Women’s Euro U-17 / Albania, a deep win over Azerbaijan

The girls’ U-17 national team closed the first round of the qualifiers for the 2027 European Championship for this age group with a win, triumphing 7-2 over Azerbaijan at the “Niko Dovana” stadium.

Coach Cyme Lulaj started the match with this line-up: Haxhija (GK), Jahelezi, Gola, E. Hasanaj, T. Hasanaj, Hoxha, Maksuti, Kola, Ëintz, Kuka, Kronaj.

In the second half, Celaj, Ahmetaj, Cifliku, Avdiaj and Kore were also brought on.

The red-and-black girls played a good match and dominated the encounter, scoring seven goals and securing an important win in the final confrontation of this round.

Albania took the lead immediately, with Kuka, who scored in the 4th minute. Ëintz scored twice, in the 27th and 43rd minutes, while Hoxha scored two more goals in the 47th and 75th minutes. E. Hasanaj, in the 70th minute, and T. Hasanaj, in the 84th minute, also registered on the scorers’ list.

Azerbaijan scored twice, with Salimi in the 25th minute and Samadli from the penalty spot in the 39th minute, but Albania reacted and in the second half deepened the lead to secure the 7-2 win.

With this result, Albania close the first round with 4 points, ranking second in Group B1, behind Ireland, which finished the phase with 9 points. Kosovo also gathered 4 points, while Azerbaijan closed the group without points.

This win is a positive closing for the girls’ U-17 national team in this round, after the first two matches against Kosovo and Ireland.