Match Report
Albania went into the game 1st in the table on 11 points; Belarus sat 2nd on 10 — a 1-point gap. On recent form Albania sat only 20th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Albania were scoring 1.33 and conceding 0.67, Belarus 1.67 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
Belarus had been beaten in three straight games.
Air Albania Stadium in Tirana staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,800. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Albania led 3-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-2.