/PHOTO GALLERY/ On Tuesday in Velké Hamre, the confrontation of divisional and league football was a balanced affair, the home team resisted České Budějovice. In Ostrava, they hoped for something similar a day later, but the cup reality was cruel. Before the thousandth visit, Hlubina’s footballers kept a goalless score against Slovácko for only seven minutes. In the end, Union ended up worse in the 2nd round of the MOL Cup than three years ago with Karvina (0:6), and lost 0:8.
Hlubina in the cup against Slovakia. | Video: David Hekele
The fans were positive long before kick-off. When Boris Förster ran down the sidelines in the opening, the entire packed grandstand cheered him on. She then had fun when the light board apparently broke down, and her attendant conjured a 19-2 score on her after the restart.
However, it was the 20th minute and the guests were already leading after goals from Brandner and Mihálik. The plan of coach Zdeňko Skotnica, who wanted to keep the score 0:0 as long as possible, did not come true. “That set the tone. Then it was difficult for the boys. They started to believe in each other and proved that the difference of three competitions is between us. It matched,” the coach knew.
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The trio of Trávník, Kim and Doski stood out on the pitch. Speed, directness, technique. The Union had a hard time competing with that, even though the score was friendly at halftime. “But you can see the difference. They know about themselves, they know how to run, they represent themselves. And physically too. You can’t win a head-to-head with them,” commented a young fan on the field from the stands.
Skotnica believed in drama, a goal was enough. Frébort was close, only aiming for the post. The wish of the chairman of TJ Pavel Ožana for the first scorer against the league did not come true. Although the favorite did not give a penalty, he dominated the field. From the 63rd to the 84th minute, he scored five goals.
“We have already changed it so that the boys can play, the quality has gone down and it is a debacle. I’m sad because I thought we would resist more. But Slovácko is so advanced in terms of play, position and tactics that they didn’t give us a chance,” Skotnica admitted to the harsh reality.
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Unie Hlubina – 1. FC Slovácko 0:8 (0:3)
Goals: 8., 66. and 84. Brandner, 12. and 76. Mihálik, 35. Vecheta, 63. Kalabiška, 82. Petržela. Referee: Machálek – Antoníček, Lakomý. No cards. Spectators: 945.
Deep: Otopalík – Šindler, Vykopal, Hrušovský, Frébort – Marciňa (46. Sasko) – Bělíček (59. Konečný), Förster (59. Foniok), Petrík (46. Knedla), Kalay – Badalyan (74. Schmutz). Coach: Skotnica.
Slovakia: Fryšták – Srubek, Hofmann, Doski (69. Holzer) – Sinyavskiy (63. Reinberk), Valenta, Trávník (46. Havlík), Brandner – Mihálik, Vecheta (46. Petržela), Kim (46. Kalabiška). Coach: A witness.
