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UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying 2025 - Round 7 - Group 5

Veritas Stadion - Turku - Finland

October 13, 2023

Finland U-21

Finland

4 - 1

Albania U-21

Albania

Assist by Kalle WalliusOtso Liimatta

Assist by Topi KeskinenOtso Liimatta

Otso Liimatta

48'

Assist by Eetu MömmöMiska Ylitolva

90+6'

80'

Adrion Pajaziti

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4' - Goal Otso Liimatta4

6' - Goal Otso Liimatta6

26' - Yellow card Santeri Väänänen26

45' - Yellow card Tony Miettinen45

45' - Yellow card Ajdi Dajko

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46' - Substitution Brayan Bociis substituted by Paulo Buxhelaj photo Cristian Shpendi

46' - Substitution Arda Okan Kurtulanis substituted by Cristian Shpendi

48' - Goal Otso Liimatta48

57' - Yellow card Tomas Galvez57

57' - Substitution Arlind Rexhepiis substituted by Ardit Nikaj

64' - Substitution Santeri Väänänenis substituted by Adam Markhiev photo Miska Ylitolva

64' - Substitution Juho Talvitieis substituted by Miska Ylitolva64

64' - Yellow card Paulo Buxhelaj

68' - Substitution Rei Pecaniis substituted by Behar Ismaili

74' - Substitution Otso Liimattais substituted by Kai Meriluoto photo Eetu Mömmö

74' - Substitution Topi Keskinenis substituted by Eetu Mömmö74

80' - Goal Adrion Pajaziti

81' - Substitution Leo Waltais substituted by Jere Kallinen81

85' - Substitution Adrion Pajazitiis substituted by Klevi Qefalia

95' - Yellow card Adam Markhiev95

95' - Yellow card Adrian Bajrami

96' - Goal Miska Ylitolva96

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Finland U-21

4 - 1

Albania U-21

Finland U-21 Albania U-21

Team line-ups

Finland U-21

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

20Liimatta464874

Otso Liimatta

Finland

B.date10/07/2004

Age19 years

H1m69

positionOffensive Midfielder

7Keskinen74

Topi Keskinen

Finland

B.date07/03/2003

Age20 years

H1m80

positionOffensive Midfielder

16Pyyhtiä

Niklas Pyyhtiä

Finland

B.date25/09/2003

Age20 years

H1m86

positionCentre Midfield

17Talvitie64

Juho Talvitie

Finland

B.date25/03/2005

Age18 years

H1m77

positionRight Winger

6Väänänen6426

Santeri Väänänen

Finland

B.date01/01/2002

Age21 years

H1m77

positionCentre Midfield

18Walta81

Leo Walta

Finland

B.date24/06/2003

Age20 years

positionCentre Midfield

3Galvez57

Tomas Galvez

Finland

B.date28/01/2005

Age18 years

positionLeft full-back

5Miettinen45

Tony Miettinen

Finland

B.date23/09/2002

Age21 years

positionDefender

21Koski

Ville Koski

Finland

B.date27/01/2002

Age21 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

14Wallius

Kalle Wallius

Finland

B.date02/01/2003

Age20 years

H1m74

positionRight full-back

1Bergström

Lucas Bergström

Finland

B.date05/09/2002

Age21 years

H2m105

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Lucas Bergström		21	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Tony Miettinen	45	21	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	D	Ville Koski		21	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	D	Kalle Wallius		20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Tomas Galvez	57	18	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Leo Walta	81	20	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Santeri Väänänen	6426	21	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Niklas Pyyhtiä		20	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	F	Otso Liimatta	464874	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Topi Keskinen	74	20	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	M	Juho Talvitie	64	18	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

19.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

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

9Rexhepi57

Arlind Rexhepi

Albania

B.date28/07/2003

Age20 years

positionLeft Winger

7Kurtulan46

Arda Okan Kurtulan

Albania

B.date19/11/2002

Age20 years

H1m83

positionForward

8Berisha

Medon Berisha

Albania

B.date21/10/2003

Age19 years

H1m86

positionOffensive Midfielder

10Pajaziti8085

Adrion Pajaziti

Albania

B.date16/11/2002

Age20 years

H1m80

positionCentre Midfield

17Pecani68

Rei Pecani

Albania

B.date08/05/2002

Age21 years

H1m73

positionCentre Midfield

14Boci46

Brayan Boci

Albania

B.date24/07/2003

Age20 years

H1m83

positionLeft full-back

4Bajrami95

Adrian Bajrami

Albania

B.date05/04/2002

Age21 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

5Dajko45

Ajdi Dajko

Albania

B.date28/10/2002

Age20 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

2Smajli

Geralb Smajli

Albania

B.date16/05/2002

Age21 years

positionRight full-back

1Lilo

Klidman Lilo

Albania

B.date31/01/2003

Age20 years

H1m90

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Klidman Lilo		20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Adrian Bajrami	95	21	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Ajdi Dajko	45	20	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	D	Brayan Boci	46	20	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Geralb Smajli		21	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	M	Rei Pecani	68	21	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Adrion Pajaziti	8085	20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Medon Berisha		19	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Arda Okan Kurtulan	46	20	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	M	Arlind Rexhepi	57	20	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Stiven Shpendi		20	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

