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Arsim Magjera
- 28 May 2023 23:08
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Altik Muhaxhiri has long experience in Kosovar football. He has played for different teams, while he has been a part of Dukagjin from Klina for several years. Sunday should have been a quiet day for Muhaxhir. He was only a reserve in the match Ferizaj - Dukagjini, which more or less is known who will meet. But in the end Muhaxhiri was the main protagonist. Protagonist for evil. And part of a great shame too. The shame that marked the end of the 2022/23 season in the Kosovo Super League in football. That episode will most likely also mark Muhaxhir's career.
The 105th minute of the match Ferizaj - Dukagjini was played. The score was 1:1 and Ferizaj needed a win to avoid relegation from the Superliga. It was only a matter of time before Ferizaj scored the winning goal. This was clear to everyone. After an unobstructed crossing, the ball in the area came to Astrit Fazliu, who was also unobstructed, although there were Dukagjini players nearby. Fazliu hit the ball with his head, while the ball was going towards Muhaxhir's body. Dukagjin's goalkeeper, who had been activated a little earlier instead of Kenan Haxhihamza, avoided being hit by the ball, which of course ended up in the net. Muhaxhir's action, pulling back with his body, has naturally caused a stir. And it will not be forgotten for long.
It best describes the situation in which Kosovar football has been for a long time, hit by conspiracies and irregularities.
Ferizaj, thanks to that goal by Fazliu in the 105th minute, won 2:1 and finished in the eighth position. I will play with Liria e Prizren in the playoff match. The winning team competes in the Super League in the next edition. Dukagjini, although lost, remained fourth with 50 points. And it is likely that I will go to Europe, for the first time.
The game in Ferizaj was not the only shame on Sunday. It was badly coordinated with the match in Mitrovica, Trepça '89 - Prishtina. Trepca '89 needed the victory over Pristina and the failure of Ferizaj to avoid ninth position and relegation from the Superliga. She did her job, but Ferizaj got the points against Dukagjin. Even the goals in Mitrovica were very suspicious, but they were scored with more care than the one accepted by Muhaxhiri.
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Both games were also important for the fourth position, which most likely sends to Europe. In the end, Prishtina remained fifth with 48 points, while Trepça '89 in the penultimate position has 40 points. And the next edition plays in the First League.
Both games started late. The delays were trivial and clearly known to be related to matches being played in the other city. After that, the sparks were unseen. Players were falling without contact at all and there were also fireworks, problems with nets and other banal things.
Prishtina took a 1:0 lead in the first half with Leotrim Kryeziu's goal. Ferizaj also had a 1:0 lead after the first half, thanks to Bujar Shabani's goal.
The second parts were also constantly dragging. In one Ferizaj it lasted over ten minutes. And as the match continued, Otto John scored for 1:1. The ball ended up in the net after a deflection by Gentrit Halili. This complicated the situation. After not waiting the chances of the 89 to escape appeared.
As expected, 89 equalized with Rilind Nimani and then scored the winning goal with Egzon Fazliu. The game in Mitrovica lasted a long time, but not as long as the one in Ferizaj. With the 2:1 victory of 89, Ferizaj needed the victory for the plan to be realized, to remain in eighth place. A very questionable penalty was awarded by the referee, who was forced to disallow it after being called upon by VAR. While in Mitrovica they were given nine extra minutes of play, in Ferizaj they were given a full 17. But the pressure was increasing. And Muhaxhiri was his likely victim. He scored a goal that has never been seen in the Super League. In fact, there have always been goals conceded and rigged matches in Kosovar football. But a goal like the one scored by Muhaxhiri has not been seen before. And it only confirms what has always been known - that Kosovar football is hit hard by conspiracies and manipulation of results.
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After the match, only the coach of Ferizaj, Andrej Panadiq, spoke. He expressed the opinion that the goalkeeper of Dukagjin slipped in the conceded goal.
This edition has been rated more regular as far as tricks are concerned. But the last round has cast a very bad shadow over the whole edition.
