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Re: Albanian teams in Europe 25-26
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2026 8:55 pm
by ReyM9
Dinamo is punching way above their weight. They have made this match with Pafos competitive and even pinned them back many times.
but....
Way too many amateurs and bonehead players on this team. Giving away penalties for no reason, stupid handballs and bad decisions. A bit of a lucky result tbh but at least Dinamo can match them physically. They can run a lot which is rare for Albanian teams.
Re: Albanian teams in Europe 25-26
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2026 9:00 pm
by Aurora Bulkuolis
That penalty was painful. Completely unnecessary and gave 0 advantage. What a waste.
The fact that Daja can make them competitive with a team worth 4-5 times more, just goes to show how good of a coach he is.
Re: Albanian teams in Europe 25-26
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2026 5:47 am
by Raketa
2nd penalty wasn’t real..
Encouraging to see Albanian football making strides forward this year.
Would like to see more Superliga players playing for the NT.
Re: Albanian teams in Europe 25-26
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2026 2:38 pm
by redfootballsv2
Pafos are a serious team. They nearly qualified to the next stage of CL? last season.
A draw is a shock result, and even more shocking is that they were playing on equal terms, Dinamo were highly competitive.
Egnatia also got the better end of a 0-0 vs Lillestrom.
Re: Albanian teams in Europe 25-26
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2026 5:40 pm
by Raketa
Egnatia leads 0-1 at Lillestrom!
Re: Albanian teams in Europe 25-26
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2026 6:45 pm
by Aurora Bulkuolis
Dinamo's goal looked onside. Do they have offside technology in these lower competitions?
Re: Albanian teams in Europe 25-26
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2026 7:37 pm
by ReyM9
Great fight by both. Egnatia kinda choked. They had a bunch of chances to get a 2nd goal.
Problem is that you have to beat these teams in 90 minutes. When it goes to extra time you know it's a wrap for Albanian teams. They don't have that type of stamina.
Re: Albanian teams in Europe 25-26
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2026 7:48 pm
by redfootballsv2
So unlucky. Both teams fought valiantly.
Even though both went out in extra time its impressive to see that they gave a good account of themselves against very professional teams, especially Dinamo. Egnatia especially had great chances to win.
Hopefully this will continue and Albanian teams will start to become more professional in Europe.
Re: Albanian teams in Europe 25-26
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2026 4:45 am
by Raketa
Aurora Bulkuolis wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2026 6:45 pm
Dinamo's goal looked onside. Do they have offside technology in these lower competitions?
VAR fest..
There are multiple checks a game..
That goal was checked..
Underdog need to win by 4 goals to win by 1 nowadays though.