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In the second round of Division C of the UEFA Nations League, the Lithuanians landed in the country of the double-headed eagle.
Although in 2006 the Lithuanian team defeated Albania in a friendly match 2: 1, during the last decade and a half the teams of these countries have turned in opposite directions.
The Lithuanians are ranked 131st in the FIFA rankings and have not won any official match victories since October 2016, when they beat Malta 2-0, and the Albanians are ranked 66th in the world and can already boast of it. that Lithuania has been failing for three decades: a performance in the continental championship. .
At the same time, the Albanian team, which rose to 38th place in the FIFA rankings and the European Championship, was not a statistician, when it landed with honor to Switzerland (0: 1) and France (0: 2) and they beat Romania (1: 0), and the 2020 Nations League campaign started successfully as well: they beat the Belarusian national team 2: 0 in Minsk on Friday.
The start was not so successful for the Lithuanians: Valdas Urbonas students laid their weapons against Kazakhstan 0: 2 on the artificial turf of the local stadium.
The Lithuanian-Albanian national team’s match will take place in the new Albanian stadium in the capital of the latter country, Tirana. It will be just the second Albanian national team out of these 22.5 thousand. in a building that houses fans, which opened last fall.
It’s true that Albanian fans won’t be able to touch the stadium’s impressive handrails and chairs; Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all League of Nations matches take place without spectators.
The most important events of the match will be recorded 15 minutes portal.
Albania – Lithuania 0: 0
The first half
10 minutes. What an occasion! K.Laukžemis threw the ball perfectly to M.Vorobjov, and the defender touched the hearts of the Albanians with a touch, but the ball went over the crossbar.
7 min. J.Lasickas lifts the ball into the penalty area, but the Albanian goalkeeper squeezes it with his gloves.
1 minute. The hymns sounded and the game began. Well, we only need to wish the students of Valdas Urbonas success!
Team lineups
Lithuania national team: Tomas Švedkauskas, Egidijus Vaitkūnas, Mindaugas Palionis, Edvinas Girdvainis, Saulius Mikoliūnas, Martynas Dapkus, Domantas Šimkus, Justas Lasickas, Modestas Vorobjovas, Donatas Kazlauskas, Karolis Laukžemis.
Albania national team: Thomas Strachoša, Enea Mihajas, Kastriotas Dermaku, Beratas Djimšiti, Elseidas Hysajus, Qazimas Laci, Klausas Gjasula, Amiras Abraši, Lorencas Traši, Armando Sadiku, King Manajus.
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