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Rep. of Ireland vs Albania match report

Date, kick-off time:
Tuesday, 26 May 1992, 17:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Rep. of Ireland
2-0
Albania
Competition:
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
Referee:
Jaap Uilenberg, Losser /
Netherlands
Attendance, venue:
29 727, Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Goals:
1-0 (60') John Aldridge, 2-0 (79') Paul McGrath
Rep. of Ireland football team line-up in match Nr.278
Managed by team manager Jack Charlton (England)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Packie Bonner  
56
32
Celtic FC, Glasgow
Denis Irwin  
11
26
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Steve Staunton  
31
23
Aston Villa FC, Birmingham
David O'Leary  
65
34
Arsenal FC, London
Paul McGrath  Captain 
52
32
Aston Villa FC, Birmingham
Andy Townsend  
29
28
Chelsea FC, London
Roy Keane  
6
20
Nottingham Forest FC, West Bridgford
Ray Houghton  
43
30
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Niall Quinn  
29
25
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Kevin Sheedy   51' 
44
32
Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne
51' Mick McCarthy  
54
33
Millwall FC, London
John Aldridge   83' 
45
33
Tranmere Rovers FC, Birkenhead
83' Tommy Coyne  
3
29
Celtic FC, Glasgow
Albania football team line-up in match Nr.106
Managed by head coach Bejkush Birçe
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Avenir Dani   23'
2
27
KS Vllaznia, Shkodër
Hysen Zmijani  
25
29
GFC Ajaccio, Ajaccio
Anesti Qendro   71' 
1
18
KS Teuta, Durrës
71' Artan Pali  
2
19
SK Tirana, Tirana
Kastriot Peqini  
3
18
KS Elbasani, Elbasan
Rudi Vata  
4
23
FC Tours, Tours
Eduard Abazi  
7
28
HNK Hajduk, Split
Sokol Kushta  
14
28
GA Iraklis, Thessaloniki
Aleksandër Vasi  
2
24
KS Dinamo, Tirana
Altin Rraklli  
2
21
KS Besa, Kavajë
Amarildo Zela   79' 
1
19
FK Partizani, Tirana
79' Blendi Sokoli  
1
20
SK Tirana, Tirana
Sulejman Demollari  Captain 
29
28
FC Dinamo, Bucureşti
Historical data sources
Irish Independent (Dublin), №125, 27 May 1992; Irish Newspaper Archives
Comments

Soproni Démon - posted on 8 November 2012 at 09:04:52

Captain
Albania
Suleiman Demollari
(link: )
Rep. of Ireland vs Albania post-match head-to-head
WP
100.0
P
1
W
1
D
0
L
0
GF
2
GA
0
GF/P
2.000
GA/P
0.000
Av attendance
29 727
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Match stats
Rep. of Ireland:
players - 13 (from 11 clubs)
goals - 2 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 29.479 (born 1958-1971)
average caps - 36.000
cautions - 0, expulsions - 0
Albania:
players - 13 (from 12 clubs)
goals - 0 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 23.570 (born 1963-1974)
average caps - 7.154
cautions - 1, expulsions - 0
Rep. of Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Rep. of Ireland vs United States 4-1
Dublin, Wednesday 29 April 1992
Next match:
US Cup 1992
United States vs Rep. of Ireland 3-1
Washington, Saturday 30 May 1992
Rep. of Ireland football matches
Albania national team matches
Previous match:
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Spain vs Albania 3-0
Seville, Wednesday 22 April 1992
Next match:
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Albania vs Lithuania 1-0
Tirana, Wednesday 3 June 1992
Albania football matches
Top Rep. of Ireland goal scorers
1. Frank Stapleton (1976 - 1990) - 20 goals
2. Don Givens (1969 - 1980) - 19 goals
3. Noel Cantwell (1956 - 1967) - 14 goals
... John Aldridge (1988 - 1992) - 8 goals
... Paul McGrath (1986 - 1992) - 6 goals
(correct as of May 26, 1992)
Rep. of Ireland scorers
Brief match report
Tue. 26 May 1992
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Rep. of Ireland 2-0 Albania
Goals: Aldridge 60, McGrath 79

Rep. of Ireland: Bonner, Irwin, Staunton, O'Leary, McGrath (c), Townsend, Keane, Houghton, Quinn, Sheedy (McCarthy 51), Aldridge (Coyne 83). Managed by Charlton (England).

Albania: Dani, Zmijani, Qendro (Pali 71), Peqini, Vata, Abazi, Kushta, Vasi, Rraklli, Zela (Sokoli 79), Demollari (c). Managed by Birçe.
Booked: Dani 23.

Att: 29 727,
Ref: Uilenberg (Netherlands)

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