Sopoti Librazhd beat Burrëli 3-1 in the first division's regular season on Wednesday, a result that keeps both sides in the lower half of the table but moves the visitors closer to safety. The match took place at Burrëli's ground on 16 September 2026, and while the scoreline suggests a comfortable evening for the away side, the game had moments where it could have gone either way.
And here's the thing about the opening half — Burrëli started with some energy, but Sopoti answered quickly. Xhabrahimi found the net at the eleventh minute, catching the home defence slightly out of position, then Aminu doubled the lead just before the break at twenty-eight. By then, the visitors had already rolled the dice on pressing high, and it was paying off.
The second half belonged to Sopoti, though not in a way that surprised anyone watching closely. Naza opened his account at seventy-three, when he played in driving rain conditions and still managed to time his run perfectly. He added a second at eighty-two, and this time Burrëli could not afford another slip in their defensive shape. The match had been won inside the first twenty minutes, but the away side kept their heads and saw it through.
Before the whistle, Sopoti sat in seventh place with four points from three games — one win, one draw, one loss. Burrëli remained tenth, still without a victory after three matches, sitting on two points from two draws and one defeat. The gap between them is small, but the momentum has shifted.
Sopoti's recent form has been mixed. They lost 4-0 to Besa Kavajë on 12 September after drawing with Bilis five days earlier, and before that they held Luftëtari to a 1-1 draw in May. Burrëli's last outing was a 1-1 draw with Flamurtari on 11 September, following a 2-2 draw with Kastrioti Krujë and a 4-4 thriller with Apolonia Fier in May. Neither side has found consistency, but the away visitors took what they needed here.