Mehmeti On as Sub as Albania Defeated
Saturday, 3rd Oct 2026 16:38
Blues forward Anis Mehmeti won his eighth Albania cap as his side were beaten 2-1 in Finland in the UEFA Nations League having played most of the game with 10 men.
Mehmeti came off the bench in the 77th minute, the Finns having turned the game around after Albania had taken an early lead but then been reduced in number on 22 when keeper Etrit Berisha was dismissed for a professional foul.
Albania, who had won their previous two Nations League matches, host San Marino in their final match of the international break on Tuesday.
Elsewhere, academy duo Alex Noonan and Chris Atherton were both in the Republic of Ireland U19s XI which beat the hosts at the Slovenia Nations Cup this morning.
Noonan, skippering as he made his first appearance of the tournament, played the full 90 minutes as he won his fourth U19s cap, while Atherton was subbed at half-time having taken his caps tally to six.
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