Albanian league resumes with Tirana derby
Friday, January 30, 2009
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They say good things come in threes and KS Dinamo Tirana will be hoping that is the case on Saturday when they resume the Albanian league season with a meeting against KF Tirana with second spot up for grabs.
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They say good things come in threes and KS Dinamo Tirana will be hoping that is the case on Saturday with the resumption of the Kategoria Pare when they meet rivals KF Tirana with second spot up for grabs.
'Important game'
The first boost came when midfielder Elis Bakaj signed from FK Partizani and the second saw Sebino Plaku remain at the club despite interest from Norwegian side Ham-Kam. Could the third be victory against their rivals on Saturday? "It's an important game and one we have to win, to continue competing for the title," coach Zlatko Dalić said.
Kola confident
Tirana, in second spot, are one point above Dinamo but trail leaders KS Vllaznia by four. They have been quiet on the transfer front during the break and coach Agustin Kola believes his side are strong enough to go the distance. "Our guys are eager to get on the field," he said. "We have been training well and we hope to start the second half of the season with victory."
Pisha suspended
Tirana defeated Dinamo 2-1 earlier in the season when Blaž Slišković was in charge and the home side will not find it any easier this time round with captain Arjan Pisha banned after picking up three yellow cards.