Trinec secured a comfortable 4-1 victory over Březnice in the Cup Round of 64 on Tuesday evening. The away side took control early, with N. Zinhasovic firing twice in quick succession before half-time. M. Abdoulkarim added two more goals, while R. Kominek pulled one back for the hosts. By then it was already a mismatch that refused to close.
Zinhasovic opened the scoring in the 19th minute, and doubled his tally just seven minutes later. Abdoulkarim made it three in the 38th, and followed with a second before the interval. Kominek responded for Březnice in the 48th, but the visitors had their foot on the gas. And here's the thing — once Trinec found their rhythm, the hosts never really got back into it.
Březnice's L. Mlynek received the match's only yellow card in the 17th minute. The hosts made several changes throughout, bringing on D. Hana, E. Sehic, A. Jurik, D. Suttner, S. Simlik, M. Abdoulkarim, A. Nguyen and J. Kolarik at various stages. Trinec responded with their own substitutions, though the result was never really in doubt.
The statistics tell the story plainly enough. Trinec dominated possession at 66 per cent compared to 34 for Březnice. They registered 102 attacks against 58, and ten shots on target to three. Březnice managed only three shots on target despite their consolation goal, while Trinec's ten attempts on goal yielded four successful finishes. To be fair, the hosts did have five shots off target, but that didn't matter much.
The result moves Trinec into the next round, while Březnice's cup run comes to an end. The visitors had been unpredictable recently — drawing 2-2 with Opava and 0-0 with Usti nad Labem — but this performance looked like the real thing. The hosts, meanwhile, have now lost to a team they might have fancied at home. The table goes out of the window in these games, but the message is clear.