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| Albania's U-17 women's teambefore against Kazakhstan |
The "UEFA Women’s U-17 Championship" tour for Group B4, which was well-received and organized by the Albanian Football Federation (FSHF), has successfully concluded. The participating teams in this tournament were the national teams of Albania, Wales, the Faroe Islands, and Kazakhstan, and the matches were played at the "Elbasan Arena" and the "Football House" stadiums.
Albania's U-17 women's team played their final match in the group against Kazakhstan. The match took place at the "Elbasan Arena" and ended with a 1-0 victory for the red and black girls, thanks to Klevisa Ndoca's goal in the 50th minute, FSHF reports.
Coach Agustin Kola started the challenge against Kazakhstan with the following starting lineup: Amelia Mone (GK), Leoselda Stalaj, Isabella Kuci, Angela Nika, Stela Vata, Xhesika Ndoj, Tiana Gjonaj, Klesta Ago (C), Klevisa Ndoci, Erika Nushi, Emma Xhumaqi.
The match started well for Albania, which attacked from the beginning to find the goal. In the 13th minute, Ndoci had a good scoring opportunity but was stopped by the goalkeeper. Meanwhile, at the end of the first half, Ndoj also had a golden scoring opportunity, but she couldn't unlock the match.
The second half started the same as the first, with the red and black girls in search of a goal. In the 50th minute, Klevisa Ndoci scored for Albania, after a beautiful action that was finalized with a goal after a shot from inside the box. Until the end, Albania managed the result and secured the first victory in these qualifiers.
The other match of Group B4, between the Faroe Islands and Wales, was played at the "Football House" and ended with a deep 0-6 score. The Welsh girls dominated the entire match and scored three goals in both halves.
As for the final standings, the Welsh girls finished in first place with 9 points. The Faroe Islands' girls finished in second place with 6 points, while the Albanian girls finished in third place with 3 points. In Group B4, Kazakhstan's girls ranked last with 0 points.
Below are the results and rankings of the qualifying matches for the U-17 European Championship Group B4:
Date 24.11.2023
Kazakhstan– Faroe Islands 1-2
Wales – Albania 2-0
Date 27.11.2023
Wales – Kazakhstan 1-0
Faroe Islands -Albania 3-0
Date 30.11.2023
Faroe Islands – Wales 0-6
Albania – Kazakhstan 1-0
Standings:
1 Wales 9 points
2 Faroe Islands 6 points
3 Albania 3 points