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 90'+3': Alban Meha takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
- 90'+3': Alban Meha hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: hit wall
- 90'+4': Adem Ljajic lobs a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
- 90'+4': Goal!! Adem Ljajic hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Serbia now leads 2 - 0
Statistics
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ALB![]() |
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16 | Fouls | 17 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
5 | Saves | 0 |
50 | Possession | 50 |
10 | SHOTS | 10 |
3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.3 | 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 | 1 |
0 | Crosses | 1 |
0.0 | Cross % | 1.0 |
0 | Long Balls | 0 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
1 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Qemal Stafa
Location: Tirane,
Venue: Qemal Stafa
Location: Tirane,
EURO Qualifying Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Romania | 10 | +11 | 22 |
2 | Switzerland | 10 | +11 | 17 |
3 | Israel | 10 | 0 | 15 |
4 | Belarus | 10 | -5 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Albania
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Etrit Berisha (GK) |
4 | Elseid Hysaj |
5 | Lorik Cana ![]() |
6 | Berat Djimsiti |
7 | Ansi Agolli ![]() |
9 | Ledian Memushaj |
8 | Migjen Basha |
14 | Taulant Xhaka |
2 | Andi Lila |
19 | Bekim Balaj |
3 | Ermir Lenjani |
Serbia
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Vladimir Stojkovic (GK) |
4 | Nenad Tomovic ![]() |
6 | Branislav Ivanovic |
13 | Stefan Mitrovic |
11 | Aleksandar Kolarov |
16 | Luka Milivojevic ![]() |
21 | Nemanja Matic |
7 | Zoran Tosic |
22 | Adem Ljajic |
10 | Dusan Tadic |
9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic ![]() |
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