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UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying 2025 - Round 6 - Group 5

Elbasan Arena - Elbasan - Albania

September 12, 2023

Albania U-21

Albania

3 - 2

Romania U-21

Romania

Assist by Medon BerishaCristian Shpendi

63'

Assist by Cristian ShpendiMedon Berisha

71'

Assist by Stiven ShpendiAdrion Pajaziti

88'

47'

Constantin GrameniAssist by Adrian Mazilu

58'

Andrei Borza

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46' - Substitution Ermis Selimajis substituted by Paulo Buxhelaj46

47' - Goal Constantin Grameni

58' - Goal Andrei Borza

60' - Substitution Behar Ismailiis substituted by Rei Pecani photo Cristian Shpendi

60' - Substitution Arda Okan Kurtulanis substituted by Cristian Shpendi60

63' - Goal Cristian Shpendi63

68' - Substitution Louis Munteanuis substituted by Rares Burnete

69' - Yellow card Cristian Ignat

71' - Goal Medon Berisha71

76' - Substitution Rares Ilieis substituted by Rares Pop photo Robert Filip

76' - Substitution Constantin Grameniis substituted by Robert Filip

80' - Yellow card Robert Filip

84' - Substitution Arlind Rexhepiis substituted by Ardit Nikaj84

88' - Goal Adrion Pajaziti88

89' - Yellow card Adrion Pajaziti89

90' - Substitution Catalin Vulturaris substituted by Catalin Cirjan

91' - Substitution Adrion Pajazitiis substituted by Stiven Bibo91

95' - Yellow card Paulo Buxhelaj95

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Albania U-21

3 - 2

Romania U-21

Albania U-21 Romania U-21

Team line-ups

Albania U-21

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

11S. Shpendi

Stiven Shpendi

Albania

B.date19/05/2003

Age20 years

H1m81

positionStriker

9Rexhepi84

Arlind Rexhepi

Albania

B.date28/07/2003

Age20 years

positionLeft Winger

8Berisha71

Medon Berisha

Albania

B.date21/10/2003

Age19 years

H1m86

positionOffensive Midfielder

7Kurtulan60

Arda Okan Kurtulan

Albania

B.date19/11/2002

Age20 years

H1m83

positionForward

10Pajaziti8890+189

Adrion Pajaziti

Albania

B.date16/11/2002

Age20 years

H1m80

positionCentre Midfield

2B. Ismaili60

Behar Ismaili

Albania

B.date26/04/2005

Age18 years

positionCentre Midfield

18Smajli

Geralb Smajli

Albania

B.date16/05/2002

Age21 years

positionRight full-back

5Dajko

Ajdi Dajko

Albania

B.date28/10/2002

Age20 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

4Bajrami

Adrian Bajrami

Albania

B.date05/04/2002

Age21 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

3Selimaj46

Ermis Selimaj

Albania

B.date25/05/2004

Age19 years

H1m72

positionLeft full-back

12Lilo

Klidman Lilo

Albania

B.date31/01/2003

Age20 years

H1m90

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
12	G	Klidman Lilo		20	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Adrian Bajrami		21	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Ajdi Dajko		20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Ermis Selimaj	46	19	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	D	Geralb Smajli		21	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	M	Behar Ismaili	60	18	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Adrion Pajaziti	8890+189	20	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Medon Berisha	71	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Arda Okan Kurtulan	60	20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	M	Arlind Rexhepi	84	20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Stiven Shpendi		20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

19.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Romania U-21

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

9Munteanu68

Louis Munteanu

Romania

B.date16/06/2002

Age21 years

positionForward

19Rares Ilie76

Rares Ilie

Romania

B.date19/04/2003

Age20 years

H1m83

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

7Mazilu

Adrian Mazilu

Romania

B.date13/09/2005

Age17 years

H1m86

positionRight Winger

8Grameni4776

Constantin Grameni

Romania

B.date23/10/2002

Age20 years

H1m78

positionCentre Midfield

17Corbu

Marius Corbu

Romania

B.date07/05/2002

Age21 years

H1m76

positionOffensive Midfielder

15Vulturar90

Catalin Vulturar

Romania

B.date09/03/2004

Age19 years

H1m81

positionDefensive Midfielder

11Borza58

Andrei Borza

Romania

B.date12/11/2005

Age17 years

H1m80

positionLeft full-back

6M. C. Ilie

Matei Cristian Ilie

Romania

B.date11/12/2002

Age20 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

3Ignat69

Cristian Ignat

Romania

B.date29/01/2003

Age20 years

H1m84

positionCentral defender

2Pantea

Alexandru Pantea

Romania

B.date11/09/2003

Age20 years

H1m78

positionLeft full-back

1Sava

Razvan Sava

Romania

B.date21/06/2002

Age21 years

H1m94

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Razvan Sava		21	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Matei Cristian Ilie		20	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Cristian Ignat	69	20	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Alexandru Pantea		20	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	D	Andrei Borza	58	17	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	M	Catalin Vulturar	90	19	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Constantin Grameni	4776	20	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	Rares Ilie	76	20	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	M	Marius Corbu		21	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Louis Munteanu	68	21	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Adrian Mazilu		17	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

