The World Cup play-offs have increased euphoria among the Albanian national football team players.
The attacking department found the goal with their respective teams, even scoring crucial goals and giving their team the victory. In his 80 minutes on the field, Arbër Hoxha scored a brace in Dinamo Zagreb's 3-1 victory against Varazdin.
Having also become a regular starter for the Croatians, Hoxha rewarded the trust with two goals to reach the quota of 5 personal goals this season. A good performance that comes after being chosen as the player of the month in Croatia.
Mirlind Daku's wait to find the goal lasted two months. The striker, who was not preferred in the two matches of November by coach Sylvinho, gave Rubin Kazan a 1-0 victory in the Russian championship. The 27-year-old scored in the 75th minute, while a few minutes later he was substituted due to injury. This was Daku's 9th goal in the championship and his tenth in total.
Yasir Asani avoids Esteghlal embarrassment and qualifies his side for the next round of the Cup. The 30-year-old did everything in a 2-1 extra-time upset against Padyab to send the Iranian team into the last 16 of the competition.
Asani sent the challenge to extra time with a goal in the 89th minute, while later in the first extra time he scored the goal worth qualifying. Extraordinary form for the red and black attack, which is also enjoyed by the Albanian national team coach, Sylvinho, to properly prepare for the challenges of March, that play-off against Poland.