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Spain 2 - 1 Albania

Spain

Home team scorers Ferran Torres 75 Dani Olmo 90

Albania

Away team scorers Myrto Uzuni 85

Match stats

Possession

ALB	ESP
22	78

Goal attempts

4 Spain Off target 1 Albania 9 Spain On target 1 Albania Corners 3 2 Fouls 8 14

Lineups

Spain

• 13 Raya
• 20 Carvajal
• 3 Garcia
• 4 Torres
• 17 Alonso
• 9 Gavi
• 16 Rodri
• 10 Gonzalez
• 11 Torres
• 7 Morata
• 22 Sarabia

Substitutes

• 1 Sanchez
• 23 Simon
• 2 Azpilicueta (s 71')
• 5 Carlos Soler (s 63')
• 6 Llorente
• 8 Koke
• 12 Guillamon
• 14 Laporte
• 18 Jordi Alba (s 64')
• 19 Pino (s 72')
• 21 Olmo (s 64')

Albania

• 1 Berisha
• 18 Ismajli
• 15 Kumbulla
• 6 Djimsiti
• 2 Balliu
• 13 Laci
• 8 Gjasula
• 4 Hysaj
• 7 Bare
• 16 Cikalleshi
• 9 Broja

Substitutes

• 12 Kastrati
• 23 Strakosha
• 3 Lenjani
• 5 Hoxhallari
• 10 Manaj (s 84')
• 11 Uzuni (s 61')
• 14 Prenga
• 17 Cekici
• 19 Asllani (s 78')
• 20 Ramadani (s 61')
• 21 Roshi (s 83')
• 22 Vrioni

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