Albania v North Macedonia, 05 September 2016
| Score | 2-1 to Albania |
| Referee | Hüseyin Göçek |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group G |
| Venue | Loro Boriçi Stadiumi, Shkodër |
| Attendance | 14,667 |
View Albania v North Macedonia head to head
Kick Off: 20:45 Local (19:45 BST)
This match was suspended after 76 minutes of play due to a severe rain storm. The score at the time of suspension was 1-1.
The remaining 14 minutes were played on the 6th September at 14:00 local (13:00 BST) after a 15 hour delay. Albania scored in the 89th minute to win the match 2-1.
2
Albania
Manager: Giovanni 'Gianni' de Biasi
Goals:
| Armando Sadiku | 9 |
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| Bekim Balaj | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Etrit Berisha
Defender
Berat Djimsiti
Defender
Mërgim Mavraj
Defender
Taulant Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder
Ansi Agolli
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Elseid Hysaj
Midfielder
Amir Abrashi
Midfielder
Shkëlzen Gashi
Midfielder
Jahmir Hyka
Midfielder
Burim Kukeli
Forward
Armando Sadiku
Substitutions:
| Bekim Balaj for Amir Abrashi | 60 |
| Ledian Memushaj for Shkëlzen Gashi | 60 |
| Odise Roshi for Jahmir Hyka | 67 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Alban Hoxha
Goalkeeper
Orges Shehi
Defender
Naser Aliji
Defender
Andi Lila
Defender
Fréddie Veseli
Midfielder
Migjen Basha
Midfielder
Sokol Cikalleshi
Midfielder
Ergys Kaçe
Midfielder
Ermir Lenjani
Midfielder
Ledian Memushaj
Midfielder
Odise Roshi
Forward
Bekim Balaj
1
North Macedonia
Manager: Igor Angelovski
Goals:
| Ezgjan Alioski | 51 |
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Starting lineup:
Kostadin Zahov
Goalkeeper
Daniel Mojsov
Defender
Kire Ristevski
Defender
Stefan Ristovski
Defender
Vance Shikov
Defender
Leonard Zhuta
Defender
Ezgjan Alioski
Defender/Midfielder
Stefan Spirovski
Midfielder
Ostoja Stjepanovic
Midfielder
Ferhan Hasani
Midfielder/Forward
Goran Pandev
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Milovan Petrovikj for Ostoja Stjepanovic | 61 |
| Nikola Gjorgjev for Ferhan Hasani | 75 |
| Agim Ibraimi for Daniel Mojsov | 89 |
Cards:
| Ostoja Stjepanovic | 46 | Y |
| Leonard Zhuta | 59 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stole Dimitrievski
Midfielder
Nikola Gjorgjev
Midfielder
Milovan Petrovikj
Midfielder/Forward
Ilija Nestorovski
Forward
Agim Ibraimi
Forward
Ivan Tričkovski