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Finland vs Albania

FA Cup
Finland
2-1-1
2-1
Final
Albania
3-0-1
Helsinki Olympic Stadium

Match pulse

FINAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTALB
60%Possession40%
11Shots14
3On target5
7Corners6
4Saves1
13Fouls10
22'Etrit BerishaALB26'Alen SherriALB40'Kaan KairinenFIN74'Berat DjimsitiALB80'Myrto UzuniALB80'Anis MehmetiALB
Team1H2HT
FIN112
ALB101

Who won: Finland 2-1

Finland beat Albania 2-1 on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Goals for Finland: Leo Walta (26', 71'). Goals for Albania: Rey Manaj (4').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4Leo WaltaLM
  2. 27.1Lukas HradeckyG
  3. 36.8Rey ManajF
  4. 46.5Joel PohjanpaloF
  5. 56.5Kristjan AsllaniCM-L
  6. 66.4Adam StahlRB
  7. 76.4Daniel HåkansLF
  8. 86.4Adrian SvanbäckRF
  9. 96.3Juho LähteenmäkiLB
  10. 106.3Adam MarkhievCM
  11. 116.2Glen KamaraSUB
  12. 126.1Samuli MiettinenCD-L

Team stats

FINALB
13Fouls10
1Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards1
1Offsides3
7Corner Kicks6
4Saves1
60.4Possession39.6
11SHOTS14
3ON GOAL5
0.3On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
541Accurate Passes335
603Passes396
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
5Accurate Crosses4
29Crosses17
0.2Cross %0.2
27Long Balls63
10Accurate Long Balls34
0.4Long Balls %0.5
4Blocked Shots3
7Effective Tackles5
14Tackles7
0.5Tackle %0.7
9Interceptions7
20Effective Clearances36
20Clearances36

Player of the game

Leo Walta

FIN · 2 G

8.4

Deserved to win

14%
FIN · 0.46 xG
32%
Draw
54%
ALB · 1.17 xG

Albania deserved better: 54% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Finland 2, Albania 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Finland 2, Albania 1.
  3. 90'+4'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland).

  4. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Samuli Miettinen (Finland).

  5. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Mirlind Daku (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  6. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Mirlind Daku (Albania).

  8. 90'+1'ALB

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Albania. Conceded by Leo Väisänen.

  9. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  10. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Markhiyev

    Substitution, Finland. Matti Peltola replaces Adam Markhiyev.

    M. Peltola

  11. 88'ALB

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Albania. Conceded by Samuli Miettinen.

  12. 87'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Mirlind Daku (Albania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a cross.

    M. Daku

  13. 86'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Adrian Svanbäck (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

  14. 85'FIN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Finland. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.

  15. 85'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrian Svanbäck.

  16. 84'

    Offside

    Offside, Albania. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.

  17. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland).

  18. 83'

    Free kick won

    Berat Djimsiti (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Walta

    Substitution, Finland. Onni Valakari replaces Leo Walta.

    O. Valakari

  20. 82'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Myrto Uzuni (Albania) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.

    M. Uzuni

  21. 82'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Mirlind Daku (Albania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.

    M. Daku

  22. 80'

    Yellow card

    Anis Mehmeti (Albania) is shown the yellow card.

    A. Mehmeti

  23. 80'

    Yellow card

    Myrto Uzuni (Albania) is shown the yellow card.

    M. Uzuni

  24. 80'

    Myrto Uzuni (Albania) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.

  25. 78'Leo Väisänen

    Foul

    Foul by Leo Väisänen (Finland).

Leaders

FINALB
Total Shots
Leo Walta
3
Adrian Ismajli
2
Accurate Passes
Samuli Miettinen
77
Berat Djimsiti
55
Defensive Interventions
Juho Lähteenmäki
11
Berat Djimsiti
13
Saves
Lukas Hradecky
4
Alen Sherri
1