Albania quickly concedes, Ukraine scores two goals in four minutes
The first half of the match between Albania and Ukraine was entertaining, with both teams creating chances and looking dangerous
Ukraine took the lead in the 9th minute when Ruslan Malinovskyi fired a low shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the box. Albania responded well to going behind and created a few chances of their own, but they were unable to find an equalizer.
Ukraine doubled their lead in the 13th minute when Andriy Yarmolenko headed home a cross from the right. Albania were stunned by the quickfire goals and struggled to create any clear-cut chances for the rest of the match.
Ukraine controlled the tempo of the game and created several more chances, but they were unable to extend their lead and match ended 2-0
The win moves Ukraine up to second place in Group B, while Albania remain bottom of the group pointless. Here is a recap of the match.