Ballkani defeat Drita in Suhareka and plunge the champions into crisis
Ballkani of Suhareka have beaten reigning Kosovo champions Drita in their sixth-round Super League match. On Thursday during the day at the city stadium in Suhareka, Ballkani won 2:0, scoring one goal in each half. Walid Hamidi scored the goal for 1:0 in the 39th minute. Hamidi found himself
Ballkani of Suhareka have beaten reigning Kosovo champions Drita in their sixth-round Super League match.
On Thursday during the day at the city stadium in Suhareka, Ballkani won 2:0, scoring one goal in each half.
Walid Hamidi scored the goal for 1:0 in the 39th minute.
Hamidi was best placed amid the commotion in the area of Drita goalkeeper Faton Maloku, and finished accurately to give the Suhareka side the lead.
Drita, who will soon begin their journey in the league phase of the Conference League, scored three minutes later through striker Arb Manaj. But his goal was ruled out after the situation was reviewed on VAR. Referee Visar Kastrati ruled that the tall striker had committed an illegal challenge during a duel.
Ballkani’s second goal, making it 2:0, was an own goal mistakenly scored by captain Besnik Krasniqi. In the 86th minute, while trying to clear the ball from the area, Krasniqi sent it past his own goalkeeper, Maloku.
Second-placed Ballkani have 12 points, one fewer than leaders Dukagjini, while Drita remain in ninth place, or second-to-last, with five points.
