
Resuming a day after play was suspended by rain, Bekim Balaj scored in the 89th minute Tuesday to give Albania a 2-1 win over Macedonia in a World Cup qualifying match. Balaj scored with a header from a free kick as the teams played out the final 15 minutes of the Group G match. ''It was very difficult to play in two days, very difficult to bring players on the pitch with the proper intensity,'' Albania coach Giovanni de Biasi said.
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