Vllaznia wins the Albanian Cup, Josa breaks the record of Zihni Gjinali

In the stadium "Air Albania" in the capital, was played last night the last match of this football season, exactly the final of the Albanian Cup, between Vllaznia and Laç, which resulted not only in a beautiful sports clash, with rhythm and emotions, but also with voltage inside and outside the stadium. Vllaznia won 2-1, but to enable the cup to break in Shkodra it took 120 minutes of strong battle. So Vllaznia wins the Albanian Cup, overturning Laçi who scored first and securing the trophy, which saves to some extent the season of Shkodra, which until this challenge was totally failed. This is because the victory of the Cup gives Vllaznia not only one of the two most important trophies of the season, but also the right to participate directly in the second round of the UEFA Conference League, an achievement for Shkodra, that in addition to the profits that come as a reward for the cup, they will also earn a lot of money from participating in Europe. The party that started last night at "Air Albania Stadium" continued throughout the evening until late at night in Shkodra. Undoubtedly, this was an important success for the people of Shkodra. On the other hand, Laçi lost, but the Kurbins will play in Europe because they were ranked second in the championship and this position automatically ensures their participation in the Conference League.

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The 90 minutes of yesterday's match ended in a 1-1 draw, but the goal of Shkodra in the first fraction of the extra time was decisive, which secured them the Albanian Cup trophy. This time the team defeated by the team from Shkodra was Laçi, who, although he was the first to take the lead at the beginning of the challenge with Guindo, did not manage to defend the lead, suffering two goals, one of which was more beautiful than the other. In the 18th minute, Hoxhaj equalized with a header, after Latif's cross, while in the extra time, exactly in the 95th minute, Adili scored a decisive goal from a long distance, but not without fault is the goalkeeper Dajsinani, who should had more carefully controlled the trajectory of the ball. Ultimately in such finals there are also episodes that prove crucial to the fate of the result.

Mirel Josa breaks the record of Zihni Gjinali

Last night Vllaznia won, but also won a great coach of our championship, Mirel Josa, who had announced this success and managed to lead the cup trophy in Shkodra, a team which he received a few weeks before the end of the season, so almost especially for this finale. In other words, it turned out to be the third truth for Mirel Josa, who adds the golden cup to his CV and becomes the Albanian coach with many trophies, full of 12 (5 championships, 4 Cups and 3 Super Cups), leaving behind Zihni Gjinali (11 trophies). "The club achieved the objectives, winning the Cup was not small. The biggest emotion was that even in the first period I was in Vllaznia, I was fired after the first semifinal. I was fired from another club after the Cup semifinals and I came and won at Vllaznia. Now I have in mind the team, the market, the objectives we have.