Shamorin secured a comfortable 3-1 win against Lokomotíva Zvolen in the Second League regular season on Saturday. The hosts took control early, with B. Petrak and O. Ihejirika finding the net in the first half. S. Useni pulled one back for the visitors after the break, but Shamorin responded to seal the result. The victory keeps the home side firmly in second place with 27 points from 10 games.
Petrak opened the scoring in the fifth minute, a quiet beginning that set the tone for the evening. Ihejirika doubled the lead before half-time, giving Shamorin a cushion they would not risk throwing away. Useni's goal in the 46th minute offered Zvolen a flicker of hope, but the hosts were not ready to let the match slip. By then, Shamorin had already established their superiority.
The decisive moment came in the 55th minute when a goal—unattributed in the official record—extended Shamorin's advantage. The visitors found themselves chasing the game and could not recover. Yellow cards for M. Gono and O. Ihejirika for Shamorin, and A. Avetisyan and L. Filipiak for Zvolen punctuated a match that grew increasingly physical. There were no red cards, but the tempo suggested frustration on both sides.
Substitutions began in the 71st minute, with Petrak and Useni both coming off as both managers sought to manage the remaining time. Weber replaced Petrak for Shamorin, while Bajtos came on for Useni. The visitors added Bubuteishvili and Husarcik in the final quarter, but the result was already beyond doubt.
The standings tell a wider story. Shamorin sit second with nine wins from ten matches, while Zvolen languish in sixteenth with just three points. The hosts have lost only once this season and are on a strong run of results. Zvolen, meanwhile, have won just once all campaign and are running out of games to salvage something.
