Malisheva, Feronikeli settle for scoreless draw in Kosovo
MALISHEVË, Kosovo (Interstat) — Malisheva and visiting Feronikeli played to a scoreless draw at Stadiumi Liman Gegaj Sunday, leaving the home side unbeaten in the competition and the visitor with another share of the points after a match that produced no goals.
Malisheva, the home team, and Feronikeli, the visiting side, both finished with 0 goals. The contest remained level throughout, and neither team could find the finishing touch needed to break the deadlock. Malisheva could not convert its home-field advantage into a goal, and Feronikeli could not produce an answer on the road. The scoreline stayed at 0-0 through the full match, and the draw added one point to each team’s total as the competition continued. Neither side recorded a goal, and both teams finished with a clean sheet.
The result moved Malisheva’s record in this competition to 3 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws, while its record across all competitions also stands at 3 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws. Feronikeli’s record in this competition is now 1 win, 1 loss and 3 draws, and its all-competitions mark is also 1 win, 1 loss and 3 draws. The clean sheet kept Malisheva’s unbeaten competition run intact and gave Feronikeli a third draw of the season. Malisheva has now avoided defeat in each of its five competition matches, while Feronikeli has been involved in three draws in five competition appearances. The result also kept both teams’ all-competitions records aligned with their competition records.
Feronikeli entered the match after a 3-0 home win over Dukagjini, following a 1-0 loss at Gjilani, a scoreless home draw with KF Llapi and a 2-2 draw at Drenica. Those results left Feronikeli with one win, one loss and three draws over its five competition matches, the same mark it carries across all competitions.
Malisheva’s recent run included a 2-0 road win over Drenica, a 2-1 home win over Vushtrria, a 1-1 home draw with FC Prishtina and a 1-0 road win at Drita. The home side entered the match with three wins and two draws in the competition, and the scoreless result added another draw to that run. Malisheva’s all-competitions record remained 3 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws.
At Stadiumi Liman Gegaj, the teams played through a tight first half and a similarly cautious second half. Malisheva sought to make its home advantage count, while Feronikeli worked to contain the hosts and look for openings of its own. The scoreline stayed unchanged, and neither side was able to break through. The match produced no goals for either team, and the defensive effort on both sides ensured that the game ended without a winning goal. Malisheva and Feronikeli each had to settle for a draw after a contest that remained scoreless from start to finish.
The home side remained unbeaten in the competition after the draw, while Feronikeli picked up another point in a campaign that has produced one win, one loss and three draws. Malisheva’s record across all competitions stayed level with its competition mark, and Feronikeli’s all-competitions record also matched its competition record. The draw gave Malisheva a second stalemate in the competition and Feronikeli its third. Malisheva’s unbeaten start now covers five competition matches, and Feronikeli’s five matches have yielded one victory and three draws.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Malisheva 2, Feronikeli 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Malisheva with a 95.2 percent probability to win. Malisheva had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 0 went over the over-under line of 2.5.