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Albania Edges Out Serbia in Tense Tirana Match
Tirana, June 7, 2025 – Albania secured a crucial victory over Serbia at the Arena Kombëtare in a World Cup European Qualification group stage match. The game, officiated by Italian referee Davide Massa, was marked by its intensity and several cautions.
Despite Serbia holding a 55% possession advantage compared to Albania’s 45%, it was the home side that claimed the win. The first half was particularly contested, with early yellow cards issued to Pavlovic (Serbia, 17th minute) and Djimsiti (Albania, 19th minute). The key moment arrived just before halftime, when Albania scored, after a missed penalty.
Although Serbia attempted to respond in the second half, the Albanian defense remained resolute. The match concluded with a total of 10 shots for Albania (4 on target) and 8 for Serbia (2 on target). The number of fouls also reflected the physicality of the encounter, with Serbia committing 13 and Albania 8. The referee showed two yellow cards to Serbian players and one to an Albanian player.
Substitutions albania: at minute 62 M. Daku came in and R. Manaj went out., at minute 63 N. Bajrami came in and A. Hoxha went out., at minute 75 M. Uzuni came in and A. Broja went out., at minute 85 Y. Ramadani came in and J. Shehu went out.
Substitutions serbia: at minute 69 A. Maksimovic came in and L. Samardzic went out., at minute 69 S. Mitrovic came in and A. Terzic went out., at minute 75 L. Jovic came in and A. Mitrovic went out., at minute 87 K. Nedeljkovic came in and A. Zivkovic went out., at minute 87 N. Gudelj came in and N. Maksimovic went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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Serbia
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