ROGOZHINË, Albania (Interstat) — Albania’s under-19 women’s national team secured its first victory of the UEFA U19 Championship qualifying campaign on Monday, overwhelming Liechtenstein 5-0 in a match where a late red card triggered an offensive explosion.

The match, played at Egnatia Arena, saw Albania U19 break open a scoreless deadlock with five goals in a frantic 19-minute span late in the second half. The result lifted Albania to one win and two losses in the European qualification group, while Liechtenstein remained winless through three matches.

For nearly 70 minutes, the contest was a defensive stalemate. The turning point arrived in the 69th minute when Liechtenstein’s Marie Göldi was shown a red card, forcing her side to play a woman down for the remainder of the match.

Albania capitalized almost immediately on the numerical advantage. Angela Nika broke the tension in the 76th minute, scoring the crucial opening goal. The floodgates then opened completely in the final stages of regular time.

Klesta Ago doubled Albania’s lead in the 84th minute, and Adela Valerie Qose made it 3-0 just five minutes later in the 89th minute. The scoring continued deep into stoppage time, with Klausia Murataj adding a fourth goal in the 93rd minute and Xhesika Ndoj completing the rout with a fifth in the 95th minute.

The offensive outburst provided a stark contrast to Albania’s previous performances in the qualification tournament. Entering the match, the side had suffered consecutive shutout losses, falling 3-0 to Luxembourg and 6-0 to Slovakia in the preceding days.

For Liechtenstein, the defeat extended a difficult start to the campaign. The team had conceded 15 goals without scoring in its first two matches, losses to Slovakia and Luxembourg, prior to Monday’s fixture.

The final score surpassed the pregame projection from Interstat’s game simulator, which had predicted a 4-0 victory for Albania. That prediction stood in contrast to the same organization’s ELO rating system, which had given Liechtenstein a 56.6 percent probability of winning the match. The actual result sharply diverged from both forecasts.

With the victory, Albania U19 improved its record across all competitions this season to one win and two losses. Liechtenstein U19’s record fell to 0-3 in all matches.

The match concluded a demanding window of three qualification games in seven days for both sides. Albania will look to build on the momentum of its first win when the qualification campaign resumes next year, while Liechtenstein seeks to find a more competitive footing after a series of heavy defeats.