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Good evening all. Welcome to live coverage of this World Cup qualifier between Albania and Spain. Full team news on the way...

World Cup Qualification UEFA / Matchday 3
Loro Borici / 09.10.2016
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    Dan Quarrell

    Updated 09/10/2016 at 21:38 GMT+1


    End of 2nd Half
    90'+2
    FT - Albania 0-2 Spain (Costa 55', Nolito 63'). It's all over and Spain overcome a spirited Albania with second half goals from Diego Costa and Nolito sealing a deserved victory.
    90'
    89'
    ...but Silva puts it over the bar.
    88'
    Naughty tackle by Djimsiti on Nolito, and the Albania defender is very lucky to escape a booking. But Spain have a free-kick in a dangerous area...
    85'
    Spain just seeing this game out now. Albania still working, but Spain have this game sewn up.
    83'
    The rain is getting harder and harder here. It's been falling consistently all day here, but it's getting worse.
    80'
    Ramos walks off the field and gives David Silva the captain's armband. Probably left as a precaution, but Ramos will be a doubt for Real Madrid on the weekend.
    I. Martínez
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    I. Martínez
    Spain
    Spain
    S. Ramos
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    S. Ramos
    Spain
    Spain
    80'
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    Ramos has gone down off the ball. It looks like he's twisted his knee as he's fallen. This wouldn't be good news for Spain or Real Madrid.
    78'
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    Isco
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    Isco
    Spain
    Spain
    A. Iniesta
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    A. Iniesta
    Spain
    Spain
    75'
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    J. Hyka
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    J. Hyka
    Albania
    Albania
    T. Xhaka
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    T. Xhaka
    Albania
    Albania
    73'
    Spain in complete control now. A third could quite easily be on the cards here.
    71'
    Ramos leaps high to meet Thiago's free-kick but his header is held well by Berisha.
    69'
    The mood has gone a little dead inside the stadium. A couple of defensive lapses is all it takes against a world class team like Spain.
    67'
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    M. Basha
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    M. Basha
    Albania
    Albania
    L. Memushaj
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    L. Memushaj
    Albania
    Albania
    64'
    You have to say it's poor defending again by Albania. They just haven't matched their first half performance since the break.
    63'
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    GOAL! Albania 0-2 Spain: Nolito scores! The substitute scores a couple of minutes after coming on. He collects Monreal's pass, rides a challenge to get into a shooting position and bends the ball into the bottom corner.
    José Marí
    Goal
    José Marí
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    Villarreal CF
    61'
    Albania's heads have dropped a little and they certainly look very tired. That strike by Costa could open the floodgates for Spain.
    60'
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    A like-for-like change for Spain.
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    Nolito
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    Spain
    Vitolo
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    Vitolo
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    Spain
    58'
    Silva goes for goal from the edge of the box, and his shot is deflected out for a corner.
    56'
    That's a pity for Berisha, who had been the best player on the field tonight. Some key saves in the first half, but hat was a bad error.