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UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Elbasan Arena - Elbasan Friday 7 September 2018 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Albania Group C1 - Matchday 1 Israel Last updated 07/09/2018 11:14CET Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 10 Legend 11 1 Albania - Israel Friday 7 September 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Sadiku 22, 44, 11/06/2017 QR (GS) Israel - Albania 0-3 Haifa Memushaj 71 Zahavi 18 (P), 12/11/2016 QR (GS) Albania - Israel 0-3 Elbasan Einbinder 66, Atar 83 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Albania 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 1 0 1 3 3 Israel 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 Albania - Israel Friday 7 September 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Squad list Albania Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Etrit Berisha 10/03/1989 29 Atalanta - 0 0 0 0 12 Alban Hoxha 23/11/1987 30 Partizani - 0 0 0 0 23 Thomas Strakosha 19/03/1995 23 Lazio - 0 0 0 0 Defenders 2 Andi Lila 12/02/1986 32 Giannina - 0 0 0 0 3 Egzon Binaku 17/08/1995 23 Malmö - 0 0 0 0 4 Elseid Hysaj 02/02/1994 24 Napoli - 0 0 0 0 5 Frédéric Veseli 20/11/1992 25 Empoli - 0 0 0 0 6 Berat Xhimshiti 19/02/1993 25 Atalanta - 0 0 0 0 7 Ansi Agolli 11/10/1982 35 Qarabağ - 0 0 0 0 15 Mërgim Mavraj 09/06/1986 32 Aris - 0 0 0 0 17 Besir Demiri 01/08/1994 24 Mariupol - 0 0 0 0 22 Herdi Prenga 31/08/1994 24 Inter Zaprešić - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders 8 Migjen Basha 05/01/1987 31 Aris - 0 0 0 0 9 Ledian Memushaj 07/12/1986 31 Pescara - 0 0 0 0 11 Emanuele Ndoj 20/11/1996 21 Brescia - 0 0 0 0 13 Sabien Lilaj 10/02/1989 29 Gabala - 0 0 0 0 14 Taulant Xhaka 28/03/1991 27 Basel - 0 0 0 0 16 Bujar Lika 11/08/1992 26 Grasshoppers - 0 0 0 0 San Jose 20 Jahmir Hyka 08/03/1988 30 - 0 0 0 0 Earthquakes 21 Enis Gavazaj 21/03/1995 23 Yenisey - 0 0 0 0 Forwards 10 Rei Manaj 24/02/1997 21 Albacete - 0 0 0 0 18 Sindri Guri 23/10/1993 24 Oostende - 0 0 0 0 19 Bekim Balaj 11/01/1991 27 Akhmat - 0 0 0 0 Coach - Christian Panucci 12/04/1973 45 - 0 0 0 0 3 Albania - Israel Friday 7 September 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Israel Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers Bnei 1 Mahmud Kannadli 11/08/1988 30 - 0 0 0 0 Sakhnin 18 Guy Haimov 09/03/1986 32 M. Haifa - 0 0 0 0 23 Daniel Amos 02/02/1987 31 M. Netanya - 0 0 0 0 Defenders 2 Eli Dasa 03/12/1992 25 M. Tel-Aviv - 0 0 0 0 H. Beer- 3 Shmuel Scheimann 03/11/1987 30 - 0 0 0 0 Sheva 4 Ayad Habashi 10/05/1995 23 M. Haifa - 0 0 0 0 5 Nisso Kapiloto 01/10/1989 28 H. Haifa - 0 0 0 0 12 Sheran Yeini 08/12/1986 31 M. Tel-Aviv - 0 0 0 0 13 Taleb Twatha 21/06/1992 26 Frankfurt - 0 0 0 0 21 Eytan Tibi 16/11/1987 30 M. Tel-Aviv - 0 0 0 0 H. Beer- 22 Ben Bitton 03/01/1991 27 - 0 0 0 0 Sheva Midfielders 6 Bibras Natcho 18/02/1988 30 Olympiacos - 0 0 0 0 Guangzhou 7 Eran Zahavi 25/07/1987 31 - 0 0 0 0 R&F 8 Beram Kayal 02/05/1988 30 Brighton - 0 0 0 0 H. Beer- 11 Daniel Einbinder 16/02/1989 29 - 0 0 0 0 Sheva 14 Dor Peretz 17/05/1995 23 M. Tel-Aviv - 0 0 0 0 15 Dor Micha 02/03/1992 26 M. Tel-Aviv - 0 0 0 0 19 Dia Seba 18/11/1992 25 M. Netanya - 0 0 0 0 20 Dan Glazer 20/09/1996 21 M. Tel-Aviv - 0 0 0 0 Forwards 9 Munas Dabbur 14/05/1992 26 Salzburg - 0 0 0 0 10 Tomer Hemed 02/05/1987 31 QPR - 0 0 0 0 M. Petach- 16 Manor Solomon 24/07/1999 19 - 0 0 0 0 Tikva Austria 17 Alon Turgeman 09/06/1991 27 - 0 0 0 0 Wien Coach - Andreas Herzog 10/09/1968 49 - 0 0 0 0 4 Albania - Israel Friday 7 September 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Head coach Christian Panucci Date of birth: 12 April 1973 Nationality: Italian Playing career: Genoa, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Internazionale Milano, Chelsea (loan), Monaco, Roma, Parma Coaching career: Russia (assistant), Livorno, Ternana, Albania • Having risen through the ranks at Genoa, Panucci spent two seasons in the first team before leaving for Milan in 1993, winning the Scudetto and UEFA