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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Estádio Municipal de Aveiro - Aveiro Sunday 7 September 2014 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Portugal Group I - Matchday -12 Albania Last updated 12/07/2021 16:38CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 10 Legend 12 1 Portugal - Albania Sunday 7 September 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Bogdani 29; Hugo 06/06/2009 QR (GS) Albania - Portugal 1-2 Tirana Almeida 28, Bruno Alves 90+2 15/10/2008 QR (GS) Portugal - Albania 0-0 Braga FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached João Pinto 14, Luís 07/06/1997 QR (GS) Portugal - Albania 2-0 Porto Figo 70 Luís Figo 11, Hélder 09/10/1996 QR (GS) Albania - Portugal 0-3 Tirana 77, Rui Costa 89 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Portugal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Albania - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FIFA* Portugal 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 - - - - 4 3 1 0 7 1 Albania 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 - - - - 4 0 1 3 1 7 Friendlies Portugal - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 5 3 Albania - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 1 3 5 Total Portugal 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 - - - - 5 4 1 0 12 4 Albania 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 - - - - 5 0 1 4 4 12 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Portugal - Albania Sunday 7 September 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro Match background Portugal begin their bid for a place at UEFA EURO 2016 with a first UEFA meeting against Albania at senior level, the visitors eager to make a positive start in Aveiro after drawing their last game in Portugal. Match background • The countries have met five times with Portugal boasting the record W4 D1 L0 (W2 D1 L0 at home – W2 D0 L0 in Albania). They are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. • The sides first met in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Artur Jorge's Portugal won 3-0 in Tirana on 9 October 1996, with goals from Luís Figo (11), Hélder Cristóvão (77) and Rui Costa (89). João Pinto (14) and Figo (70) were on target as Portugal won the return fixture 2-0 in Porto. • The sides next met in an action-packed friendly in Lisbon on 11 October 2003: Luiz Felipe Scolari's side took a seventh-minute lead through Figo, but it was 2-1 to Albania by the break, Ardian Aliaj (13) and Igli Tare (44) on target. Simão (51) Rui Costa (57), Pauleta (59) and Miguel (65) all scored for Portugal after the break, Aliaj (61) replying as the game ended 5-3. • Their last meetings, in 2010 World Cup qualifying, were closer, Arie Haan's Albania holding Carlos Queiroz's Portugal to a 0-0 draw in Braga on 15 October 2008. Under Josip Kuže, they came within seconds of earning another draw in Tirana, Erjon Bogdani (28) cancelling out Hugo Almeida's opener (27), only for Bruno Alves to score a 90th- minute winner. • Portuguese and Albanian clubs have met in four UEFA competition games: the Portuguese teams' record is W3 D1 L0 (W2 D0 L0 at home – W1 D1 L0 in Albania) with eight goals scored and none conceded. • The nations' most recent competitive meetings came in 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. Albania twice came from behind to draw 2-2 in Durres in the first meeting on 14 November 2011 – despite ending the game with ten men – but lost the return fixture 3-1 in Marinha Grande on 6 June 2012. • In the 20 UEFA games between Albanian and Portuguese sides – including club games, youth games, women's matches and futsal – there has been just one Albanian victory. Rigels Qosa (68) scored the only goal in Tirana as Albania beat Portugal 1-0 in a UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifier on 3 March 1993. Of the remaining 19 games, 15 have been Portuguese wins. 3 Portugal - Albania Sunday 7 September 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro Squad list Portugal Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers Dinamo - Eduardo 19/09/1982 31 - 0 0 0 0 35 - Zagreb - Rui Patrício 15/02/1988 