Match Report
14 points and 2 places separated them: England U21 1st with 28, Albania U21 3rd with 14. England U21 had been under-performing their position — 48th on five-round form against 1st in the table.
England U21 came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Momentum sat with Albania U21, winners of their last three.
A. Bieri officiated: 39 games logged, averaging 0.6 yellow cards each. The match was played at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton (capacity 32,050). On the scoreboard, England U21 led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 5-0.