KORÇË, Albania (Interstat) — Skenderbeu and KF Vllaznia Shkoder played to a 1-1 draw in their global football match on Sunday at Stadiumi Skënderbeu in Korçë, with the hosts taking a first-half lead and the visitors pulling level after the break. Skenderbeu was the home team, and KF Vllaznia Shkoder was the visiting team. The match remained balanced through the closing stages, and neither side found a second goal.

B. Charles gave Skenderbeu the advantage in the 31st minute with the opening goal. Charles was on the field for the full 90 minutes and finished with one goal. Bekim Balaj answered for KF Vllaznia Shkoder in the 67th minute, scoring the equalizer after being booked in the 38th minute. Balaj also played the full match and ended with one goal and a yellow card. The equalizer was the most important moment of the second half, as it erased Skenderbeu’s lead and restored parity. The scoring sequence left the match level at the final whistle.

The draw affected both competition records. KF Vllaznia Shkoder now stands at two wins, two losses and one draw in this competition, while Skenderbeu is at two wins, one loss and two draws. Across all competitions, KF Vllaznia Shkoder also holds a record of two wins, two losses and one draw. Skenderbeu’s all-competitions record is now three wins, one loss and two draws. For KF Vllaznia Shkoder, the draw was its first in this competition this season. For Skenderbeu, it was the team’s second draw in the competition.

Discipline shaped stretches of the match. KF Vllaznia Shkoder’s Balaj received a yellow card in the 38th minute, and teammate Ara was booked in the 52nd. Skenderbeu’s Totre was cautioned in the 60th minute, KF Vllaznia Shkoder’s Gurishta in the 63rd, and KF Vllaznia Shkoder’s Nwokporo in the 75th. Skenderbeu’s Zenullari was also booked in the 75th, and Skenderbeu’s Musa received a yellow card in the 86th minute.

Both teams used substitutions to adjust after halftime. KF Vllaznia Shkoder recorded substitutions for Mehmeti and Uldedaj in the 46th minute. Skenderbeu made a substitution involving Totre in the 69th minute and another involving Shkembi in the 75th. KF Vllaznia Shkoder recorded a substitution for Nwokporo in the 82nd minute, and Skenderbeu finished its changes with substitutions for Janaqi and Seydi in the 84th minute.

KF Vllaznia Shkoder entered the match after a 2-1 loss at Vora, a 2-0 home win over KF Tirana, a 3-1 loss at Egnatia and a 1-0 home win over Dinamo City. Skenderbeu had drawn 1-1 with Laci, won 2-0 at Partizani, beaten AF Elbasani 2-1, lost 2-0 at Teuta and beaten Kucove 4-1. Those results framed a contest between teams looking to maintain their place in a crowded competition schedule.

Skenderbeu opened with purpose and was rewarded when Charles struck in the 31st minute. The home side carried that advantage into the interval, but KF Vllaznia Shkoder stayed within reach and found the response through Balaj after the restart. The visitors’ equalizer changed the final stretch, forcing Skenderbeu to push again while KF Vllaznia Shkoder managed the closing minutes with the score level. Charles’ opener was the only goal of the first half, and Balaj’s equalizer was the only goal of the second half. The closing minutes passed without another goal. The sides shared the points after a match that produced two goals and a series of cautions.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Skenderbeu 1, KF Vllaznia Shkoder 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Skenderbeu with a 66.2 percent probability to win. The total score of 2 went over the over-under line of 2.25.