“The game was played in Tirana on the field of Kombetare stadium.”, — write: sport.unian.ua
The game was played in Tirana on the field of Kombetare stadium.
Ukraine defeated Albania on the road / screenshotThe national team of Ukraine defeated Albania in the decisive match in group B1 of the League of Nations with a score of 2:1. The game took place in Tirana (Albania) at the Kombetare stadium.In the 5th minute, Yaremchuk tried to shoot from outside the penalty area, and the ball flew from the defender to Zinchenko, who masterfully sent the ball into the corner. In the 10th minute, Sudakov passed to the goalkeeper’s corner, from where Konoplia deflected it to Yaremchuk, who doubled the score in the match.
In the second half, at the 75th minute, Ballyu was allowed to shoot over the goalkeeper’s line, and Trubin played with his hands not at the ball, but at Uzuni’s feet, for which a penalty was awarded. Nedim Bayrami came up to the mark, who confidently converted from the penalty spot.
In added time, Ukraine had another chance to score, but the match ended with a score of 1:2 in favor of the “blue and yellow”.
League of Nations, group B1, 6th roundAlbania – Ukraine – 1:2Goals: Bayrami, 75 (penalty) – Zinchenko, 5, Yaremchuk, 10
Warning: Bayrami, 68, Mitai, 79, Tutsi, 80 – Dovbyk, 79
Albania: Ctrakosha – Balyu, Ayeti, Ismaili, Mitai – Aslani, Ramadani (Tutsi, 76), Lyachi (Sefery, 90) – Asani (Bairami, 46), Daku (Uzuni, 46), Muchi (Khoja, 51)
Ukraine: Trubin – Konoplia (Sich, 81), Zabarny, Matvienko, Mykolenko – Kalyuzhny, Zinchenko (Shaparenko, 69) – Hutsulyak (Nazarenko, 86), Sudakov, Mudryk (Talovyerov, 86) – Yaremchuk (Dovbyk, 76)
Thus, the Ukrainian national team took second place in the group with 8 points and enters the playoffs for the right to move up in class to the “A” division of the League of Nations. The matches will take place in March 2025.
A win would allow Ukraine to keep their place in Division B or even compete in the play-offs for promotion to Division A, while a draw or loss could send the team to Division C. Albania were looking to avoid defeat in the Nations League decider, as it guaranteed a place. in Division B.
Performances of Ukraine in the League of NationsEarlier in the 3rd round of the League of Nations, the national team of Ukraine won a long-awaited victory, narrowly defeating the team of Georgia (1:0). After that, the “blue and yellow” played a draw with the Czech national team. The score of the match is 1:1.
In the match of the 5th round of Group 1 of Division B of the 2024/25 Nations League, Serhiy Rebrov’s wards drew with the Georgian team on the road.
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