Match Report
Albania went into the game 4th in the table on 1 points; Spain sat 1st on 9 — an 8-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Albania: only 21st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.67 for Albania and 1.67/0 for Spain (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
Momentum sat with Spain, winners of their last four. Over the last five, Albania had taken 7 of 15 points to Spain's 13.
The match was played at Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf (capacity 54,600). On the scoreboard, Spain led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.