UEFA Nations League match between Albania and Belarus don start with coaches Rolando Maran and Viktor Goncharenko for touchline. Albania set up for 4-3-3, while Belarus arrange for 4-2-3-1.
Substitution come for Albania. Mario Mitaj enter for Arbër Hoxha. Juljan Shehu replace Kristjan Asllani. Belarus also change: Timofey Simanenka replace German Barkovskiy.
Stavros Pilios of Albania collect yellow card for bad foul. Foul by Stavros Pilios, Anton Kovalev win free kick on right wing. Foul by Mirlind Daku, Vladislav Kalinin win free kick in defensive half. Foul by Ernest Muçi, Zakhar Volkov win free kick in defensive half. Stavros Pilios win free kick in defensive half after foul by Anton Kovalev.
Albania push forward but chances no land. Arbër Hoxha right footed shot from outside box blocked. Kristjan Asllani right footed shot from outside box close, but miss to left, assisted by Arbër Hoxha after corner. Elseid Hysaj right footed shot from outside box blocked. Corner for Albania, conceded by Aleksandr Svirepa. Myrto Uzuni right footed shot from outside box high and wide to right. Arbër Hoxha right footed shot from outside box miss to right, assisted by Ylber Ramadani.
Before this match, Albania endure difficult run. Dem lose all five of dia most recent fixtures across friendlies and World Cup qualification. Dia last outing end in 0-1 defeat to Luxembourg, and dem also fall 0-1 to Israel before that. Across those five matches, Albania score just two goals while concede five, and dem never win in recent run.
Belarus present sharper picture. Goncharenko side win three, draw one, and lose none of dia last five matches. Dia most recent result na 2-2 draw with Burkina Faso, but before that dem beat Syria 4-1. Dem score eight goals across those five games, showing consistent attacking threat.
Most recent meeting between these sides come in November 2020, when Albania beat Belarus 3-2 in Tirana in UEFA Nations League C, match wey produce five goals and home win. Earlier that same campaign, Belarus host Albania and lose 0-2. Across five recorded head-to-head meetings, Albania hold stronger record, with wins in three of those fixtures, while Belarus claim victory in one, with one match ending level.
Today’s game between Albania and Belarus kick off at 19:45. German Barkovskiy, player of Belarus, give him opinion before the Nations League match against Albania. The striker talk say Albania be good team, but Belarusians stronger. He talk say players get good relationship and great atmosphere in team. He hope dem play same way. Dem dey study opponent and analyzing opportunities, but he no think e important to give details. He hope dem show everything on field. Him talk say Albania get good team, but he think dem stronger and can beat them. Dem go do everything possible to achieve this. Him talk say team get biggest possible objectives. Dem want achieve them and dem go do dia best for them.
