Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Besëlidhja Lezhë 1st with 54 points, Naftëtari Kuçovë 7th with 24, 30 apart. On recent form Naftëtari Kuçovë sat only 18th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Naftëtari Kuçovë ran at 1.15 scored and 1.25 conceded, Besëlidhja Lezhë at 3.05 and 0.35.
Seven consecutive wins preceded this game for Besëlidhja Lezhë, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Naftëtari Kuçovë, 15/15 for Besëlidhja Lezhë.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Naftëtari Kuçovë wins, 5 for Besëlidhja Lezhë, 0 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting.
Stadiumi Bashkim Sulejmani staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Besëlidhja Lezhë led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Besëlidhja Lezhë: Ardit Hila (32'), Jasmin Raboshta (57')