Match date: 08-02-2023 20:00

Match length: 96 Minutes

U21 Albania
vs.
U21 Bulgaria

Match date: 08-02-2023 20:00

Match length: 96 Minutes

U21 Albania vs. U21 Bulgaria: 0-8

U21 Albania

 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk E. Deda       7.00
6 2 De S. Aliaj       -1.75
4 3 De 22' D. Shenaj   -4.83
5 4 De A. Krasniqi       -1.75
3 5 De N. Shaho       -1.33
12 6 Mf S. Ambo       2.91
10 7 Mf S. Laçka       4.77
11 8 Mf S. Progni       2.70
9 9 Mf L. Hasangjekaj       3.91
7 10 St N. Pepo       4.96
8 11 St I. Duka       4.92
15 12 Su E. Tapa       0.00
13 13 Su V. Pepo       0.00
14 14 Su H. Koliqi       0.00
2 15 Su P. Blacëri       0.00
16 16 Su P. Ramos       0.00
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Facts AL BG
Goals 0 8
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 1 0
Free kicks 0 1
Penalty kicks 0 1
Corners 0 2
Shots on target 5 34
Possession 45% 55%
 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk V. Nikolchev       8.79
23 2 De T. Ivanov       8.09
5 3 De 67' N. Vidić       8.72
3 4 De I. Hadzhipetkov       7.04
14 5 De M. Boshnyakov       7.25
28 6 Mf 80' S. Mudev       9.79
10 7 Mf Z. Tuparov       11.84
15 8 Mf V. Hristoskov       11.05
11 9 St 81' A. Stariradev       6.36
16 10 St N. Boninski     2 10.95
17 11 St M. Karolev     6 23.06
12 12 St 81' O. Venchev       2.38
4 13 Su G. Velinov       0.00
7 14 Mf 80' P. Maradzhiev       4.84
13 15 De 67' S. Peychev       5.26
19 16 Su T. Shkodrev       0.00
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National Stadium
Spectators: 1030 (Terracing: 773, Seating: 237, VIP seats: 20)
The mood of the audience was pleasant when Malin Karolev made the kick off which started today's match. Erbin Deda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nano Boninski, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. With an all-out effort, U21 Albania's Vitan Nikolchev threw himself towards the right post 5 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Shahin Laçka, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nano Boninski in the 6th minute of play forced U21 Albania's goalkeeper Erbin Deda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Nano Boninski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Bulgaria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The throw-in from Argir Stariradev in the 16th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U21 Albania's Skifter Ambo. 19 minutes in the game, Argir Stariradev dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The audience was convinced that Malin Karolev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erbin Deda was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 22nd minute, U21 Albania's Danjel Shenaj seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Danjel Shenaj the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of U21 Albania protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Danjel Shenaj had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 28th minute Malin Karolev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erbin Deda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erbin Deda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malin Karolev in the 33rd minute of the match. Vladimir Hristoskov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nderim Pepo hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Erbin Deda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nano Boninski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erbin Deda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argir Stariradev in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Nano Boninski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erbin Deda was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 46 minutes into the game, Malin Karolev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Erbin Deda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Ilmi Duka made the kick off in the second half. Erbin Deda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nano Boninski, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Malin Karolev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Erbin Deda having to make a save. Vitan Nikolchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilmi Duka in the 56th minute of play. Argir Stariradev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Erbin Deda made a huge save. Vitan Nikolchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilmi Duka in the 60th minute of play. Malin Karolev received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Erbin Deda came out and tried to block the shot, but Malin Karolev slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 65th minute. With a little luck, U21 Albania's Erbin Deda got control of the ball when Argir Stariradev tried to sneak it across the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, Malin Karolev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Erbin Deda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Erbin Deda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nano Boninski, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. U21 Albania's Erbin Deda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nano Boninski in the 79th minute of play. U21 Bulgaria's Omurtag Venchev was substituted for Argir Stariradev. In the 82nd minute U21 Bulgaria were awarded a corner. Nano Boninski went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on U21 Bulgaria's corner Nano Boninski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Erbin Deda quite easily take care of the ball. Malin Karolev in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Erbin Deda, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. U21 Bulgaria's Nano Boninski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Erbin Deda in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 91 minutes into the match, U21 Albania's goalkeeper Erbin Deda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omurtag Venchev. The audience thought a goal was coming when Omurtag Venchev got free with Erbin Deda in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erbin Deda made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Omurtag Venchev sent off a good shot on target. U21 Albania's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Malin Karolev scored to the left of an out of position Erbin Deda, making the score, 0-8. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. U21 Bulgaria walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.

