The Women’s Unique League continues with the regular season schedule, as two matches were played, valid for the third week in the international club basketball competition from Albania and Kosovo. Tirana secured a quite beautiful victory against Partizani in the derby held at the “Farie Hoti” arena. The white and blue girls delivered an excellent performance, triumphing with a score of 88-82 against the reigning champions of the Unique League. As expected, the derby proved to be interesting, but Tirana proved to be more accurate, leading for the majority of the time to clinch the well-deserved success.

Crucial in the triumph of Mirza Alibegaj’s team was the third period of the match. Thus, the challenge started immediately with rivalry, but Tirana had higher efficiency in play, winning the first period 23-19.

Eliverta Bujari’s team increased the pace in the second quarter, winning the 10-minute segment 16-21, going into the halftime break with a minimal lead of 39-40 in total points. But upon returning to the court, the white and blue squad improved their game, while Partizani didn’t have the necessary performance in attack. Thus, Tirana won the third period 22-11, leading by 10 points, 61-51, after 30 minutes of play. In the final period, both teams showed excellent rhythm in attack, with Partizani trying to react. The reds won this fraction 27-31, but the overall success belonged to Tirana with a 6-point advantage, 88-82.

This was the second victory in this edition of the Unique League for Tirana, while Partizani suffered their third defeat in as many matches played.

Regarding individual performances, Aida Palko was decisive in Tirana’s triumph. The basketball player continues to defy the weight of the years, showing excellent performance on the court. Against Partizani, Palko scored 25 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and made 3 assists, while Enisa Qosja also stood out with 25 points, and Oyanaisy Gonzales with 9 points and 15 assists.

Also noteworthy was the involvement of all five players of the lineup for 40 minutes, with coach Alibegaj not making any substitutions. 

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