Korabi Peshkopi and Iliria Fushë-Krujë played out a 1:1 draw in the Third Matchday of the First Division Regular Season at the home ground on Wednesday afternoon. The result leaves both sides within touching distance of each other in the table, though Korabi hold a two-point advantage.
D. J. Mavanga gave the hosts the lead from the spot in the ninth minute, converting a penalty to silence the visitors before the game had truly begun. Iliria held firm through that opening spell and found their equaliser through T. Marku in the sixty-third minute, a goal that shifted the momentum without creating chaos.
N. Gjinaj saw red in the eighty-third minute for Korabi, a dismissal that came late but changed the complexion of the final quarter. By then the score was level and the visitors had nothing left to prove, though the numerical disadvantage forced the hosts to adapt their approach.
The statistics tell a story of control rather than dominance. Korabi registered 107 attacks against 97 for the visitors, while possession sat at 54 per cent to 46. Shots on target were 6 to 7 in Iliria's favour, suggesting the away side took their chances more efficiently.
Corners told a similar tale of pressure, with Korabi earning 8 to 3. The red card meant those attacking numbers could not translate into a winner, and the visitors kept their side in it through disciplined defending after the incident went to review.
Three points each from three games puts Korabi third on seven and Iliria fourth on five. The gap remains narrow, and neither side has yet tasted defeat in this opening phase of the campaign.