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U21 Albania

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
1  E. Deda
1.  E. Deda (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 22   (45%)
Ta 0
SV 25
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 22 45% 0 25 0
6  S. Aliaj
6.  S. Aliaj (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0
4  D. Shenaj
4.  D. Shenaj (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (60%)
Ta 4   (75%)
SV 0
In 1
De 0 0 0 5 60% 4 75% 0 1
5  A. Krasniqi
5.  A. Krasniqi (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (0%)
Ta 2   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 1 0% 2 0% 0 0
3  N. Shaho
3.  N. Shaho (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 4   (25%)
Ta 5   (40%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 4 25% 5 40% 0 2
12  S. Ambo
12.  S. Ambo (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (0%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 0 0 5 0% 0 0 1
10  S. Laçka
10.  S. Laçka (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 15   (60%)
Ta 15   (33%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 1 1 15 60% 15 33% 0 3
11  S. Progni
11.  S. Progni (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (33%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 0 0 3 33% 0 0 0
9  L. Hasangjekaj
9.  L. Hasangjekaj (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 14   (71%)
Ta 10   (30%)
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 0 0 14 71% 10 30% 0 0
7  N. Pepo
7.  N. Pepo (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 8   (88%)
Ta 8   (50%)
SV 0
In 3
St 0 0 0 8 88% 8 50% 0 3
8  I. Duka
8.  I. Duka (St)
G 0
Sh 4
SOT 4
Pa 8   (63%)
Ta 8   (38%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 4 4 8 63% 8 38% 0 0
15  E. Tapa
15.  E. Tapa (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13  V. Pepo
13.  V. Pepo (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14  H. Koliqi
14.  H. Koliqi (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  P. Blacëri
2.  P. Blacëri (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16  P. Ramos
16.  P. Ramos (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total
G 0
Sh 5
SOT 5
Pa 85 (54%)
Ta 53 (38%)
SV 25
In 10
Total   0 5 5 85 54% 53 38% 25 10
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

U21 Bulgaria

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
1  V. Nikolchev
1.  V. Nikolchev (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 2   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 5
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 2 100% 0 5 0
23  T. Ivanov
23.  T. Ivanov (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 4   (75%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 5
De 0 0 0 4 75% 1 100% 0 5
5  N. Vidić
5.  N. Vidić (De)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 8   (75%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 8
De 0 1 1 8 75% 3 33% 0 8
3  I. Hadzhipetkov
3.  I. Hadzhipetkov (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0
14  M. Boshnyakov
14.  M. Boshnyakov (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 1
De 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 1
28  S. Mudev
28.  S. Mudev (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 8   (88%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 8 88% 3 67% 0 3
10  Z. Tuparov
10.  Z. Tuparov (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (100%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 7
Mf 0 0 0 10 100% 2 50% 0 7
15  V. Hristoskov
15.  V. Hristoskov (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 0
Pa 18   (83%)
Ta 10   (70%)
SV 0
In 9
Mf 0 1 0 18 83% 10 70% 0 9
11  A. Stariradev
11.  A. Stariradev (St)
G 0
Sh 6
SOT 5
Pa 5   (60%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 1
St 0 6 5 5 60% 1 100% 0 1
16  N. Boninski
16.  N. Boninski (St)
G 2
Sh 11
SOT 11
Pa 3   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
St 2 11 11 3 100% 1 0% 0 1
17  M. Karolev
17.  M. Karolev (St)
G 6
Sh 15
SOT 14
Pa 7   (86%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
St 6 15 14 7 86% 1 0% 0 1
12  O. Venchev
12.  O. Venchev (St)
G 0
Sh 3
SOT 3
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
4  G. Velinov
4.  G. Velinov (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  P. Maradzhiev
7.  P. Maradzhiev (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13  S. Peychev
13.  S. Peychev (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
19  T. Shkodrev
19.  T. Shkodrev (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total
G 8
Sh 37
SOT 34
Pa 67 (85%)
Ta 22 (59%)
SV 5
In 38
Total   8 37 34 67 85% 22 59% 5 38
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions