UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Turner Stadium - Beer Sheva Sunday 14 October 2018 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Israel Group C1 - Matchday 4 Albania Last updated 14/10/2018 10:11CET Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 10 Legend 11 1 Israel - Albania Sunday 14 October 2018 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Turner Stadium, Beer Sheva Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Nations League Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 07/09/2018 GS-FT Albania - Israel 1-0 Elbasan Xhaka 55 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 Israel 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 Albania 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 Israel - Albania Sunday 14 October 2018 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Turner Stadium, Beer Sheva Squad list Israel League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers H. Beer- 1 Ariel Harush 25/05/1988 30 - 1 0 Sheva 18 Guy Haimov 09/03/1986 32 M. Haifa - 1 0 Bnei 23 Mahmud Kannadli 11/08/1988 30 - 0 0 Sakhnin Defenders 2 Eli Dasa 03/12/1992 25 M. Tel-Aviv - 2 0 4 Ayad Habashi 10/05/1995 23 M. Haifa * 1 0 H. Beer- 5 Shir Tzedek 22/08/1989 29 - 0 0 Sheva 12 Sheran Yeini 08/12/1986 31 M. Tel-Aviv - 2 0 13 Taleb Twatha 21/06/1992 26 Frankfurt - 2 0 20 Omri Ben Harush 07/03/1990 28 Lokeren * 1 0 21 Eytan Tibi 16/11/1987 30 M. Tel-Aviv - 1 0 H. Beer- 22 Ben Bitton 03/01/1991 27 - 0 0 Sheva Midfielders 3 Dan Glazer 20/09/1996 22 M. Tel-Aviv - 0 0 6 Bibras Natcho 18/02/1988 30 Olympiacos * 2 0 7 Beram Kayal 02/05/1988 30 Brighton - 2 0 8 Dor Peretz 17/05/1995 23 M. Tel-Aviv - 2 1 H. Beer- 11 Daniel Einbinder 16/02/1989 29 - 1 0 Sheva 15 Dor Micha 02/03/1992 26 M. Tel-Aviv - 1 0 19 Dia Seba 18/11/1992 25 M. Netanya - 1 0 Forwards 9 Munas Dabbur 14/05/1992 26 Salzburg - 2 0 10 Tomer Hemed 02/05/1987 31 QPR - 1 0 14 Etey Shechter 22/02/1987 31 M. Tel-Aviv - 0 0 16 Eliran Atar 17/02/1987 31 M. Tel-Aviv - 1 0 17 Mohammad Awwad 09/06/1997 21 M. Haifa - 0 0 Coach - Andreas Herzog 10/09/1968 50 - 2 0 3 Israel - Albania Sunday 14 October 2018 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Turner Stadium, Beer Sheva Albania League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Etrit Berisha 10/03/1989 29 Atalanta - 0 0 12 Elhan Kastrati 02/02/1997 21 Pescara - 0 0 23 Thomas Strakosha 19/03/1995 23 Lazio - 2 0 Defenders 2 Andi Lila 12/02/1986 32 Giannina - 0 0 4 Elseid Hysaj 02/02/1994 24 Napoli * 2 0 5 Kastriot Dermaku 15/01/1992 26 Cosenza - 0 0 6 Berat Xhimshiti 19/02/1993 25 Atalanta - 2 0 15 Mërgim Mavraj 09/06/1986 32 Aris - 1 0 17 Egzon Binaku 17/08/1995 23 Malmö - 2 0 Inter 22 Herdi Prenga 31/08/1994 24 * 2 0 Zaprešić Midfielders 3 Ermir Lenjani 05/08/1989 29 Sion - 0 0 7 Eros Grezda 15/04/1995 23 Rangers - 0 0 8 Migjen Basha 05/01/1987 31 Aris * 1 0 9 Ledian Memushaj 07/12/1986 31 Pescara * 2 0 14 Taulant Xhaka 28/03/1991 27 Basel - 2 1 16 Emanuele Ndoj 20/11/1996 21 Brescia * 1 0 20 Sabien Lilaj 10/02/1989 29 Gabala - 1 0 21 Enis Gavazaj 21/03/1995 23 Yenisey - 2 0 Forwards 10 Rei Manaj 24/02/1997 21 Albacete - 1 0 11 Giacomo Vrioni 15/10/1998 19 Venezia - 0 0 13 Egil Kaja 26/07/1997 21 Livingston - 0 0 Lokomotiva 18 Myrto Uzuni 31/05/1995 23 - 0 0 Zagreb 19 Bekim Balaj 11/01/1991 27 Akhmat - 2 0 Coach - Christian Panucci 12/04/1973 45 - 2 0 4 Israel - Albania Sunday 14 October 2018 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Turner Stadium, Beer Sheva Head coach 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. 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. 5 Israel - Albania Sunday 14 October 2018 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Turner Stadium, Beer Sheva Match officials Referee Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA) Assistant referees Fabiano Preti (ITA) , Matteo Passeri (ITA) Additional assistant referees Davide Massa (ITA) , Piero Giacomelli (ITA) Fourth official Giorgio Peretti (ITA) UEFA Delegate Andrew Shaw (ENG) UEFA Referee observer Drago Kos (SVN) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Paolo Mazzoleni 12/06/1974 0 28 Paolo Mazzoleni Referee since: 2000 First division: 2005 FIFA badge: 2011 Tournaments: N/A Finals N/A 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 26/07/2018 UEL 2QR Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC FK Radnicki Niš 2-0 Netanya 6 Israel - Albania Sunday 14 October 2018 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Turner Stadium, Beer Sheva 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. UEFA and its associations wanted more sporting meaning in national team football, with associations, coaches, players and supporters increasingly of the opinion that friendly matches are not providing adequate competition for national teams.