Albania v Cyprus, 07 September 2012
| Score | 3-1 to Albania |
| Referee | Artyom Kuchin |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group E |
| Venue | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana |
| Attendance | 9,400 |
View Albania v Cyprus head to head
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Albania
Manager: Giovanni de Biasi
Goals:
| Armando Sadiku | 36 |
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| Edgar Cani | 84 |
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| Erjon Bogdani | 87 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Samir Ujkani
Defender
Lorik Cana
(captain)
Defender
Armend Dallku
Defender
Andi Lila
Defender
Mërgim Mavraj
Midfielder
Ervin Bulku
Midfielder
Burim Kukeli
Midfielder
Alban Meha
Midfielder
Emiljano Vila
Forward
Armando Sadiku
Forward
Hamdi Salihi
Substitutions:
| Jahmir Hyka for Armando Sadiku | 58 |
| Erjon Bogdani for Emiljano Vila | 72 |
| Edgar Cani for Hamdi Salihi | 81 |
Cards:
| Lorik Cana | 11 | Y |
| Alban Meha | 45 | Y |
| Armando Sadiku | 56 | Y |
| Erjon Bogdani | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Etrit Berisha
Goalkeeper
Orges Shehi
Defender
Tefik Osmani
Defender
Franc Veliu
Midfielder
Renato Arapi
Midfielder
Jahmir Hyka
Midfielder
Gilman Lika
Midfielder
Odise Roshi
Midfielder/Forward
Sabien Lilaj
Forward
Erjon Bogdani
Forward
Edgar Cani
Forward
Ahmed Januzi
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Cyprus
Manager: Nikos Nioplias
Goals:
| Vincent Laban | 45 |
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Starting lineup:
Antonis Giorgallides
Goalkeeper
Ilias Charalambous
Defender
Jason Demetriou
Defender
Dossa Júnior
Defender
Georgos Merkis
Defender
Marios Nikolaou
Defender
Constantinos Charalambidis
Midfielder
Vincent Laban
Midfielder
Constantinos Makrides
Midfielder
Stathis Aloneftis
Forward
Mihalis Konstantinou
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Christos Mastrou for Antonis Giorgallides | 46 |
| Dimitris Christofi for Constantinos Charalambidis | 56 |
| Andreas Avraam for Mihalis Konstantinou | 76 |
Cards:
| Vincent Laban | 45 | Y |
| Constantinos Makrides | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Tasos Kissas
Goalkeeper
Christos Mastrou
Defender
Angelis Angeli
Defender
Sinisa Dobrasinovic
Defender
Stelios Parpas
Defender/Midfielder
Valentinos Sielis
Midfielder
Nektarios Alexandrou
Midfielder
Andreas Avraam
Midfielder
Anthos Solomou
Midfielder
Georgios Vasiliou
Midfielder/Forward
Dimitris Christofi
Forward
Nestoras Mitidis