20.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
12	G	Lasse Schulz		20
2	D	Rony Jansson		19
22	D	Miska Ylitolva	9664	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	D	Jussi Niska		21
8	M	Adam Markhiev	6495	21	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	M	Jere Kallinen	81	21	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Kai Meriluoto	74	20	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	F	Eetu Mömmö	74	21	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Agon Sadiku		20

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
12	G	Endri Dema		19
15	D	Elmando Gjini		21
18	D	Edon Pruti		21
13	D	Paulo Buxhelaj	4664	20	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	D	Ysni Ismaili		21
20	M	Behar Ismaili	68	18	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Klevi Qefalia	85	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	F	Ardit Nikaj	57	21	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	F	Cristian Shpendi	46	20	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Leo Walta

Adam Markhiev

OUT

Juho Talvitie

Casper Terho

OUT

Topi Keskinen

Agon Sadiku

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Rei Pecani

Behar Ismaili

OUT

Brayan Boci

Ermis Selimaj

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Mika Lehkosuo

Success rate in this team:

33 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

51 %

Lehkosuo vs Albania U-21

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 13, 2023

Lehkosuo vs Bushi

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 13, 2023

Manager

Age

Match num

Alban Bushi

Success rate in this team:

32 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

32 %

Bushi vs Finland U-21

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on October 13, 2023

Bushi vs Lehkosuo

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on October 13, 2023

Referee

Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi

1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Finland U-211 match	General total	Albania U-211 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Finland U-211 match	Season total	Albania U-211 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on October 13, 2023					Latest figure on October 13, 2023

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Key figures

It's the first time Adrion Pajaziti scores 1 goal vs in his professional career

It's the first time in his career that Otso Liimatta scores at least 3 goals during the same game in his professional career with

It's the first time in his career that Miska Ylitolva scores at least 1 goals during the same game in his professional career with Finland U-21

General ranking

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

General ranking

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

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LFinland 0-2 Croatia U-2107/09/2021

VFinland 3-1 Austria U-2112/10/2021

VFinland 1-0 Estonia U-2115/11/2021

VFinland 3-0 Azerbaijan U-2107/06/2022

LFinland 0-2 Norway U-2110/06/2022

LFinland 1-2 Switzerland U-2112/09/2023

Overall

LRomania U-21 2-1 Finland25/03/2022

VCroatia U-21 2-3 Finland29/03/2022

VAustria U-21 2-3 Finland03/06/2022

VFinland 3-0 Azerbaijan U-2107/06/2022

LFinland 0-2 Norway U-2110/06/2022

LFinland 1-2 Switzerland U-2112/09/2023

Current form

Away

VAndorra U-21 0-3 Albania04/06/2021

LCzech Republic U-21 4-0 Albania06/09/2021

LSlovenia U-21 3-0 Albania12/11/2021

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

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

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

Overall

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

VAlbania 3-2 Romania U-2112/09/2023

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Loosing streak	2	2
Winless streak	2	2
Drawless streak	10	9
Scoring streak	1	1
Conceding streak	2	2

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	1	3
Drawless streak	10	2
Scoring streak	1	3
Conceding streak	5	8

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

5	General ranking (Competition total)	1
2	General ranking (Home / Away)	2

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

1	Number of games (Competition total)	2
1	Number of games (Home / Away)	1
0	Victories (Competition total)	2
0	Victories (Home / Away)	1
0	Draws (Competition total)	0
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
1	Losses (Competition total)	0
1	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

1	Goals scored (Competition total)	5
1	Goals scored (Home / Away)	2
2	Goals conceded (Competition total)	3
2	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	1
1	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.5
1	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	2
2	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.5
2	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1

Betting aid

1	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
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)	2
1	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	1
1-2 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-1 (1 times)

Bookings

3	Yellow cards (Competition total)	9
3	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	7
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Otso Liimatta	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Adrion Pajaziti
Otso Liimatta	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	1 goal	Stiven Shpendi
Niklas Pyyhtiä	1 assist	Player with most assists (Competition total)	1 assist	Cristian Shpendi
Niklas Pyyhtiä	1 assist	Player with most assists (Home / Away)	1 assist	Adrian Bajrami
Otso Liimatta	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	1 goal, 1 assist during the last match	Cristian Shpendi