(Archive) 4th National Football Championship, 1948!

30 January 2021

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Year 1948 This championship takes place as two years ago, again in two groups. Group "A" includes: Partizani, Vllaznia, 17 Nentori, Ylli i kuq i Durres, Dinamo Korce and Besa e Kavaje; And in group "B": Flamurtari of Vlora, Apolonia of Fier, Tractor of Lushnja, Tomori of Berat, Union of Elbasan, Spartak of Kucove (Q. Stalin) and 8 November of Shijak! In the first rounds, Vllaznia tries to break away, beating Partizan in Shkoder and Dinamo in Korce (4-1) and then Besa in Shkoder 5-2. But from the end, Partizan "quickly settles scores" with Dinamo in Tirana 7-0, benefiting from Vllaznise's half-step, which draws 0-0 on November 17. But that is not enough. For two days they won in Tirana Vllaznina 1-0 and on November 17th 2-1, they are tied with Shkodran. And so it happens until the last day. Vllaznia hosts Besa e Kavaje while Partizani hosts the Red Star of Durres. Vllaznia, with an energetic game, "deposits" six goals in the opposite goal. The joy of the Shkodran people comes to mind now. They are one hundred percent sure that they have reached the final, since they will have a better goal average. Well, in the meantime, Partizan has exploded and has scored a total of nine goals in the opposite goal. That's how Partizan takes Vllaznisa in the "last turn" and goes to the final. In the second group, many vicissitudes occur. In the first main rounds, Flamurtari, which beat Traktor 6-1, Apolonine of Fier 6-2, tied with Tomor 0-0, won 5-1 against 8 November, and 5-0 against Spartak Kucove. Fortunately, Apolonia is not left behind either, after beating Tomori 4-0, it draws 2-2 with Flamurtari, and competes with Vlonia. This does not scare the coastal team, who beat Tomori 5-3, 8 November 4-1, tied with Union 1-1 and came first in their group. Below is the classification of the first three in the two groups of this championship: Group "A"

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Partizani….10N / 8F-1B-1H / G34-8 / 17 Points
Vllaznia….10N / 8F-1B-1H / G26-7 / 17 //
November 17…9 N / 4F-2B-3H / G9-9 / 10 //

Group "B"

Ensign..14N / 8F-4B-2H / G47-19 / 20 Pike
Union…14N / 7F-5B-2H / G34-15 / 19 //
Apollonia….14N / 7F-5B-2H / G31-23 / 19 //

THE FINAL So Partizani and Flagurtari will meet in Tirana on August 28 for the championship title. Partizan went down to the field with this formation: in the Bonati gate; defenders with Dibra, Dhambi and Sakiq; in the line of "halfas" Fagu and Fakja; in attack Parapani, Shaqiri, Gjinali, Bicaku and Bakalli. With the tactical scheme, 3-2-5! It was a formation of the time to be envied! The first ones mark the Volonias. Bicaku quickly equalizes and then Gjinali scores two goals in a row. In the second half, it's Gjinali again with two more goals where Shaqiri adds the 6th, while Flamurtari scores only one. When the judge R. Kuka called for the end of this final, the score was fixed at 6-2. The protagonist of the match would be master Zihni Gjinali with 4 goals scored. Partizan is the champion of the country for the second time. During the 10 group games, the new champions won 8, tied 1 game (against Yllit te kuq Durresak), and suffered only one loss, but this time in Shkoder 4-1, from its strongest rival, Vllaznia). The ranks of Partizan were completed that year by M. Dibra, B. Fakja, A. Parapani, A. Bonati, Vasfi Bicaku, Xh. Shaqiri, A. Merhori, etc. REPUBLIC CUP This same year, 1948, for the first time in the history of our football, the matches started of the Cup of the Republic, of this beautiful activity, where dozens of teams are activated every year, thus proving the massiveness and popularity of this sport in our country. In the final, Partizan wins 5-2 against 17 November, marking another success.