The National Youth Team failed to achieve the desired result, suffering a 4-0 defeat to Albania in Group 6 of the European Championship qualifying round.
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The Albanians came out stronger and tried to dictate the pace from the start. Christos Charalambous’s team gradually managed to find their footing, but in the 23rd minute, Kula gave the nominal home team the lead, a score that held until halftime.
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At the start of the second half, our national team’s task became even more difficult. Specifically, in the 48th minute, Muslika found the back of the net, giving Albania a bigger lead.
Our national team tried to respond, but was unable to turn the tide of the match. Muslika struck again, scoring his second goal of the match to make it 3-0, while Himalari sealed the 4-0 victory in the 80th minute.
The U-21 National Team’s next match is on Tuesday (11/17), when they will face Armenia.
It should be noted that the team that finishes in first place in the group will secure promotion to Division A, while also securing its spot in the third round of the tournament, in March 2027.
Our national team’s starting lineup: Andreou, Christofi, Perkins, Dimitriou, Kittou, G. Michael, Filippidis (Savva 62′), Ioakeim, Karamanis, Kalogirou (Mavroudis 83′), Rotis (Avraam 62′)
