Bentonit Ejvan took all three points against Mika on Tuesday evening, winning 2:1 in the First League's eighth round. The hosts moved further clear of mid-table while the visitors remained rooted in the lower half of the table. By then, the home side had already established themselves as one of the more consistent outfits this season.
And here's the thing — we called for this result back in the preview, putting 58 per cent on a home win. To be fair, the form suggested it was the most likely outcome. Bentonit had won four of seven, while Mika managed just two victories from the same number of games.
The visitors had come into this fixture with mixed recent results. A 1:1 draw with Bananc II on the 15th showed they could compete, but three losses in seven games meant they were always chasing the game. Mika had also drawn 3:3 with Bentonit at home earlier in the season, so this was a chance to settle the score.
What stood out was the gap between the two sides in the table. Fourteen points from seven games puts Bentonit comfortably in third, while Mika sit on eight points in eighth. The home side lost only one match all season, which says something about their foundation. The away side's three defeats left them exposed whenever they slipped in concentration.
By the final whistle, the result meant Bentonit extended a positive run and tightened their grip on the upper positions. Mika, meanwhile, remain without a consecutive win and are running out of games to drag themselves clear of the bottom half. The goal difference tells part of the story — this was a match decided by fine margins, but the home side held their nerve when it mattered.
