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UPDATE 2-Soccer-Albania's last-16 hopes still alive in debut tournament

* De Biasi praises Albanian team effort in must-win game

* Romania's Iordanescu laments painful loss

* Albania hope win is enough to put them through (Adds quotes)

LYON, France, June 19 (Reuters) - A first-half header by striker Armando Sadiku gave Albania a 1-0 win over Romania at Euro 2016 on Sunday and kept alive their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of their first major tournament.

The result of a pulsating clash left the Albanians third in Group A on three points behind France and Switzerland, meaning that they are in contention to finish as one of the best four third-placed teams who will progress to the last 16.