26 Sporting - 0 0 0 0 31 - - Anthony Lopes 01/10/1990 23 Lyon - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Ricardo Costa 16/05/1981 33 Al-Sailiya - 0 0 0 0 21 1 - João Pereira 25/02/1984 30 Valencia - 0 0 0 0 39 - Real - Pepe 26/02/1983 31 - 0 0 0 0 60 3 Madrid - Antunes 01/04/1987 27 Málaga - 0 0 0 0 8 - Real - Fábio Coentrão 11/03/1988 26 - 0 0 0 0 46 4 Madrid - André Almeida 10/09/1990 23 Benfica - 0 0 0 0 7 - - Luís Neto 26/05/1988 26 Zenit - 0 0 0 0 9 - - Rúben Vezo 25/04/1994 20 Valencia - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders Dynamo - Miguel Veloso 11/05/1986 28 - 0 0 0 0 52 2 Kyiv - João Moutinho 08/09/1986 27 Monaco - 0 0 0 0 71 2 - Adrien Silva 15/03/1989 25 Sporting - 0 0 0 0 - - - William Carvalho 07/04/1992 22 Sporting - 0 0 0 0 6 - - Raul Meireles 17/03/1983 31 Fenerbahçe - 0 0 0 0 76 10 - Ivan Cavaleiro 18/10/1993 20 Deportivo - 0 0 0 0 1 - - André Gomes 30/07/1993 21 Valencia - 0 0 0 0 - - - Pedro Tiba 31/08/1988 26 Braga - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Vieirinha 24/01/1986 28 Wolfsburg - 0 0 0 0 10 1 - Nani 17/11/1986 27 Sporting - 0 0 0 0 78 14 - Éder 22/12/1987 26 Braga - 0 0 0 0 11 - - Ricardo Horta 15/09/1994 19 Málaga - 0 0 0 0 - - Coach - Paulo Bento 20/06/1969 45 - 0 0 0 0 46 - 4 Portugal - Albania Sunday 7 September 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro Albania Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Orges Shehi 25/09/1977 36 Skënderbeu - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Stivi Frasheri 29/08/1990 24 Tirana - 0 0 0 0 - - - Etrit Berisha 10/03/1989 25 Lazio - 0 0 0 0 18 - Defenders - Ansi Agolli 11/10/1982 31 Qarabağ - 0 0 0 0 42 2 - Andi Lila 12/02/1986 28 Giannina - 0 0 0 0 47 - - Debatik Çurri 28/12/1983 30 Tirana - 0 0 0 0 43 1 - Mërgim Mavraj 09/06/1986 28 Köln - 0 0 0 0 17 1 - Elseid Hysaj 20/02/1994 20 Empoli - 0 0 0 0 7 - Midfielders - Lorik Cana 27/07/1983 31 Lazio - 0 0 0 0 76 1 - Taulant Xhaka 28/03/1991 23 Basel - 0 0 0 0 - - - Amir Abrashi 27/03/1990 24 Grasshoppers - 0 0 0 0 7 - - Burim Kukeli 16/01/1984 30 Zürich - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Ermir Lenjani 05/08/1989 25 St Gallen - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Ergys Kaçe 08/07/1993 21 PAOK - 0 0 0 0 10 - - Herolind Shala 01/02/1992 22 Odd - 0 0 0 0 - - - Emiliano Vila 12/03/1988 26 Partizani - 0 0 0 0 26 3 Forwards - Edmond Kapllani 31/07/1982 32 FSV Frankfurt - 0 0 0 0 41 6 - Hamdi Salihi 19/01/1984 30 Hapoel Acre - 0 0 0 0 48 11 - Shkelzen Gashi 15/07/1988 26 Basel - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Odise Roshi 22/05/1991 23 FSV Frankfurt - 0 0 0 0 19 1 - Bekim Balaj 11/01/1991 23 Slavia Praha - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Sokol Cikalleshi 27/07/1990 24 Split - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Armando Vajushi 03/12/1991 22 Litex - 0 0 0 0 6 1 Coach - Giovanni de Biasi 16/06/1956 58 - 0 0 0 0 23 - 5 Portugal - Albania Sunday 7 September 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro Head coach Paulo Bento Date of birth: 20 June 1969 Nationality: Portuguese Playing career: CF Benfica, CF Estrela da Amadora, Vitória SC, SL Benfica, Real Oviedo CF, Sporting Clube de Portugal Coaching career: Sporting Clube de Portugal, Portugal • A former international midfielder who made an instant impact upon rising to the top job at Sporting in October 2005, Paulo Bento has enjoyed success throughout his football life. He began his playing career at Estrela da Amadora, lifting the Portuguese Cup in 1989/90. • Moved on to Vitória Guimarães before a switch to Benfica brought another cup triumph in 1995/96, prior to four seasons in Spain with Real Oviedo. Joined Sporting ahead of 2000/01, winning the Portuguese double the following campaign. Retired from playing in summer 2004 and quickly accepted a role in the Sporting coaching set-up where he guided the youth team to the national title in 2004/05. • In October 2005 was promoted to head coach after the sacking of José Peseiro and quickly improved the side's fortunes, leading Sporting on a run of ten straight victories between January and April 2006 and winning the Portuguese Cup in 2007 and 2008, adding the Super Cup in 2007/08.