Albania national team striker Yasir Asani played in the first Group B match against Ukraine held in Prague, Czech Republic on Tuesday. Asani is a foreign striker who plays for Gwangju FC in the K-League. AP= Yonhap News
Yasir Asani 29, a foreign striker who plays for Gwangju FC in the K League 1, led his country Albania to the UEFA Nations League victory.
Asani played full-time as a second-line side striker in the first Group B match of the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League B in Prague, Czech Republic on the 8th and scored the come-from-behind winning goal to lead his team to a 2-1 victory.
Asani's winning goal came in the 21st minute of the second half when the score was 1-1. Albania, who had earlier lost the opening goal in the fourth minute of the second half, balanced the match with center back Ardyan Ismaili's equalizer in the fifth minute, and Asani turned the game around. Asani calmly kicked the cutback on the left side of the penalty box by Ray Manai.
The goal turned the tables with Albania's 2-1 come-from-behind victory. In the FIFA rankings, Albania ranks 66th and Ukraine 25th. Asani led the team to victory, which is inferior in terms of objective power.
In addition to the finishing goal, Asani played a key role in Albania's offense, including three key passes, three cross passes, and two long passes. In terms of the Potmob rating, he recorded 8.1 points, the highest score in the eight-point range among the two teams.
Asani, who joined Gwangju last season and had seven goals and three assists in 33 K-League 1 matches, has scored two goals in seven matches this season. He has been called up to the Albania national team during the A-match period in September and is currently participating in the UEFA Nations League.
Albania, with Asani at the forefront, will continue its competition for promotion to League A, where the first place in each group will be given three points from the first game of the group stage. Asani is scheduled to return to Korea after playing the second game against Georgia on the 11th. 토토사이트 추천
Germany defeated Hungary 5-0 in Group A with five players including Florian Birz Leverkusen and Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich scoring one goal each. The Netherlands also defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-2 with five players evenly scoring goals.
England, which is seeking promotion to League A, also defeated Ireland 2-0 with consecutive goals from Declan Rice Arnall and Jack Grealish Manchester City.