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00:00Silvino said ahead of this game that he doesn't believe in friendlies where 11
00:06new players who have never played together all start and so there is a
00:10strong core of regulars. Berat Jamshiti, the experienced Atlanta defender,
00:15captains the team. Arba Hoša is a standout performer for Albania and also for
00:21Dinamo Zagreb. He's also selected and the midfield three of Shehu, Aslani and
00:27Bairami all started against Serbia three days ago. They have been very effective
00:32in recent matches, they all remain.
00:38Well there haven't been too many fixtures between these two, in fact only one. They
00:44met seven years ago in a friendly and the result was 0-0 so hopefully something a
00:48bit more entertaining for us here this evening.
00:57A fairly recognisable figure of Jimshiti, the Atalanta captain here and there is
01:12Atamari who is the captain for Jordan. Jordan lost against Bolivia four days ago but the
01:18coach Jamal Salami played a number of backup players today. He returns to his starters. The
01:23hero of the World Cup qualifiers was Ali Awan. His hat-trick in the three-nil win against
01:29Oman proving to be pretty decisive. He was brilliant across the qualifiers, top score with nine goals.
01:35Captain Musa Atamari is one of the few players in the team who plays outside of Jordan, plays as a
01:40winger for Rennes in France. Really caught the eyes in qualification. He's got wonderful dribbling skills and
01:48well it'll be interesting to see if he is able to bring those to the World Cup.
01:56Jordan preparing to be there on the biggest stage and their preparations will all start here.
02:02Now Benia coach Silvino said that he doesn't believe in friendly matches which
02:19is often something you hear from coaches as they try to charge up their players before friendly games.
02:26but he wants everyone tonight to play to win and with his team having this unbeaten stretch with the two
02:32big games in November the World Cup qualifiers you can really believe that he would want a winning
02:40performance here.
02:44well away we go
02:51Albania trying to keep themselves in good form get that momentum
02:56running ahead of the two big games in November
03:00and Jordan trying to test themselves after their qualification for the first time in the World Cup
03:05and what a night to do that here against European opposition.
03:26well not too much pressure here on the Albanian defence who are happy to
03:39pass away and Mihai on the right hand side of the two centre backs they'll play with the back four here
03:46happen to pass the ball away and there is that noise that we expected to hear
03:55the anticipation of raising the roof there is
03:59so much excitement here around this Albanian team
04:03and of course they should be with them sat on the cusp of qualifying for the World Cup
04:08and of course with Arsenal Barcelona won the league of titles and Champions League trophies as well
04:25and his opposite number tonight is Jamal Salami the Moroccan
04:29in Jordan
04:31something of a hero now in Jordan
04:36as you can imagine
04:40stoppage here in the early stages of course there is protocol now and the
04:44physio team will be called across
04:50Silvino taking the chance to cast his eye over
04:53some of the players on the fringes of the first team supported there by his former Manchester City teammate
05:00Pablo Zabaleta
05:14now the Albanians were really happy with the result of course against Serbia with them being such a rival
05:19but just look at the talent within that team they managed to keep Alexander Mitrovic and Dusan Vlajevic quiet
05:26in the game and they have been
05:28so resolute at the back and so difficult to break down it's been a big part of their success
05:34over the course of the qualification matches
05:36and I imagine there were probably a few Albanian smiles after
05:45Dragan Stoicovic the Serbian coach resigned straight after the defeat
05:56Odaku gets his chance this evening to show what he is all about hasn't always been the selected striker within this Albanian team
06:04early knock for him
06:08very much doubt he will be too eager to make his way off of the field
06:13looks as though he will be coming back on first an Albanian free kick and a first chance to test
06:20the Jordan back line
06:22and it's a lovely ball in and it ricochets awkwardly and that is a fine stop by Jordan's goalkeeper
06:28have a layup acrobatically done
06:34would have seen it pretty late though
