SUHAREKË, Kosovo (Interstat) — FC Ballkani scored four unanswered goals and defeated Drenica 4-0 on Friday at Stadiumi i qytetit Suharekë in Suharekë, also known as Suva Reka, using a pair of goals from Albin Berisha to pull away in a domestic competition match. Ballkani carried the play from the opening stages and broke through in the 20th minute, then added three goals after halftime to turn the contest into a comfortable home victory. Drenica finished with no goals and could not find a response as Ballkani controlled the final score. The home side’s pressure produced chances throughout, and Ballkani’s finishing made the difference after the break. Drenica struggled to sustain possession in the attacking third and was held scoreless.

Berisha opened the scoring in the 20th minute and struck again in the 47th minute, giving FC Ballkani a lead it never surrendered. He finished with two goals and was the top star for Ballkani. Giovanni scored in the 64th minute, and Diar Vokrri added another in the 68th minute as the home side quickly put the match beyond Drenica. The goals came in that order and reflected Ballkani’s control after the restart. Drenica was unable to score across the 90 minutes, and Ballkani’s defense preserved the shutout. Berisha’s second goal early in the second half set the tone for the final stretch, while Giovanni and Vokrri finished the scoring with a quick pair of goals four minutes apart.

The result moved FC Ballkani to 2-2 in the competition this season and 2-2 across all competitions. Drenica dropped to 0-3-2 in the competition and 0-4-2 overall. Drenica remains without a win this season in the competition and across all competitions, while Ballkani evened its competition record after a difficult recent stretch. Ballkani’s victory gave the home side a second win in the competition and a second win overall. Drenica’s record now includes three losses and two draws in the competition, along with four losses and two draws overall. The home win added another positive result for Ballkani, which has now matched its competition and overall win totals. Drenica, meanwhile, continued to search for its first victory of the season.

Drenica entered the match after a 2-0 home loss to Malisheva and a 1-1 draw at Dukagjini, part of a season that had also included a 3-0 loss at Gjilani, a 2-2 home draw with Feronikeli and a 2-1 loss at Partizani. FC Ballkani had lost 1-0 at home to FC Prishtina and 1-0 at home to Drita before a 1-0 win at KF Llapi. Those results shaped the backdrop for the match, but Ballkani’s attack delivered the decisive difference. Drenica’s recent form had included difficult results, and the visiting side could not reverse that trend at Stadiumi i qytetit Suharekë. Ballkani’s home performance gave the club a lift after consecutive 1-0 defeats in the competition.

FC Ballkani set the tone with an early goal and never allowed Drenica to settle. The home side added a second goal just after halftime, then scored twice more in the second half to remove any doubt about the outcome. Drenica’s best efforts could not produce a goal, and the visiting side finished the match without a tally. Ballkani’s defenders protected the lead, and the home side closed out the shutout. The four-goal margin gave the home supporters a convincing result as Ballkani closed out the match without conceding.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of FC Ballkani 2, Drenica 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected FC Ballkani with an 81.5 percent probability to win. FC Ballkani had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.