Albania
San Marino
Outstanding performance
Albania•MidfielderAlbania secured a victory against San Marino.
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Foul committed by Giacomo Benvenuti of San Marino.
Anis Mehmeti from Albania is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution for San Marino: Giacomo Benvenuti comes on for Michele Cevoli.
Foul committed by Myrto Uzuni of Albania.
Substitution for San Marino: Samuel Pancotti comes on for Fausto Salicioni.
Substitution for San Marino: Lorenzo Lazzari comes on for Cristian Meloni.
Simone Giocondi from San Marino is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution for Albania: Myrto Uzuni comes on for Arbër Hoxha.
Fausto Salicioni commits a foul for San Marino.
Foul committed by Samuele Zannoni of San Marino.
Anis Mehmeti from Albania is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
Mario Mitaj from Albania wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Nicolas Giacopetti from San Marino wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul committed by Mario Mitaj of Albania.
Anis Mehmeti from Albania is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Dante Rossi from San Marino commits a foul.
Lorenzo Capicchioni from San Marino is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Arbër Hoxha commits a foul for Albania.
Michele CevoliYellow CardMichele Cevoli of San Marino receives a yellow card for a foul.
Michele Cevoli commits a foul for San Marino.
Anis Mehmeti from Albania is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Fausto Salicioni from San Marino is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Rey Manaj from Albania commits a foul.
Anis Mehmeti's header from the center of the box is saved by Edoardo Colombo in the center of the goal. The attempt was assisted by Kristjan Asllani's cross.
Lorenzo Capicchioni commits a foul for San Marino.
Juljan Shehu from Albania is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
Cristian Meloni from San Marino commits a foul.
Stavros Pilios from Albania wins a free kick on the left wing.
The second half begins with the score at Albania 1, San Marino 0.
Substitution for Albania: Anis Mehmeti comes on for Ernest Muçi.
First half ends with Albania leading San Marino 1-0.
Corner awarded to Albania after Dante Rossi concedes.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 2 minutes of added time.
Enea Della Balda's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Mario Dajsinani. The attempt was assisted by Fausto Salicioni.
San Marino wins a corner after Mario Dajsinani concedes.
Fausto Salicioni from San Marino is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Juljan Shehu of Albania.
Fausto Salicioni of San Marino is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Juljan Shehu (Albania) takes a right-footed shot from outside the box that is close but goes to the left. He was assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
Rey Manaj from Albania misses a header from close range, sending the ball to the left. He was assisted by Arbër Hoxha's cross.
Foul committed by Fausto Salicioni of San Marino.
Stavros Pilios from Albania is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Simone Giocondi from San Marino is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Rey Manaj commits a foul for Albania.
Filippo FabbriYellow CardFilippo Fabbri from San Marino receives a yellow card for a foul.
Filippo Fabbri commits a foul for San Marino.
Stavros Pilios from Albania wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Rey Manaj from Albania has his right-footed shot from the right side of the box saved in the center of the goal by Edoardo Colombo from San Marino. The shot was assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
Foul committed by Samuele Zannoni of San Marino.
Berat Djimsiti from Albania is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Lorenzo Capicchioni's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner awarded to Albania after Dante Rossi concedes.
Attempt saved. Arbër Hoxha's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the center of the goal by Edoardo Colombo. The shot was assisted by Juljan Shehu.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Rey Manaj's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Ernest Muçi.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Nicolas Giacopetti from San Marino.
Filippo Fabbri from San Marino is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Juljan Shehu commits a foul for Albania.
Samuele Zannoni from San Marino misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box that goes too high. He was assisted by Nicolas Giacopetti.
Attempt saved. Lorenzo Capicchioni from San Marino has a right-footed shot from over 35 yards, but Mario Dajsinani from Albania saves it in the center of the goal. Filippo Fabbri provided the assist.
Foul committed by Mario Mitaj of Albania.
Lorenzo Capicchioni from San Marino is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Michele Cevoli from San Marino.
Berat Djimsiti from Albania misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the left. Elseid Hysaj provided the assist with a cross following a corner.
Albania earns a corner after Michele Cevoli concedes.
Rey Manaj's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
Foul committed by Samuele Zannoni of San Marino.
Ernest Muçi from Albania is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Fausto Salicioni's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. He was assisted by Samuele Zannoni.
Lorenzo Capicchioni commits a foul for San Marino.
Kristjan Asllani from Albania wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lorenzo Capicchioni from San Marino is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Arbër Hoxha from Albania commits a foul.
Simone Giocondi from San Marino wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Elseid Hysaj commits a foul for Albania.
Attempt missed. Elseid Hysaj (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Foul by Enea Della Balda (San Marino).
Kristjan Asllani from Albania wins a free kick on the left wing.
Albania wins a corner after Michele Cevoli concedes.
Rey Manaj's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Ernest Muçi's cross.
Goal! Albania leads San Marino 1-0. Kristjan Asllani scores for Albania with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the top left corner.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Ardian Ismajli from Albania.
Attempt saved. Rey Manaj's right-footed shot from outside the box for Albania is saved in the bottom left corner by Edoardo Colombo of San Marino. The shot was assisted by Stavros Pilios.
Attempt missed. Ernest Muçi (Albania) shoots with his right foot from the center of the box, but it's too high. He was assisted by Stavros Pilios.
Foul committed by Samuele Zannoni of San Marino.
Elseid Hysaj from Albania wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kristjan Asllani from Albania misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the right. He was assisted by Elseid Hysaj's cross.
First half begins.
Albania look to put a narrow defeat to Finland behind them when they host perennial strugglers San Marino at Elbasan Arena. With history and quality firmly on their side, the hosts will be eager to reassert their Group 1 credentials against a side still searching for a single point.