06:35and Sada in the Jordan midfield working the ball on and they will try to make some progress along the left-hand side there hasn't been much of a pace about the game
06:59so far the stoppage definitely adding to that
07:03sat in front of the Albanian defense the shield as Lani
07:12in a play that Silvino has really looked to even when he wasn't really being selected
07:17by his club with Inter Milan who last season
07:22really didn't see him as a regular starter has made a move to Torino
07:28and he's been much more of a first choice there
07:32always been a first choice as far as Silvino is concerned and he's always been ready to make bold choices
07:47that's a super ball onto the chest of Abu Hashish
08:01and here is Owan the hero of the qualifiers for Jordan
08:05top scorer across them and Abu Hashish with the ball into the area that's not cleared away but that's funded well over the top
08:12now
08:15rush Dan coming in and rather rush the opportunity to send it goal-wise
08:29well the pace will be quicker for
08:38these Jordan players the majority of the team are playing their football in the Jordanian league
08:46and meanwhile the majority of the Albanian team play for some of the best teams across Europe
09:03to step up to the standard pretty quickly that is the challenge on their hands ahead of the world cup
09:08I've done pretty well so far though in getting themselves there
09:19Tomari is in possession
09:22playing in inside right position this evening often see him in wider areas when he's playing in France
09:28he's tucked in just behind the striker here this evening
09:38Abu Hashish drifting away from left back seeing plenty of the ball in the early stages again looking for
09:44a ball out to the left
09:47Nymar is there on this occasion
09:50three at the back this evening for Jordan they'll play with a wing back system
09:55and plenty of license for the two on the wings to get themselves forward trying to play a ball over the top
10:00oh one was racing and looking for his chance to get in and onto it
10:08unable to reach it before the Albanian goalkeeper this evening nice and only could
10:14a bit of a change for Albania in gold Thomas
10:19Shikosha is the regular starter from a Lazio goalkeeper he is amongst the substitutes here tonight
10:30Jordan are finding room in the field areas with ease so far in this match-up which is
10:49something that will certainly be impressing their coach Jalao Salami
10:55given the quality that Albania have chosen to select in there this evening these three starting
11:00midfielders who started in the game against Serbia
11:15rush down
11:19to Sada
11:23to move the ball into wider areas trying to get there as much as they possibly can
11:30it's quickly moved out by I don't know that
11:42quickly lost it has to be said
11:44she who
11:59right to a sunny who tries to
12:01lay one over the top decent looking for only just beyond the stretching Gaku
12:07it would have been a pretty special goal to score from there champagne pass though from a sunny
12:25only just beyond the reach of Daku
12:26it did just look for a moment as though the bounce might deceive the goalkeeper but
12:40uh Abu Layla stepped back just in time and managed to grab hold
12:52shim
13:12let's go
13:13players with links to Albania on it and there have been some surprise selections as far as
13:23Silvino is concerned and some surprise omissions as well some of the bigger names who've been
13:28on the bench and the likes of Shehu who starts here tonight definitely benefited from that
13:3427 years old and called up to the national team by Silvino
13:38not a recognized name not a household name as far as Albania are concerned but he's really flourished
13:49Nassani battling to win the ball
14:10and that's a late challenge on Shehu
14:15that long ball over the top
14:34and the goalkeeper Abdulela had to come to make sure that he got there
14:41ahead of Hoxha who was bursting through
14:45not the first time in the game we've seen that long diagonal ball over the top from Albania
14:51just trying to make the most of that high defensive line that Jordan are choosing to play
14:56now Hoxha limped away but he looks as though he will be okay to continue
15:07play within this team who has plenty to thank Silvino for
15:12wasn't being selected domestically by Dinamo Zagreb but he was consistently selected by Silvino
15:19there are a few players within this team with a similar story
15:24definitely being selected by Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia now though scoring plenty of goals
15:30and has been a standout performer in the Europa League this season
15:34making good progress here
