sentences:  Despite the club finishing 5th in the previous season, Skënderbeu Korçë's exclusion from the UEFA competitions meant that Partizani had qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.The team faced Slovenia's NK Maribor, and lost both matches 3–0 on aggregate which brought the early elimination from the competition.Hoxha commenced his domestic season by playing in the opening match of 2018–19 Albanian Superliga, conceding an injury time penalty for a foul on Dejvi Bregu which caused the loss.