UEFA Nations League

Albania vs Czechia, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

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Albania
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0 - 0
Czechia

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Albania are hosting Czechia at Air Albania Stadium, Tirana, Albania, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Jan Boril (Czechia).
  • 2': Jasir Asani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Jasir Asani (Albania).
  • 3': Pavel Sulc (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Albania).
  • 4': Tomás Soucek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Indrit Tuci (Albania).
  • 6': Václav Cerny (Czechia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
  • 12': Delay in match (Czechia).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Václav Jemelka (Czechia) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 14': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
  • 14': Indrit Tuci (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Tomás Soucek (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Lukás Provod (Czechia) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Václav Cerny.
  • 20': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
  • 20': Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
  • 21': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Jasir Asani (Albania).
  • 21': Jan Boril (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Offside, Czechia. Tomás Chory is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Václav Cerny (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Jasir Asani (Albania).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Kristjan Asllani.
  • 30': Substitution, Albania. Taulant Seferi replaces Jasir Asani because of an injury.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mario Mitaj.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Qazim Laçi (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 44': Foul by Václav Cerny (Czechia).
  • 44': Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Qazim Laçi (Albania) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Iván Balliu with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Kristjan Asllani (Albania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Albania 0, Czechia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Albania 0, Czechia 0.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Václav Cerny (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Lukás Cerv (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 51': Foul by Jan Boril (Czechia).
  • 51': Taulant Seferi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taulant Seferi.
  • 52': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Lukás Cerv.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Indrit Tuci (Albania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Qazim Laçi (Albania) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
  • 54': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Lukás Cerv.
  • 55': Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).
  • 55': Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Tomás Chory (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 63': Foul by Lukás Provod (Czechia).
  • 63': Iván Balliu (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Albania).
  • 64': Tomás Chory (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Substitution, Czechia. Adam Hlozek replaces Tomás Chory.
  • 65': Substitution, Czechia. Jan Kliment replaces Václav Cerny.
  • 65': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Ylber Ramadani.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Indrit Tuci.
  • 68': Foul by Taulant Seferi (Albania).
  • 68': Jan Boril (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Ylber Ramadani.
  • 70': Delay in match (Czechia).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Lukás Cerv (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Soucek.
  • 71': Foul by Lukás Cerv (Czechia).
  • 71': Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Albania. Ernest Muçi replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  • 74': Ardian Ismajli (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Jan Kliment (Czechia).
  • 76': Foul by Václav Jemelka (Czechia).
  • 76': Taulant Seferi (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Foul by Indrit Tuci (Albania).
  • 77': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Mario Mitaj (Albania).
  • 79': Jan Kliment (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Jan Kliment (Czechia).
  • 80': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Ernest Muçi (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Jan Boril (Czechia).
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Kristjan Asllani (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 83': Substitution, Czechia. Jan Kuchta replaces Pavel Sulc.
  • 83': Substitution, Czechia. Ondrej Lingr replaces Lukás Provod.
  • 85': Substitution, Albania. Amir Abrashi replaces Qazim Laçi.
  • 85': Substitution, Albania. Myrto Uzuni replaces Indrit Tuci.
  • 85': Foul by Myrto Uzuni (Albania).
  • 85': Jan Boril (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Jan Boril (Czechia).
  • 86': Myrto Uzuni (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Amir Abrashi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Jan Kliment (Czechia).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Hlozek (Czechia).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Amir Abrashi (Albania).
  • 90'+2': Jan Kuchta (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Amir Abrashi (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Taulant Seferi (Albania).
  • 90'+3': Tomás Holes (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Albania 0, Czechia 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Albania 0, Czechia 0.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 2
56.9 Possession 43.1
8 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
406 Accurate Passes 297
487 Passes 377
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 1
23 Crosses 6
0.3 Cross % 0.2
70 Long Balls 47
31 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 4
4 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 20
0.3 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 4
9 Effective Clearances 38
9 Clearances 38

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Air Albania Stadium
Location: Tirana, Albania
Attendance: 20,800

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Czechia 6 +1 11
2 Ukraine 6 0 8
3 Georgia 6 +1 7
4 Albania 6 -2 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

ALB Albania (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Strakosha (GK)
5 Arlind Ajeti
18 Adrian Ismajli
20 Ylber Ramadani
3 Mario Mitaj
2 Iván Balliu
8 Kristjan Asllani
14 Qazim Laçi
10 Nedim Bajrami
9 Jasir Asani
7 Indrit Tuci
Albania Substitutes:
Amir Abrashi, Ernest Muçi, Elseid Hysaj, Arbnor Muja, Alen Sherri, Myrto Uzuni, Elhan Kastrati, Taulant Seferi, Adrian Bajrami, Endi Hadroj, Enea Mihaj, Arbër Hoxha.

CZE Czechia (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Matej Kovar (GK)
6 Vaclav Jemelka
3 Tomás Holes
12 Lukás Cerv
18 Jan Boril
5 Vladimír Coufal
15 Pavel Sulc
22 Tomás Soucek Yellow Card
14 Lukás Provod
17 Václav Cerný
19 Tomás Chorý Yellow Card
Czechia Substitutes:
Milan Havel, Patrizio Stronati, Matej Sin, Antonin Kinsky, Vasil Kusej, Alex Král, Jan Kuchta, Adam Hlozek, Martin Jedlicka, Ondrej Lingr, Jan Kliment, Jiri Boula.

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