Big step to secure a place in the final phase of Germany’s Euro Albania beat the Czech Republic 3-0 at home and consolidated at the top of the 5th group, with four points more than the second!
The match started with the best conditions for the hosts, who in the 9th minute opened the scoring with a nice long shot by Asani.
Exactly 30 minutes later, Mr Setil equalized for the Czechs, but not only did he not count the goal for a handball, but also the second yellow card and the dismissal for the 24-year-old!
Things became difficult for Jaroslav Zilhavi’s team, who saw Albania reach a second goal with a close-range effort from Seferi in the 51st minute.
The same player added a touch of triumph to the home side’s win in the 73rd minute, with Muga scoring after a brilliant counter-attack in the 82nd minute but seeing the goal disallowed for offside.
The winners need one win to go through for sure, while his team Jakub Brambetzwho played the whole match, is chasing, with a match less, her Poland.
The latter is now in 2nd place, as in the first match of the post-Santos era, N. Faroe prevailed 2-0 Away.
THE Shimansky he put the visitors in front of the score in just 4′, with Askham’s dismissal in the 49th minute it simplified things for Michal Probjerg’s team, who reached 2-0 with Socket at 65′.
On the bench for the winners was left Damian Szymanski of AEK, while throughout the match the Thomas Kenziora of PAOK.
Results
Albania-Czech Republic 3-0
(9′ Asani, 51′, 73′ Seferi)
N. Faroe-Poland 0-2
(4′ Simanski, 65′ Buksa)
The next matchday (15/10)
Czech Republic-N. Faroe Islands (19:00)
Poland-Moldova (21:45)
The rating
Source: Sport Fm
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