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Belarus lost to Albania in the final match of the group stage of the League of Nations

The Belarusian national team lost to Albania with a score of 0-2 in Budapest, but retained second place in group C1 of the UEFA Nations League and will now compete for League B in transition matches.

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Belarus lost to Albania in the final match of the group stage of the League of Nations

The Belarusian national football team completed the group stage of the UEFA Nations League with a defeat from the Albanian team with a score of 0: 2. The meeting took place in Budapest: the first ball against Fedor Lapoukhov in the 28th minute was sent by Rei Manai, and after the break in the 57th minute, the counterattack of rivals was completed by Elseid Husay.

In a parallel match of group C1, the Finnish team in Helsinki defeated San Marino (7: 2). According to the results of six rounds, Albanians scored 15 points and went directly to League B, while Belarusians and Finns finished with 10 points.

Thanks to additional indicators, the Belarusian team took second place in the quartet. Now the Belarusian national team will compete for promotion in the class in the transition matches against one of the representatives of League B.

Photo: NOC of Belarus

Source: ОНТ ↗

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