Champions League in his first season with the Rossoneri. • A right-back who could cover in central defence, he captured a second Serie A title with Milan followed in 1996. Panucci moved to Real Madrid midway through 1996/97, becoming first Italian to play for Spanish giants, winning another league title that season and the UEFA Champions League again in 1998. • Short spells at Inter, Chelsea and Monaco preceded his 2001 move to Roma, for whom he would make more than 300 appearances over the next eight years, winning the Coppa Italia twice. He hung up his boots in 2010 after a year with Parma. • Twice a UEFA European Under-21 Championship winner with Italy, Panucci won 57 caps in a senior career spanning 14 years. Made his major tournament bow at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and scored the added-time goal against Scotland that took Italy to UEFA EURO 2008. • Worked as Fabio Capello's assistant coach with Russia before striking out on his own; had short spells in charge of Serie B sides Livorno and Ternana before being appointed to succeed fellow Italian Gianni De Biasi as Albania coach in July 2017. Andreas Herzog Date of birth: 10 September 1968 Nationality: Austrian Playing career: Rapid Wien (twice), Werder Bremen (twice), Bayern München, Los Angeles Galaxy Coaching career: Austria (assistant), Austria Under-21, United States (assistant), United States U23, Israel • A Vienna-born attacking midfielder, Herzog started his senior career as a teenager with Rapid Wien and made his first appearance for the national team shortly before his 20th birthday. He would go on to become Austria's most- capped player with 103 appearances (23 goals) – a record that still stands. • Twice an Austrian champion with Rapid Wien, the gifted left-footer's best years at club level came in Germany at Werder Bremen, with whom he won the Bundesliga title in 1992/93 and two German Cups. He also scored a personal-best tally of 15 Bundesliga goals in 1996/97, the season in which he returned to Werder after just one year away at Bayern München where he became a UEFA Cup winner. • Returned home to Rapid in 2001 for two further years in the Austrian Bundesliga and then headed west to see out his career with MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy. • Began his coaching career as caretaker of the Austria national team in 2005 and went on to be assistant to Karel Brückner. He continued to be head coach of the Austrian U-21 team, playing a key part in the development of future senior internationals such as David Alaba. • In 2011 he joined forces again with his former Bayern team-mate Jürgen Klinsmann to become the assistant coach of the United States national team, helping them reach the round of 16 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. After a spell in charge of the USA's Under-23s he took on work as a TV pundit before accepting an offer to become head coach of Israel on 1 August 2018. 5 Albania - Israel Friday 7 September 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Match officials Referee Viktor Kassai (HUN) Assistant referees György Ring (HUN) , Vencel Tóth (HUN) Additional assistant referees Tamás Bognar (HUN) , Sandor Szabo (HUN) Fourth official Peter Berettyán (HUN) UEFA Delegate Loukas Siotropos (GRE) UEFA Referee observer Rodger Gifford (WAL) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Viktor Kassai 10/09/1975 0 106 UEFA Nations League matches between the two teams No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 10/10/2004 U19 1QR Denmark Albania 0-3 Haderslev 28/08/2012 UCL PO Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC FC BATE Borisov 1-1 Ramat Gan 11/10/2014 EURO QR Albania Denmark 1-1 Elbasan 6 Albania - Israel Friday 7 September 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Competition facts What is the background to the UEFA Nations League? The rejuvenation of national team football – and the UEFA Nations League – stems from the desire of UEFA and its 55 member associations to improve the quality and standing of national team football.