15:58and they'll shoot from all of 30 yards there has been a clear directive
16:04obviously passed on to shoot on site
16:09shoot as soon as you possibly can
16:11this time it doesn't make its way through
16:13and again Aslani coming to pick the ball up off of the defensive line
16:26they move it ever so quickly from front to back
16:30if there has maybe been a criticism of this Albanian team though it has been that they
16:37perhaps haven't scored as freely as one may have expected
16:41they're trying to break away here but the flag was very quickly raised
16:44against Asani who was in an offside position
16:47he went very early didn't really need to at all
16:56good couple of yards offside in the end of Asani
17:00I'm fairly sure that he will be keeping a close eye on the results elsewhere
17:06in Group K tonight
17:07and in particular that matchup for Serbia who would
17:12imagine that victory would be heading there where they face Andorra
17:16and Slovenia and Albania hoping for a big upset there
17:22England also head to Latvia the other game in Group K
17:27I'm sure Albania will be hoping that England get their qualification wrapped up
17:38with England still to play in their final group match
17:41we'll be hoping for a bit of an easier matchup perhaps
17:51if England play a few of those who aren't their regular starters
17:56Ballyu with a pass out towards Asani on the right hand side
18:03drives in has a goal swirling effort easily howled by the goalkeeper
18:07Abu Leila saw that one coming
18:09and stepped across
18:11comfortable save
18:13for the Jordan goalkeeper
18:15back who waits in the middle for the
18:45cross to arrive it comes in low
18:47which is a bit of a surprise given that Daku in the middle is six foot four
18:51and Asani trying to keep the move alive
18:57out with Ballyu making the bus
19:01no room for Bairami
19:15very neatly done
19:26and Roger
19:29navigates past two
19:31fine recovery though
19:33it will be an Albania corner
19:35only chance to get the ball into the middle
19:39was quickly
19:40closed up
19:42and Roger
19:45showing off his
19:46array of skills
19:47and really has gone from strength to strength over the last year
19:51as Lani's corner whipped into that front post area
20:00and flicked away by
20:02and Nymat
20:03and a heavy pass back
20:10from Chichi
20:11and that is a big mistake
20:13and it's Jordan who are in
20:15and Otamari who was such a hero of the qualifiers
20:19thought that he was about to open the score
20:21and Dysonani spread himself wide and made a brilliant stop
20:26Asani at the other end trying to free through looking for the runner
20:33and Bairami thought that he was in
20:36until a last ditch slide to take the ball away
20:40Jordan have given it straight back to Albania
20:42Bairami is onto it and he's won another corner
20:45and it's a big let off for Albania at the back
20:52who gave it to Jordan's most dangerous player
20:55Otamari
20:56fabulous stop by Dysonani
21:00corner taken quickly
21:08and Asani tries to look for the flick on
21:12and the touch from Jim Scitti
21:16fails to find a teammate and rolls away for a goal kick
21:21and the pass
21:23and he's on
21:25in the back
21:27and he's on
21:29and he's on
21:30the back
21:33and
21:34the
21:35and
21:40the
21:42pressure on
21:43a
21:45A bit of pressure on Abu Hashish, Ballyu pursuing.
22:00The Albania doing well to win the ball high up the field, a big feature of their play.
22:04They are very aggressive in their press.
22:15I just wonder whether Albania might decide to turn up the heat a bit now after that big chance for Jordan only moments ago.
22:24Hoxha, out towards the left hand side, flips one around the corner.
22:30Albanian fans here enjoyed that.
22:32Very nearly dropped for a chance as well for Bairami.
22:37Who is spending the majority of this game camped out inside the penalty area.
22:45And that ball over the top is persistently one that Albania are looking for.
23:08Best chance of the game though, 20 minutes in, has gone Jordan's way.
23:11And Moussa Altamari had it and drew a brilliant save from Albania's goalkeeper.
23:23Albania showing off their array of passing.
23:26Here is Asani.
23:29And they drop for the chance and it does.
23:32And there are two opportunities to go for goal.
23:35Both from very tight angles.
23:37Abulelela made a good stop with his feet in there to deny Daku.
23:47And then it's flashed over the top by Bairami.
23:51Nice build-up.
23:52You wonder whether laying off the pass was perhaps the better option for Daku.
23:57Had Asani close by.
23:58Bit of an eagerness for Daku to impress here.