19.6 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
23	G	Endri Dema		19
15	D	Elmando Gjini		21
13	D	Paulo Buxhelaj	4695	20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	D	Ysni Ismaili		21
17	M	Rei Pecani	60	21	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	M	Stiven Bibo	90+1	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Enis Asani		19
21	F	Ardit Nikaj	84	21	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	F	Cristian Shpendi	6360	20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
12	G	Alexandru Borbei		20
22	D	Dan Sirbu		20
13	D	Umit Akdag		19
4	D	Costin Amzar		20
21	M	Robert Filip	7680	21	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Catalin Cirjan	90	20	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Rares Pop	76	18	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	F	Rares Burnete	68	19	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	F	Marian Danciu		21

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Ermis Selimaj

Ysni Ismaili

OUT

Klidman Lilo

Simon Simoni

OUT

Geralb Smajli

Paulo Buxhelaj

OUT

Behar Ismaili

Rei Pecani

OUT

Adrion Pajaziti

Stiven Bibo

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Razvan Sava

Stefan Tarnovanu

OUT

Constantin Grameni

Dragos Albu

OUT

Andrei Borza

Valentin Ticu

OUT

Adrian Mazilu

Alexandru Isfan

OUT

Matei Cristian Ilie

Victor Dican

OUT

Cristian Ignat

Bogdan Racovitan

OUT

Rares Ilie

Octavian Popescu

OUT

Marius Corbu

Mihai Lixandru

OUT

Catalin Vulturar

Jovan Markovic

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Alban Bushi

Success rate in this team:

33 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

33 %

Bushi vs Romania U-21

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on September 12, 2023

Bushi vs Pancu

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on September 12, 2023

Manager

Age

Match num

Daniel Pancu

Success rate in this team:

0 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

36 %

Pancu vs Albania U-21

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on September 12, 2023

Pancu vs Bushi

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on September 12, 2023

Referee

Bulat Sariyev

1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Albania U-211 match	General total	Romania U-211 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Albania U-211 match	Season total	Romania U-211 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on September 12, 2023					Latest figure on September 12, 2023

Videos

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Key figures

It's the first time Constantin Grameni scores 1 goal vs Albania U-21 in his professional career

It's the first time Andrei Borza scores 1 goal in his professional career with Romania U-21

It's the first time Andrei Borza scores 1 goal in UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying

Read the next 10 key stats

General ranking

1	Albania U-21	6 pts	2 rd
2	Switzerland U-21	3 pts	1 rd
3	Montenegro U-21	3 pts	1 rd
4	Romania U-21	0 pt	1 rd
5	Finland U-21	0 pt	1 rd

General ranking

	2	Switzerland U-21	3 pts	1 rd
	3	Montenegro U-21	3 pts	1 rd
	4	Romania U-21	0 pt	1 rd
	5	Finland U-21	0 pt	1 rd
-4	6	Armenia U-21	0 pt	2 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VAlbania 3-1 Andorra U-2108/09/2020

VAlbania 2-0 Andorra U-2107/10/2021

VAlbania 2-0 Slovenia U-2111/10/2021

LAlbania 0-1 Czech Republic U-2125/03/2022

LAlbania 0-3 England U-2129/03/2022

DAlbania 1-1 Kosovo U-2113/06/2022

Overall

LKosovo U-21 2-1 Albania16/11/2021

LAlbania 0-1 Czech Republic U-2125/03/2022

LAlbania 0-3 England U-2129/03/2022

LEngland U-21 3-0 Albania07/06/2022

DAlbania 1-1 Kosovo U-2113/06/2022

VArmenia U-21 1-2 Albania08/09/2023

Current form

Away

VFinland U-21 1-3 Romania04/09/2020

VMalta U-21 0-3 Romania08/09/2020

LUkraine U-21 1-0 Romania09/10/2020

VHungary U-21 1-2 Romania27/03/2021

DMorocco U-21 2-2 Romania29/03/2022

LGeorgia U-21 2-0 Romania03/06/2022

Overall

VRomania 2-1 Finland U-2125/03/2022

DMorocco U-21 2-2 Romania29/03/2022

LGeorgia U-21 2-0 Romania03/06/2022

LRomania 0-3 Spain U-2121/06/2023

LRomania 0-1 Ukraine U-2124/06/2023

DCroatia U-21 0-0 Romania27/06/2023

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Drawing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	1	2
Winless streak	3	0
Drawless streak	0	1
Scoring streak	1	2
Conceding streak	3	7

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	2	5
Drawless streak	1	0
Goalless streak	1	4
Conceding streak	4	0
Invincibility streak	0	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

1	Number of games (Competition total)	0
0	Number of games (Home / Away)	0
1	Victories (Competition total)	0
0	Victories (Home / Away)	0
0	Draws (Competition total)	0
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	0
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

2	Goals scored (Competition total)	0
0	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
1	Goals conceded (Competition total)	0
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
2	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	0
0	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
1	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	0
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
0	Clean sheets (Competition total)	0
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
1	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	0
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
0	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0

Bookings

7	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Stiven Shpendi	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	-
Adrian Bajrami	1 assist	Player with most assists (Competition total)	-
Stiven Shpendi	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	-