VLORË, Albania (Interstat) — Erald Maksuti scored a hat trick Monday to lead Flamurtari to a 3-1 victory over FC Dinamo City in an Albanian 1st Division match at Stadiumi Flamurtari.

Maksuti struck twice in the first half, then added a third after the break to erase an early deficit. Mustapha Koma opened the scoring for FC Dinamo City in the sixth minute, but Maksuti equalized in the 18th minute and put Flamurtari ahead in the 55th. He completed his hat trick in the 73rd minute, sealing the win for the home side.

Flamurtari improved to 4 wins, 12 losses and 7 draws in league play this season. Overall across all competitions, the club owns an 8-16-12 record. FC Dinamo City fell to 8-7-8 in the 1st Division and 13-11-12 in all competitions.

The result snapped a run of results that had seen FC Dinamo City go unbeaten in its previous five league matches. The visitors had drawn 1-1 with KF Tirana on April 18, followed by a 1-1 draw at Bylis on April 13, a 1-1 draw at home against Vllaznia Shkoder on April 8, a 4-1 win over AF Elbasani on April 4 and a 0-0 draw at Vllaznia Shkoder on March 21. Before that, FC Dinamo City had lost 1-0 at home to Teuta Durres on March 15 and 2-0 at home to Partizani Tirana on March 9.

Flamurtari entered Monday’s match having gone winless in its previous four league games. The club drew 1-1 with Vora on April 11, drew 1-1 with KF Tirana on April 3, lost 2-1 at Bylis on March 21 and lost 2-1 at home to AF Elbasani on March 14. Flamurtari’s last league victory before Monday came March 8, a 1-0 win at Vllaznia Shkoder.

Monday’s game marked the third meeting between the sides this season. FC Dinamo City won the first encounter 2-0 on Oct. 4, 2025, in Vlorë, and then won 3-0 on Dec. 8, 2025, also in Vlorë. The most recent head-to-head before Monday was a 1-1 draw in Tirana on Feb. 15, 2026.

FC Dinamo City’s next league match is at home against Egnatia Rrogozhine on May 2. The club also has a home game against Vora on May 6, a league contest at Partizani Tirana on May 10 and a cup match at Egnatia Rrogozhine on May 13.

Flamurtari’s next league match is at Partizani Tirana on May 2. The club then hosts Teuta Durres on May 6 and visits Vllaznia Shkoder on May 10.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of FC Dinamo City 1, Flamurtari 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Flamurtari with a 57.00 percent probability to win.