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#2 Albania rue a plethora of missed opportunities to equalise
When an underdog side like Albania receive half-chances against one of the tournament’s big boys in Switzerland, they just cannot afford to let go of them. However, forward Armando Sadiku and substitute Gashi were guilty of exactly that.
Two minutes before getting reduced to 10 men, Sadiku got himself into a wonderful position, beating the Swiss offside trap to receive a great long pass from Elseid Hysaj. He aimed for the low corner across Yann Sommer, only to be denied by the latter’s legs.
Sadiku had a second bite at the cherry after 77 minutes, once again benefitting from a Hysaj pass – only to find the side-netting from eight to ten yards out.
Their best chance came three minutes from the whistle when Shkelzen Gashi – like Sadiku in the first half – got in behind the Swiss defence. The offside flag remained down, meaning that Gashi was clear through on goal. But Sommer was to the rescue again, amazingly flicking over Gashi’s shot over the bar.
Three massive chances went begging for the Albanians.
