UEFA Nations League · Sat, 26 Sept 2026 ·
Albania vs Belarus — 2 - 0
Arena Kombëtare · Referee: Samuel Barrott
Match report
Albania beat Belarus 2-0
Belarus were beaten 2-0 by Albania at Arena Kombëtare on Saturday, 26 September 2026 in UEFA Nations League (League C) matchday 1. Kristjan Asllani (34' pen) and Ernest Muci (45+2') scored for Albania. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Albania had 54% of the ball and 20 shots (3 on target) against Belarus’s 8 (2 on target). E. Muçi (Albania) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Albania 1st in the League C Group A table on 6 points and Belarus 3rd on 1.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Finland | 2 | +7 | 4 |
| 3 | Belarus | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | San Marino | 2 | -10 | 0 |
Match events
- 21'yellow cardivan tikhomirovYellow Card
- 32'yellow cardArtem KontsevoyYellow Card
- 34'penaltyKristjan AsllaniPenalty
- 45'yellow cardEvgeni MalashevichYellow Card
- 45'substitutionivan tikhomirovOff: Kirill Gomanov
- 45'substitutionArtem KontsevoyOff: Anton Kovalev
- 45+2'goalErnest MuciAssist: Elseid Hysaj
- 45+3'yellow cardYlber RamadaniYellow Card
- 61'substitutionTaulant SeferiOff: Myrto Uzuni
- 65'substitutionValeri GromykoOff: Vitali Lisakovich
- 65'substitutionAleksandr SelyavaOff: Aleksandr Svirepa
- 74'substitutionRey ManajOff: Mirlind Daku
- 74'substitutionErnest MuciOff: Anis·Mehmeti
- 85'yellow cardStavros PiliosYellow Card
- 85'substitutionGerman BarkovskiyOff: Timofey Simanenka
- 86'substitutionKristjan AsllaniOff: Juljan Shehu
- 87'substitutionArber HoxhaOff: Mario Mitaj
- 90+2'yellow cardZakhar VolkovYellow Card
Lineups
Albania
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach R. Maran
Starting XI
- 1E. BerishaG
- 4E. HysajD
- 18A. IsmajliD
- 6B. DjimsitiD
- 22S. PiliosD
- 17T. SeferiM
- 8K. AsllaniM
- 20Y. RamadaniM
- 10E. MuçiF
- 7R. ManajF
- 21A. HoxhaF
Substitutes
- 23M. DajsinaniG
- 13N. AlijiD
- 19M. DakuF
- 15M. KumbullaD
- 9A. MehmetiM
- 3M. MitajD
- 5K. QefalijaM
- 16J. ShehuM
- 12A. SherriG
- 14C. ShpendiF
- 11M. UzuniF
- 2S. SinaD
Belarus
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach V. Goncharenko
Starting XI
- 21F. LapoukhovG
- 5V. KalininD
- 20Z. VolkovD
- 3I. TikhomirovD
- 2K. PecheninD
- 9M. EbongM
- 8A. SelyavaM
- 22A. KontsevoyM
- 10V. GromykoM
- 18E. MalashevichM
- 11G. BarkovskiyF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 54%Possession46%
- 20Total shots8
- 3Shots on target2
- 13Shots off target5
- 4Blocked shots1
- 8Shots inside the box5
- 12Shots outside the box3
- 5Corners2
- 9Fouls23
- 2Yellow cards4
- 0Red cards0
- 3Goalkeeper saves1
- 475Passes414
- 408Accurate passes331
- 23Free Kicks9
Player statistics
Albania
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E. BerishaG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12A. SherriG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 23M. DajsinaniG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 3M. MitajD | 3 | 6.6 | ||
| 4E. HysajD | 90 | 7.4 | 1 | |
| 6B. DjimsitiD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 13N. AlijiD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 15M. KumbullaD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 18A. IsmajliD | 90 | 7.1 | ||
| 22S. PiliosD | 90 | 6.1 | ||
| 5K. QefalijaM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 8K. AsllaniM | 86 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| 9A. MehmetiM | 16 | 6.2 | ||
| 16J. ShehuM | 4 | 7.0 | ||
| 17T. SeferiM | 61 | 6.4 | ||
| 20Y. RamadaniM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 7R. ManajF | 74 | 6.4 | ||
| 10E. MuçiFTop rated | 74 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 11M. UzuniF | 29 | 7.2 | ||
| 14C. ShpendiF | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 19M. DakuF | 16 | 6.6 | ||
| 21A. HoxhaF | 87 | 6.5 | ||
| S. Sina | 0 | 0.0 |
Belarus
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1P. PavlyuchenkoG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 12A. KudravetsG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 21F. LapoukhovG | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| 2K. PecheninD | 90 | 6.4 | ||
| 3I. TikhomirovD | 45 | 5.8 | ||
| 5V. KalininD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 6R. BegunovD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 13K. GomanovD | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 15E. ParkhomenkoD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 19A. LukashovD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 20Z. VolkovD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 4V. BocherovM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 8A. SelyavaM | 65 | 6.2 | ||
| 9M. EbongM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 10V. GromykoM | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| 14A. SvirepaM | 25 | 6.1 | ||
| 16A. KovalevM | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 18E. MalashevichM | 90 | 5.8 | ||
| 22A. KontsevoyM | 45 | 5.9 | ||
| 7A. ShumanskiyF | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 11G. BarkovskiyF | 85 | 6.5 | ||
| 17V. LisakovichF | 25 | 5.9 | ||
| 23T. SimanenkaF | 5 | 5.8 |

