Sunday, June 19, 2016

Albania's knockout hopes still alive in debut tournament (Reuters)

Football Soccer - Romania v Albania - EURO 2016 - Group A - Stade de Lyon, Lyon, France - 19/6/16 - Romania's Dragos Grigore and Albania's Bekim Balaj and Andi Lila in action. REUTERS/Max Rossi

By Zoran Milosavljevic LYON, France (Reuters) - A first-half header by striker Armando Sadiku gave Albania a 1-0 win over Romania at Euro 2016 on Sunday and kept alive their hopes of reaching the knockout stages in their first major tournament. Romania made a bright start and their crisp passing kept the Albanians on the back foot in the opening 20 minutes. As in their opening two games, Albania were well organized at the back and disciplined in midfield.


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