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Finland 2-1 Albania · UEFA Nations League

Finland beat Albania 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Finland and Albania met in the UEFA Nations League at Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki on Saturday, 3 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Finland: L. Walta 26', 71'. Albania: R. Manaj 4'.

How the match went

Finland saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Finland had 11 shots with 3 on target, Albania 14 with 5 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 7 to Finland and 6 to Albania. Finland conceded 13 fouls, Albania 10. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (1 for Finland, 5 for Albania) and 1 red card.

Line-ups

Finland started in a 4-3-3: Lukáš Hrádecký, Adam Ståhl, Tony Miettinen, Samuli Miettinen, Juho Lähteenmäki, Kaan Kairinen, Adam Markhiev, Leo Walta, Adrian Svanback, Joel Pohjanpalo, Daniel Håkans.

Albania started in a 3-4-3: Etrit Berisha, Berat Djimsiti, Ardian Ismajli, Mario Mitaj, Elseid Hysaj, Ylber Ramadani, Kristjan Asllani, Stavros Pilios, Ernest Muçi, Rey Manaj, Arber Hoxha.

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Minute by minute

  1. 4'Goal! Finland 0-1 Albania. R. Manaj (Albania) scores, assisted by K. Asllani.
  2. 22'Red card! E. Berisha (Albania) is sent off for professional foul last man.
  3. 26'Goal! Finland 1-1 Albania. L. Walta (Finland) scores.
  4. 45'Half-time. Finland 1-1 Albania.
  5. 71'Goal! Finland 2-1 Albania. L. Walta (Finland) scores.
  6. 90'Full-time. Finland 2-1 Albania.
Full commentary (65 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Finland vs Albania.
  2. 3'Attempt missed. D. Håkans (Finland), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
  3. 4'Corner, Albania.
  4. 4'Goal! Finland 0-1 Albania. R. Manaj (Albania) scores, assisted by K. Asllani.
  5. 6'Offside, Albania.
  6. 11'Attempt blocked. E. Muçi (Albania), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  7. 13'Attempt blocked. R. Manaj (Albania), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  8. 14'Corner, Albania.
  9. 15'Attempt missed. A. Hoxha (Albania), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  10. 22'Red card! E. Berisha (Albania) is sent off for professional foul last man.
  11. 25'Substitution, Albania: A. Sherri comes on for A. Hoxha.
  12. 26'Goal! Finland 1-1 Albania. L. Walta (Finland) scores.
  13. 26'Yellow card for A. Sherri (Albania) for argument.
  14. 28'Corner, Finland.
  15. 30'Corner, Finland.
  16. 37'Attempt blocked. T. Miettinen (Finland), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  17. 38'Offside, Albania.
  18. 40'Yellow card for K. Kairinen (Finland) for foul.
  19. 41'Corner, Albania.
  20. 42'Attempt missed. Y. Ramadani (Albania), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  21. 42'Attempt missed. A. Ismajli (Albania), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  22. 43'Corner, Finland.
  23. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  24. 45+1'Attempt saved. J. Pohjanpalo (Finland), header. xG 0.05.
  25. 45'Half-time. Finland 1-1 Albania.
  26. 46'The second half is under way.
  27. 46'Substitution, Albania: M. Daku comes on for R. Manaj.
  28. 46'Substitution, Finland: G. Kamara comes on for K. Kairinen.
  29. 53'Corner, Finland.
  30. 54'Attempt missed. D. Håkans (Finland), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  31. 59'Corner, Albania.
  32. 59'Attempt saved. B. Djimsiti (Albania), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  33. 59'Attempt blocked. A. Ismajli (Albania), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  34. 60'Attempt saved. S. Pilios (Albania), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  35. 61'Attempt missed. S. Pilios (Albania), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  36. 61'Offside, Finland.
  37. 62'Substitution, Finland: L. Väisänen comes on for T. Miettinen.
  38. 62'Substitution, Finland: O. Jukkola comes on for D. Håkans.
  39. 64'Corner, Finland.
  40. 64'Attempt missed. A. Stahl (Finland), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  41. 65'Substitution, Albania: M. Uzuni comes on for E. Muçi.
  42. 67'Corner, Finland.
  43. 71'Goal! Finland 2-1 Albania. L. Walta (Finland) scores.
  44. 73'Attempt blocked. A. Markhiev (Finland), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  45. 74'Yellow card for B. Djimsiti (Albania) for foul.
  46. 75'Attempt blocked. L. Walta (Finland), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  47. 77'Substitution, Albania: J. Shehu comes on for K. Asllani.
  48. 77'Substitution, Albania: A. Mehmeti comes on for S. Pilios.
  49. 80'Yellow card for A. Mehmeti (Albania) for argument.
  50. 80'Yellow card for M. Uzuni (Albania) for simulation.
  51. 81'Yellow card for R. Maran (Albania) for argument.
  52. 82'Substitution, Finland: O. Valakari comes on for L. Walta.
  53. 82'Attempt missed. M. Uzuni (Albania), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  54. 82'Attempt saved. M. Daku (Albania), right-footed shot. xG 0.30.
  55. 84'Offside, Albania.
  56. 85'Corner, Finland.
  57. 85'Attempt blocked. J. Pohjanpalo (Finland), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  58. 86'Attempt missed. A. Svanbäck (Finland), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  59. 87'Attempt missed. M. Daku (Albania), header. xG 0.06.
  60. 88'Corner, Albania.
  61. 89'Substitution, Finland: M. Peltola comes on for A. Markhiev.
  62. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  63. 90+1'Corner, Albania.
  64. 90+4'Attempt saved. A. Mehmeti (Albania), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.10.
  65. 90'Full-time. Finland 2-1 Albania.
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