Albania vs Ukraine, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
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Albania are hosting Ukraine
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.
- 3': Foul by Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine).
- 3': Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
- 3': Jasir Asani (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
- 5': Goal! Albania 0, Ukraine 1. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 9': Foul by Mirlind Daku (Albania).
- 9': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Goal! Albania 0, Ukraine 2. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yukhym Konoplia with a headed pass.
- 20': Foul by Mirlind Daku (Albania).
- 20': Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine).
- 20': Jasir Asani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Ernest Muçi (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine).
- 21': Foul by Jasir Asani (Albania).
- 21': Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Qazim Laçi (Albania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 26': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 26': Attempt missed. Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 28': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine).
- 28': Mirlind Daku (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Foul by Mirlind Daku (Albania).
- 33': Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Mario Mitaj (Albania).
- 37': Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 39': Ernest Muçi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
- 40': Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left.
- 41': Attempt missed. Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 44': Foul by Mario Mitaj (Albania).
- 44': Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine).
- 45': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ernest Muçi (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Albania 0, Ukraine 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Albania 0, Ukraine 2.
- 45': Substitution, Albania. Myrto Uzuni replaces Mirlind Daku.
- 45': Substitution, Albania. Nedim Bajrami replaces Jasir Asani.
- 46': Attempt missed. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Qazim Laçi.
- 46': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Kristjan Asllani (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Ernest Muçi (Albania).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Substitution, Albania. Arbër Hoxha replaces Ernest Muçi because of an injury.
- 53': Arlind Ajeti (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine).
- 53': Foul by Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine).
- 53': Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko following a fast break.
- 57': Foul by Iván Balliu (Albania).
- 57': Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mario Mitaj following a fast break.
- 60': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arbër Hoxha.
- 61': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 61': Ardian Ismajli (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine).
- 62': Attempt saved. Arlind Ajeti (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
- 63': Foul by Myrto Uzuni (Albania).
- 63': Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Arbër Hoxha (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
- 67': Foul by Mario Mitaj (Albania).
- 67': Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
- 67': Mario Mitaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Albania).
- 68': Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Nedim Bajrami (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Ukraine. Mykola Shaparenko replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 71': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Ivan Kaliuzhnyi.
- 74': Penalty Albania. Myrto Uzuni draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Penalty conceded by Anatolii Trubin (Ukraine) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Goal! Albania 1, Ukraine 2. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 76': Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Dovbyk replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 76': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksii Sych replaces Yukhym Konoplia.
- 76': Substitution, Albania. Indrit Tuci replaces Ylber Ramadani.
- 77': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine).
- 77': Qazim Laçi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a through ball.
- 78': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 79': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine).
- 79': Qazim Laçi (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Mario Mitaj (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Anatolii Trubin (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Indrit Tuci (Albania).
- 80': Indrit Tuci (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Ukraine. Maksym Talovierov replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 85': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Nazarenko replaces Oleksii Hutsuliak.
- 87': Foul by Indrit Tuci (Albania).
- 87': Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Nazarenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
- 89': Ardian Ismajli (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine).
- 90': Foul by Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine).
- 90': Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Oleksii Sych.
- 90': Substitution, Albania. Taulant Seferi replaces Qazim Laçi.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk with a headed pass.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Nazarenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 90'+1': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Maksym Talovierov (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 90'+2': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oleksandr Nazarenko.
- 90'+4': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Ivan Kaliuzhnyi.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Albania 1, Ukraine 2.
- 0': Match ends, Albania 1, Ukraine 2.
Statistics
 UKR |
ALB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 45.1 | Possession | 54.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 363 | Accurate Passes | 463 |
| 432 | Passes | 519 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 8 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 26 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 20 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Air Albania Stadium
Location: Tirana, Albania
Attendance: 20,547
Venue: Air Albania Stadium
Location: Tirana, Albania
Attendance: 20,547
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 |
Line-Ups
Albania (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Strakosha (GK) |
| 5 | Arlind Ajeti |
| 18 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 3 | Mario Mitaj  |
| 2 | Iván Balliu |
| 20 | Ylber Ramadani |
| 8 | Kristjan Asllani |
| 14 | Qazim Laçi |
| 19 | Mirlind Daku |
| 17 | Ernest Muçi |
| 9 | Jasir Asani |
Ukraine (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 22 | Mykola Matviyenko |
| 13 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 21 | Ivan Kalyuzhnyi |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 2 | Yukhym Konoplia |
| 8 | Georgiy Sudakov |
| 17 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 7 | Mykhailo Mudryk |
| 19 | Oleksii Hutsulyak |
| 9 | Roman Yaremchuk |
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