Match Report
Albania U21 went into the game 5th in the table on 7 points; North. Ireland U21 sat 2nd on 20 — a 13-point gap. Albania U21 ranked just 51st in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Per game in the league, Albania U21 were scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.7, North. Ireland U21 1.5 and 1.1, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Albania U21 were winless in 5.
Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa in Tirana, capacity 19,700, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.