Magpie in euphoria. With a fabulous finish, Michalovce grabbed three points from Slovesnka, the team escaped from the play-offs p

Michalovce, led by Czech coach František Straka in Slovakia’s highest competition, could celebrate on Friday evening. They won in the 7th round of the extension part in the group to stay over Dukla Banská Bystrica 2:0 and jumped to tenth place in the current table, when they have the same points as eleventh Košice. But you have a good match. Michalovce decided the match at the very end.

The match offered dull football until the break. Most of the time was played between the 16 teams, neither team was able to come up with anything important offensively. Strak’s team threatened only from corner kicks, but could not score a goal.

After the break, the fans were treated to goals, even at the very end. The home team was rewarded for their increased activity when Marcin converted a penalty awarded for a foul by Považan. In the end, the guests tried to play vabank. In a standard situation, the goalkeeper Dukla Hruška also went into the penalty area, but the home team Bahi managed to escape and sealed the victory for Zemplín Michalovce with a goal into an empty net.

“It was an extremely challenging match against an excellent opponent who showed his quality and potential in the first half. I am very happy that we were able to defeat such a strong opponent. After the match with Skalica, we were very low mentally, and this match was therefore very important for us.” they quote Zemplín Straku’s website.

“I’m happy that we followed the tactical instructions and didn’t let the opponent into clear chances, which was the basis for our victory. We waited for our chances and we got them. I urged the boys to be patient and it paid off. We were efficient, which in the end decided. I’m glad that the boys showed their heart and character, especially in the second half. We managed to take a very important step, for which I thank the team.” adds a happy Magpie.