UEFA technical report for the European Championship “Germany 2024” contains intriguing details about all participating teams.

The average ball possession for the Albanian national team across the three group matches was 35%. Notably, the highest possession rate was achieved in the match against Spain at 42%, while the lowest was against Italy at 32%.

In terms of attempted passes, the average was 363 per match. Again, the highest figure was recorded in the duel against Spain with 407 passes, while the lowest was against Croatia at 311. The average pass accuracy stood at 83%. Another interesting detail is that Albania ranked fourth among all participating teams in Europe for accurate long passes, having attempted 44 such passes.

Average distance covered by the team was 115.8 km during the three matches of the tournament. The highest distance was reached in the match against Spain at 117.2 km, while the lowest was in the game against Italy at 115.1 km.

Only five players played every minute in the tournament: Thomas Strakosha, Mario Mitaj, Arlind Ajeti, Berat Gjimshiti, and Kristjan Asllani.

Klaus Gjasula, Nedim Bajrami, and Qazim Laçi found the net, while Jasir Asani provided one assist. The average age of the national team in the tournament was 26.7 years. The red and black players received seven yellow cards and no red cards.

Kristjan Asllani was the red and black player with the highest number of key passes, totaling eight. He also attempted the most passes with 175 and achieved an accuracy of 86%. The player with the highest pass accuracy was Berat Gjimshiti at 89%, followed closely by Mario Mitaj at 88%.

Mario Mitaj and Ylber Ramadani recovered 15 balls each. Additionally, defender Mitaj won four duels and had seven interruptions of opposing attacks.

During the European Championship “Germany 2024,” a total of 12 goals were scored in extra time, including Klaus Gjasula’s goal against Croatia in the 90+5 minute.

Moreover, the fastest goal in European Championship history was scored in “Germany 2024” by red and black player Nedim Bajrami in the match against Italy, taking just 23 seconds.

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