Euro 2016: Albania 0-1 Switzerland - 5 talking points

#3 Cana’s red card ‘rejuvenates’ Albania

Albania faced a massive hurdle to come back from their deficit after their captain Lorik Cana was sent off for a second yellow card for handball just outside the penalty area. The game looked effectively over as a contest then.

But the sending off seemed to have sparked a sense of belief in the Albanian players, as they pressed hard throughout the second half and created meaningful chances . Sadiku – despite his misses – was eager to fulfil his lone striker’s role by clocking up the miles inside the Swiss half and getting himself into goal-scoring positions.

Despite the eventual defeat, Albania can go into their next game with a lot of confidence that they kept a ‘clean-sheet’ with a one-man disadvantage.