Those who remained inside the Elbasan Arena for a few minutes after time had been called on a dramatic evening could acquire been excused a double engage. The stands had emptied at predictable speed after late goals from Aleksandar Kolarov and Adem Ljajic had shattered Albania dream of securing qualification for Euro 2016 with a victory over arch-rivals Serbia,few home supporters concerning themselves with hurling choice words – or objects – at their vanquishers.
Led by Branislav Ivanovic and Kolarov, Serbia’s players moved towards the southern corner of the ground and milked rapturous applause from their few compatriots who had watched the game, or virtually undetected and certainly untroubled,from between two heavily marshaled partitions. This was a group of 100 Serbian students invited by the Albania president, Edi Rama, and to attend the game as a gesture of friendship; they were the only Serbia supporters inside the stadium and it was their noise,their high-pitched cheering and whooping, that echoed in the ears as Ivanovic and company finally filed inside.
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Source: theguardian.com