After numerous clashes, it’s time for a basketball spectacle between Prishtina and Trepça

Neither Sigal Prishtina nor Trepça can imagine losing the game they consider “vital”. Both teams will take to the court with the sole aim of winning the matchup. Victory would secure a place in the playoff final, while defeat would “offer” an unsatisfactory end to the season.

The fifth semifinal game of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague playoffs between Sigal Prishtina and Trepça will be played on Sunday at 17:15 at the Palace of Youth and Sports in the capital. The score is 2:2. Prishtina has won both games as the home team, while Trepça has also won both of its home games.

The fifth game was actually supposed to be played on Thursday. But the gym at the Palace of Youth was occupied by a Kosovo handball match. Trepça refused to play on Wednesday or Friday, while Prishtina refused to move to the “1 Tetori” gym. In the end, the KBF decided that the game would be postponed until Sunday. The game will be officiated by two foreign referees. The referees were the subject of further clashes between two of the biggest clubs in Kosovan basketball.

There have been numerous clashes, and the atmosphere between the clubs is no longer the friendliest. But it is hoped that all of this will be left behind on Sunday. It is hoped that the clashes off the court will give way to a basketball spectacle.

Prishtina will have strong support from the stands, while Trepça believes in the quality of its players. Prishtina has quality too, and the decisive matchup is expected to be intense and dramatic from beginning to end. The fact that the teams have three extra days to prepare for the game can only work in their favor.

Support from the stands will be an added source of motivation for Prishtina. That was the assessment of the Prishtina team captain, Dardan Berisha, on Friday. He said that now is the time for Prishtina to show its strength and demonstrate its title ambitions against a strong team like Trepça.