Kalju Drew with Albanian Club

Mixed Fortunes for Albanian Clubs in European Openers: Vllaznia Falls, Partizani Draws

It was a night of contrasting emotions for Albanian football as Vllaznia Shkodër suffered a narrow but costly home defeat, while Partizani Tirana salvaged a draw away from home in their respective first-leg matches of European qualifiers. Despite dominating possession and play, Vllaznia couldn’t convert their efforts into goals in their match against Latvian side Daugavpils, played at the Elbasan Arena. Coach Edi Martini’s first official match o…