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Albania and Serbia will face off at the 'Arena Kombëtare' stadium in Tirana on Saturday evening, while this match has brought back to mind the confrontation in Belgrade years ago, where after the drone with the 'Autochthonous' flag was raised, physical confrontations were also recorded, as Albanian national team players defended the symbols.
Bekim Balaj, as one of the protagonists of that meeting, recalled the details on the eve of the next challenge between Albania and Serbia.
"It is a match that is engraved and remains in everyone's memory, I can say that for the circumstances that were there and in that match, all the boys did their best. Even though we were few in number, we lacked nothing to preserve our symbols", said Balaj after a motivational meeting in Shkodër with young people, within the framework of the "Let's say it in Shkodër" Initiative.
However, Balaj hopes that in Saturday's match, the mind will only be on football on the playing field.
"Maybe at this moment we are in a different situation, this match is major for the objectives we have, as we can see Serbia as the direct opponent for a possible qualification in a World Cup. A dream for all Albanians that I believe this group has the strength to make a reality. And starting from this match in Tirana, I think the boys should remain calm, they should be cool-headed and maybe not get carried away by that atmosphere on the stadium steps because the emotional load is great for such a match. I hope they will be cool-headed and do their best on the field of play and we will manage to come out with a victory that would be worth a lot to us", said the Shkodran striker.
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