Ireland 2-1 Albania - June 07, 2003 / Euro Qualifying 2004
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IRE
6' - Goal
Robbie Keane6
8' - Goal
Ervin Skela
IRE
55' - Substitution
Mark Kinsellais substituted by Lee Carsley55
58' - Substitution
Edvin Muratiis substituted by Arian Bellai
65' - Substitution
David Connollyis substituted by Gary Doherty65
76' - Substitution
Kevin Kilbaneis substituted by Steven Reid76
78' - Substitution
Foto Strakoshais substituted by Arjan Beqaj 85' - Substitution
Altin Rraklliis substituted by Florian Myrtaj
92' - Own goal
Ardian Aliaj92
ALB
ALB
Team line-ups
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Shay Given | 27 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Breen | 29 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Cunningham | 31 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevin Kilbane | 76 | 26 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
John O'Shea | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Carr | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mark Kinsella | 55 | 30 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Damien Duff | 24 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Matt Holland | 29 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Connolly | 65 | 26 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Robbie Keane | 6 | 22 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
37
Albania
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Foto Strakosha | 78 | 38 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Geri Cipi | 27 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Elvin Beqiri | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ardian Aliaj | 92 | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Besnik Hasi | 31 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Altin Lala | 27 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Edvin Murati | 58 | 27 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ervin Skela | 8 | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Klodian Duro | 25 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Altin Rraklli | 85 | 32 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Igli Tare | 29 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
26
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Gary Doherty | 65 | 23 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Steven Reid | 76 | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Lee Carsley | 55 | 29 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Arjan Beqaj | 78 | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Arian Bellai | 58 | 32 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Florian Myrtaj | 85 | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
John O'Shea
IN
Ian Harte
OUT
Kenny Cunningham
IN
Richard Dunne
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Igli Tare
IN
Erjon Bogdani
OUT
Foto Strakosha
IN
Arjan Beqaj
OUT
Ardian Aliaj
IN
Mehmet Dragusha
OUT
Altin Lala
IN
Arian Bellai
OUT
Edvin Murati
IN
Nevil Dede
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
47
5
Success rate in this team:
40 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Briegel vs Ireland
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Referee
Tomasz Mikulski
2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland2 matches | General total | Albania1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | Season total | Albania1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on June 07, 2003 | Latest figure on June 07, 2003 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Albania keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw away from home in Euro Qualifying running (since 18/08/1999). It's a record streak. The first of history
Ireland keeps its 16 matches with at least one goal scored at home running (since 30/05/2000). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 17/10/1951-06/11/1960 time period (18 matches).
End of streak for Albania after 3 matches lost with a difference of 1 goals away from home in Euro Qualifying (since 18/08/1999). It was the best streak for the club since 15/10/1986-30/03/1991 (6 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VIreland 2-0 Russia13/02/2002 | VIreland 3-0 Denmark27/03/2002 | VIreland 2-1 United States17/04/2002 | LIreland 1-2 Nigeria16/05/2002 | LIreland 1-2 Switzerland16/10/2002 | VIreland 1-0 Norway30/04/2003 |
| Overall | LRussia 4-2 Ireland07/09/2002 | LIreland 1-2 Switzerland16/10/2002 | DGreece 0-0 Ireland20/11/2002 | VGeorgia 1-2 Ireland29/03/2003 | DAlbania 0-0 Ireland02/04/2003 | VIreland 1-0 Norway30/04/2003 |
Current form
| Away | LEngland 2-0 Albania05/09/2001 | LBahrain 3-0 Albania10/01/2002 | DLuxembourg 0-0 Albania13/02/2002 | LAndorra 2-0 Albania17/04/2002 | LRussia 4-1 Albania16/10/2002 | LBulgaria 2-0 Albania30/04/2003 |
| Overall | DAlbania 1-1 Switzerland12/10/2002 | LRussia 4-1 Albania16/10/2002 | VAlbania 5-0 Vietnam U-2112/02/2003 | VAlbania 3-1 Russia29/03/2003 | DAlbania 0-0 Ireland02/04/2003 | LBulgaria 2-0 Albania30/04/2003 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 9 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 15 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 3 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 7 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
7 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
1.25 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.25 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1.75 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
4 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-4 |
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Gary Doherty | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Edvin Murati | |
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Klodian Duro |  |
||
| Gary Doherty | 2 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Igli Tare |  |
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
0 ga
Away
2 gf
1 ga
Total
4 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
2 ga
Away
0 gf
2 ga
Total
1 gf
4 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
May 26, 1992 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
May 26, 1992 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
April 02, 2003 - Eliminatoires Euro 2004
May 26, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
May 26, 1992 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
Best historical scorers against Albania
 |
Steve Staunton | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
 |
Paul McGrath | 1 goal | 1992 - 1992 |
 |
Tony Cascarino | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
 |
John Aldridge | 1 goal | 1992 - 1992 |
Best historical scorers against Ireland
|
Sokol Kushta | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
Players with most games played vs Albania
|
Ray Houghton | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
|
John Aldridge | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
 |
Roy Keane | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
 |
Pat Bonner | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
 |
Andy Townsend | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
 |
Denis Irwin | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
Players with most games played vs Ireland
|
Altin Rraklli | 3 matches | 1992 - 2003 |
 |
Rudi Vata | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
|
Hysen Zmijani | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
|
Sokol Kushta | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
|
Kastriot Peqini | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
 |
Sulejman Demollari | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 07, 2002
September 08, 2002
October 12, 2002
October 16, 2002
March 29, 2003
April 02, 2003
April 30, 2003
June 07, 2003
June 11, 2003
September 06, 2003
September 10, 2003
October 11, 2003
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