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Albania make history with first win in Euro Finals

Xinhua, June 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Armando Sadiku' s goal helped freshman Albania beat Romania 1-0 on Sunday for their first victory in Euro Finals.

Albania had started slowly in their two previous games, and did so again Sunday. However, forward Sadiku, 25, scored in the 43th from Memushaj pass, which was their first goal in Euro 2016.

Albania lost to Switzerland and France in the first two round, and got three points in total.

Albania faced an anxious wait to find out if they qualify for the last 16 as one of the best third-placers. The final round of group games will come to a close on Wednesday evening.

Romania only get one point,and were dumped out of EURO 2016 at the group stage. Endit