Match Report
12 points for Kosovo U21 (5th), 14 for Republic of Ireland U21 (3rd): a 2-point gap. On recent form Republic of Ireland U21 sat only 35th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, Kosovo U21 were scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.2, Republic of Ireland U21 1.2 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
With 31 matches recorded and 1.3 yellow cards per game, P. Ardeleanu was the man in the middle. The match was played at Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari (capacity 18,500). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Kosovo U21: Florent Hasani (64') · Republic of Ireland U21: Ronan Curtis (82')
Key stats
Possession: Kosovo U21 50% · Republic of Ireland U21 50% · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 2-3