Watch: Albania defender's hilarious clearance attempt leads to red card

Albania's first match at a major tournament got off to a rough start Saturday as the country found itself a goal and a man down at halftime against Switzerland.

After conceding the opening goal five minutes into the encounter, the country's hopes of collecting at least a point suffered a major blow when captain Lorik Cana was sent off after picking up his second yellow card, under 15 minutes after being shown his first.

The Albanian player's peculiar clearance attempt saw Cana touch the ball with his hands, forcing the match official to produce a red card.