24:17Given that he hasn't always been a regular feature.
24:21And Raymond Nye, after his goal that came in the match-up against Serbia, has become something of a hero.
24:29And will surely be the selected striker if he's fit for the final two qualification matches that remain.
24:37That are coming up in November.
24:38Missed a penalty in the match-up with Serbia back in March.
24:45And you wondered whether or not that might prove to be pretty significant as far as Albania qualifying for the play-off matches might be.
24:56He really did make amends with that goal in the match-up against Serbia on Saturday.
25:01And his celebrations and the pictures of him celebrating have become pretty iconic for Albanian fans.
25:15Shehu quickly passing on.
25:37And there's Lani turning.
25:42Those two never too far away.
25:43Dovetailing nicely in that midfield area.
25:51Ballyu.
25:53Onto Asani.
25:55And was trying to work the angle.
25:58To go for the far corner.
26:00It's super defending in the end.
26:02Al-Hurani stepped in the way.
26:04Closed up that angle.
26:07And averted any danger.
26:13Nice football by Albania.
26:20Combination of passes to open up some space on the edge of the area.
26:24Asani again this time decides to take the effort earlier.
26:28And he's way off target.
26:36That was him lining up the first move looking for the corner.
26:39And we don't really need the replay of the second one because he was miles away from testing Abu Layla.
26:48It's been a good win.
26:49And he's running nicely in the end.
26:52Yes.
26:53Come on.
26:53Come on.
26:54Come on.
26:55Come on.
26:56Come on.
26:56Come on.
27:09Come on.
27:09Come on.
27:09Come on.
27:10Come on.
27:11Come on.
27:11Come on.
27:11Sunny with a spot of defending to do, saw what was about to arrive, got there before Abu Hashish could.
27:41Nijmah with a ball up into the sky that's recovered, and the midfield two for Albania, Shehu and Aslani continue to work really hard to protect the back four, and they've got this wonderful range of passing two, it's a fabulous ball, Hoxha, chest down, marches towards a penalty area, wants the give and go,
28:11but the return pass never arrived, he would have been in there, now Unnomad, tries to go through the legs of Nijmahe,
28:29a bit of room inside the penalty area, and there was until Aslani came chasing back, saw Abu Hashish in space and had to deal with the threat, the managers to get the ball away.
28:41Jordan have their first corner of this game.
28:56And it will be Starman Otamari who will come across to take this one.
29:08Out swinging strike, and they have a goal.
29:10It was allowed to bounce by the Albanian defence, and it's brilliantly turned in by Al Rashtan.
29:19Well, the pace of the corner proved to be fairly dissentive for the Albanians.
29:35And Rashtan was quick to react.
29:39That's Albania, 0-1.
29:40Well, they are a bit of an unknown quantity, Jordan, but this is why they have qualified for the World Cup.
29:56Very effective from set pieces.
29:59Smart reaction.
30:01A wonderful header.
30:03And Jordan lead.
30:04Well, this is not the confidence boost that Albania would have been hoping for with the two big matches on the horizon
30:31in November.
30:38Especially given that they have named a pretty strong line-up here.
30:41It's that long ball over the top that Albania will look for, and giving chase and trying to make a nuisance of himself is Merlin Daku.
31:02And he definitely does that, if you want to throw it.
31:08Oh, Harani did enough to get the ball away.
31:10Oh, Harani did enough to get the ball away.
31:10Oh, Harani did enough to get the ball away.
31:12Oh, Harani did enough to get the ball away.
31:16seguinte part.
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31:36You can still see the quality of Altamari in the Jordanian number 10.
32:03Jordan certainly aren't lightweight at the back.
32:05There have been a number of occasions where the Albanian players, as they did there,
32:10tried to turn them, tried to nudge them off of the ball.
32:15Hasn't really been an option available to them.
32:21Possibly have been slightly underestimated here.
32:28And if it continues like that for the World Cup, I'm sure they'll be all too happy for that to happen.
32:32Ballyu with a ball in behind.
32:39Looking for Daku who controls it well.
