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The team led by Silvinjo dominated the entire 90 minutes and managed to come away with a minimal victory over "Air Albania".
Albania breaks the curse. The Reds defeat Latvia for the first time in history and keep the dream of qualifying for the World Cup alive.
The team led by Silvinjo dominated the entire 90 minutes and managed to come away with a minimal victory over "Air Albania".
The only goal of this match was scored by Kristjan Asllani in the 25th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, the referee awarded a penalty for Albania! A foray from the left by Bajram and Laçi, brought the Latvian defender's hand touch with the referee who signaled from the penalty spot. 2 minutes later, Asllani gave the Red and Blacks the lead.
In the 3rd minute, Asllani threw a long ball to Hysaj, the latter attempted to pass it to Broja, but the ball went away from the Latvians.
6 minutes later, Hysaj's cross from the right, Laçi headed the ball wide.
In the 19th minute, Broja received a ball from the right and attempted something between a shot and a cross into the center, without creating any danger in front of the goal.
In the 30th minute, with a perfect move from the right, Hysaj passed Manaj, who shot at the entrance to the area, but missed the goal with the ball that went out next to the post.
A minute later, Asllani tried from outside the area, but the ball went over the crossbar of the friendly goal.
In the 37th minute, a back pass put the Latvian goalkeeper in trouble, as the ball slipped from his feet and almost ended up in the net.
In the 44th minute, a dangerous move from the left by the Latvian attack brought the ball to the far post where Jurkovskis headed it but it did not find Strakosha's goal.
2 minutes later, Hysaj's deep ball for Laçi, but his touch went over the crossbar.
In the 50th minute, a quick action on the right wing with the combination between Hysaj and Broja. The latter's arc crossed the entire mirror of the opposing goal.
A minute later, another good move from the right by Hysaj, his pass went to Bajrami who shot at the entrance of the area, but did not find the goal with the ball going wide next to the post.
In the 56th minute, after a free kick, Gjimshiti appeared dangerously alone in front of goal but missed everything with his shot.
In the 64th minute, a cross from the right found Sits in the area, but his header went wide.
3 minutes later, Bajrami's strong shot with his right foot, but the ball stopped in the goalkeeper's hands.
In the 69th minute, Hoxha, who had just entered the field, tried with his right foot, his shot was central and went to the goalkeeper.
In the 71st minute, there was a scare in front of the red and black goal, as Gutkovskis appeared alone in front of Strakosha, but luckily he sent the ball wide.
In the 85th minute, Gutkovskis again had the opportunity to shoot, but sent the ball into Strakosha's hands.
A minute later, Chernomordys shot towards goal after a corner kick, Mitaj cleared the ball that was heading towards the goal and then Zelenkovs crossed the ball over the crossbar.
In the other Group K match, England crushed Serbia 3-0, also providing an "assist" to Albania.
With this victory, Albania moves up to second place with 8 points, while Latvia holds 4th place with 4 points.
The Rossoneri will play their next match against Serbia on October 11, where the final matches for World Cup qualification will be played.
We recall that in the face of the Serbs, Albania does not have fond memories, as 11 years ago, on October 14, 2014, what we all remember happened with the drone dropped on Belgrade by Ballist Morina.
Albania won the table against Serbia at that time, with the 3-0 victory that UEFA gave them, which also led to our qualification for "EURO 2016".
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