Play and Rebuild Together Tournament

The Play and Rebuild Together Tournament (Albanian: Turneu "Luajmë dhe Rindërtojmë së Bashku") was an charity international football tournament contested by the men's national veterans' teams. It took place in Albania on 10 January 2020 and the profits gathered from these meetings went to those affected by 2019 Albania earthquake.[1]

Play and Rebuild Together Tournament

Turneu "Luajmë dhe Rindërtojmë së Bashku"
Country	Albania
Date	10 January 2020
Championship venue	Arena Kombëtare
Teams	4
Champions	Italy (veterans)
Runners-up	Greece (veterans)
Semi-finalists	Albania (veterans)  Turkey (veterans)
Matches played	3
Goals scored	4 (1.33 per match)
Attendance	6,100 (2,033 per match)

Squads

The four men's national veterans' teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of over 11 players, including one or two goalkeepers.[2]

Albania Manager: Ilir Shulku Reference:[3][4][5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ALB Foto Strakosha 4 DF  ALB Armend Dallku 6 MF  KVX Besnik Hasi 7 MF  ALB Edvin Murati 8 FW  ALB Alban Bushi 9 DF  ALB Ervin Bulku 10 FW  ALB Altin Rraklli 11 DF  ALB Adrian Aliaj 12 GK  ALB Arjan Beqaj 13 MF  ALB Ervin Skela No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ALB Altin Lala 15 MF  ALB Redi Jupi 16 MF  MKD Artim Shaqiri 17 FW  ALB Igli Tare 18 MF  ALB Klodian Duro 21 MF  MKD Nderim Nexhipi 22 FW  ALB Erjon Bogdani 24 DF  ALB Debatik Curri 28 DF  ALB Nevil Dede

Italy Manager: Gianni De Biasi Reference:[4][5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ITA Antonio Chimenti 2 DF  ITA Cristian Zaccardo 3 DF  ITA Max Tonetto 4 MF  ITA Luigi Di Biagio 5 DF  ITA Francesco Colonnese 6 MF  ITA Dario Marcolin 7 FW  ITA Mauro Esposito 8 MF  ITA Giampiero Maini No. Pos. Nation Player 9 FW  ITA Massimo Agostini 10 FW  ITA Benito Carbone 11 MF  ITA Massimo Bonanni 14 DF  ITA Gabriele Grossi 17 MF  ITA Damiano Tommasi 19 DF  ITA Massimo Paganin 20 MF  ITA Simone Perrotta

Results

10 January 2020 First semi-final	Albania (veterans)	1–1 (2–3 p)	Italy (veterans)	Tirana, Albania
18:10	Bogdani  34'	Report	Esposito  10'	Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Referee: Mario Shabanaj (Albania)
	Penalties
	Skela Duro Aliaj		Carbone Bonanni Marcolin

10 January 2020 Second semi-final	Greece (veterans)	1–0	Turkey (veterans)	Tirana, Albania
19:00	Karagounis  32' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Arena Kombëtare

10 January 2020 Final	Italy (veterans)	1–0	Greece (veterans)	Tirana, Albania
19:35	Kotsios  23' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals scored
1	Erjon Bogdani	1
	Giorgos Karagounis
	Ilias Kotsios (own goal)
	Mauro Esposito
By penalty shoot-out
1	Adrian Aliaj	1
	Benito Carbone
	Dario Marcolin
	Ervin Skela
	Massimo Bonanni

References

1. "Futbolli më shumë se një lojë! Legjendat e Shqipërisë, Greqisë, Italisë dhe Turqisë bashkë zemrat për tërmetin" [More than a game of football! Legends of Albania, Greece, Italy and Turkey together hearts for earthquake] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 10 January 2020.
2. "Luajmë dhe rindërtojmë sëbashku! Yjet e Shqipërisë, Italisë, Greqisë dhe Turqisë më 10 janar në Air Albania Stadium në mbështetje të familjeve të prekura nga tërmeti" [Play and rebuild together! Stars of Albania, Italy, Greece and Turkey on January 10 at Air Albania Stadium in support of earthquake affected families] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 29 December 2019.
3. ""Luajmë dhe rindërtojmë së bashku", zbulohet lista e Shqipërisë" ["Play and rebuild together", the list of Albania is revealed] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. 5 January 2020. Ja lista e Shqipërisë: Foto Strakosha, Lorik Cana, Edvin Murati, Alban Bushi, Igli Tare, Altin Lala, Besnik Hasi, Altin Rraklli, Erjon Bogdani, Arjan Beqaj, Artim Shaqiri (Maqedoni e Veriut), Klodian Duro, Ervin Bulku, Armend Dallku, Nevil Dede, Debatik Curri, Hamdi Salihi, Redi Jupi, Nderim Nexhipi (Maqedoni e Veriut) dhe Adrian Aliaj/Trajner: Ilir Shulku
4. "Turneu i bamirësisë/Shqipëria nuk ia del, Italia shkon në finale pas triumfit me penallti (VIDEO)" [Charity tournament/Albania fails, Italy goes to finals after penalties (VIDEO)] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 10 January 2020.
5. "Formacionet" [Line-ups] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 10 January 2020.