32:42And he's managed to get clear and he cuts it back.
32:45And Bayrami had a chance but the ball just wouldn't sit for a good opportunity to go for goal.
32:51And Al Nijmat is clever.
32:59Protects it, wins a free kick and buys a bit of breathing space here for Jordan.
33:06Jordan.
33:07It was pretty adamant, Silvino, ahead of this matchup, but he wants to win the friendly matchups.
33:16Finds his team behind here.
33:23Bit of a surprise.
33:25And that would be the reason for the nervous face, I'm sure.
33:35And that would be the reason for the nervous face, I'm sure.
33:56And Nijmat trying to sweep one across field.
34:11I'm able to connect with Abu Hashish.
34:24That felt pretty kindly for Jordan in midfield.
34:34There hasn't been a blistering response from Albania to conceding here,
34:39but perhaps that is to be expected with it only being a friendly matchup.
35:09A very impressive defending from Jordan.
35:19Closed the spaces really well.
35:22Very, very well organised.
35:39It's interesting with the World Cup coming up.
35:42There will be unusual kick-off times and temperatures that some teams certainly won't be used to.
35:51Could be the World Cup of the unexpected.
35:54There's always a couple of teams who surprise us.
36:10And maybe Jordan will fit into that category.
36:17Certainly surprising Albania so far here this evening.
36:20A bit of a workout that maybe wasn't on their minds.
36:24Are we ready?
36:25Oh yes.
36:26Oh yes!
36:27In the morning.
36:28Oh yes!
36:29What's up?
36:30Oh yes!
36:31Oh yes!
36:32Oh yes!
36:33Oh no!
36:34Oh no!
36:35Oh no!
36:36Oh no!
36:37Oh no!
36:38Oh no!
36:41Oh no!
36:42Houcher trying to break up, but he's unable to find his way.
36:45Beyond the full-back and winger who are double-teaming really well to keep him at bay.
36:51Roger with another chance to have a look to see if he can get be on the seat
37:13as Lani trying to break through the midfield but he's unable to do that
37:21he's quickly pounced upon and the ricochet carries all the way through to the goalkeeper Abu Layla
37:43as Lani's long ball makes its way out cross here to Assani
37:56I'm quite happy Jordan to leave this huge space in between midfield and defence
38:07as of yet, Albania haven't been able to take advantage of it
38:11Ballyu to Bairami
38:21Ballyu, that's a very good looking ball but it's well headed away
38:35we all know about that corridor of uncertainty and that is where he wanted to send it
38:45Jordan were well aware of what was coming
38:49swept away by Shehu and Albania trying to build an attack
39:04the fans here, trying to get some atmosphere, some intensity going
39:13again the route towards Hoxha is blocked off, that could try to feed it back in his direction, no chance for him to do that
39:20again the route towards Hoxha is blocked off, that could try to feed it back in his direction, no chance for him to do that
39:30and it's a lovely turn, wonderful coast control by Owan
39:33it's a lovely turn, wonderful coast control by Owan
39:39he's run out of room
39:48it's a lovely turn, it's a lovely turn, wonderful coast control by Owan
39:58he's run out of room
40:01he's run out of room
40:13he's run out of room
40:14he's run out of room
40:15he's run out of room
40:18he's run out of room
40:19he's run out of room
40:20on the left hand side
40:22Roger is close by, he wants the ball
40:25and Mithai eventually finds it
40:30and he's looking over the top towards Daku, who tries to spin it in the direction of Hoxha
40:39and he sent the ball into his own leg
40:43and there was no route through
40:45Ballyu has pulled up
40:55and was looking for a whistle from the referee
40:58no whistle at all for the foul
41:00Mithai has to come across
41:02to make the challenge
41:03Jordan now looking for a free kick
41:05and the referee has no interest in that one either
41:08skipping forward here comes Byrani
41:23Daku waits
41:25and the cross towards him
41:27is well headed away
41:29by Al-Hurani
41:31Daku continues to occupy the two
41:42Jordan centre-backs
41:43but every time the ball has been sent in his direction
41:46they have managed to deal with any kind of threat
41:49it's obviously a pretty big threat given his size
41:53now Rami
41:58down by the corner flag
42:00looking to see what he can create
42:04has got away from Nassib
42:06and the ball lane causes confusion
42:08and it's an own goal
42:10and an equaliser here for Albania
42:15Abu Etnadi gets the final touch
42:18but it's a goal that belongs
42:20to Byrani
42:22skillfully done
42:24navigating his way through with ease
42:26and there really wasn't too much that the
42:32Jordan defence could do
42:34they were in a horrible spot
42:36and Albania pulled the game level
42:40well without the touch he would have fell to Daku
42:48and he would have scored in any case
42:50just had his body shape
42:53all wrong in the end
42:54Abu Etnadi
42:56resigned to the conclusion in the end
43:01an own goal
43:03and the score line is 1-1
43:05and the score line is 1-1
43:07that was just that one point
43:11and the score line is 1-1
43:13in the end
43:15and the score line is 2-1
43:17and the score line is 2-1
43:18and the score line is 2-1
43:19and the score line
43:21is 3-1
43:23Well, it was just that one burst from Albania, opened up the Jordan defence.
43:43Now, Romy, who has been so consistent for Silvino, is the one who provides a flash of inspiration
43:54that this team really needed.
43:57The referee was looking to play in advantage there.
44:10Pulls things all the way back for the initial challenge on Asani.
44:19Three and a half to go until we hit the 45.
44:25That's a wonderful turn by Romy.
44:28And this is another chance while smothered.
44:31Daku bursting clear, but he didn't really have the pace.
44:35And that allowed the Jordan defence to manage to get back and whip that one away.
44:40It will be a corner.
44:44Super play again by Romy.
44:47He's come alive.
44:49Three and a half to go.
44:55He's coming alive.
44:58onds into the televisión.
44:59Fire.
45:00Coordinating to be the игра of Y black Giants.
45:02One of the three players used to swing the pastression to be
45:07aaggi tuition ticket Queen of wollen and aorienting lecture.
45:12regarde going around him a little bit,
45:14ーー but I could see.
45:16Aslani's corner, punched away well in the end by the goalkeeper Abu Leila.
45:31It's more Albanian pressure just before the half-time whistle.
45:35It's a good cutback and it's a fine strike, brilliantly blocked.
45:40Aslani looked as though he scored a second for the Albanians.
45:44He was heading towards that bottom corner until the outstretched leg of Al-Hurani pushed out on the way.
45:54But his timing's spot on there and he got enough on it to carry away for a corner.
46:05That takes a big ricochet and it's flicked on by Daku and well held by Abu Leila.
46:14Albania putting Jordan through their paces a bit before the half-time whistle, it's fair to say.
46:27A fairly aggressive approach in terms of trying to get after the ball.
46:43Had five trying to close down the defences.
46:46Nice spot of navigation by Jordan.
46:56Now rushed down the goalscorer.
46:59Got things up and running here, he's happy to go back.
47:01And then Sada goes racing after the ball.
47:07And Jordan will look to build something of their own here before the break after a spell where they've had to sit back and soak up the pressure.
47:13And Atomari unable to do too much with that one as it's sent away by Barami.
47:27A bit of room for Jordan all of a sudden in midfield.
47:37Al-Rashtan trying to break on.
47:40And he is fouled by Shehu.
47:42He's got his best to step over the head of Al-Rashtan.
47:56Minimum of two minutes to be added to the end of the half.
48:01What are Jordan lining up here?
48:03They have a free kick.
48:04Now Atomari looks the most likely to hit this one.
48:12And he tries to slip in a clever pass but he overcooked it.
48:16And there was no chance for Olan to get after that one.
48:34That's Lani finds Ballyu.
48:57Again, it's on that left-hand side where Albania are trying to force their way through.
49:04Trying to recover the ball though.
49:07Whistle for a Jordan free kick.
49:09Shehu penalised.
49:10Quick ball into the area.
49:12Again here, Jordan.
49:13And it's a wonderful scramble.
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