Kolín edged Pardubice Dynamo B 4-3 in a club friendly on Tuesday, August 18th, a result that turned heads given the history between these sides. By then, the visitors had already established themselves as the stronger outfit in this fixture, winning 5-0 just twelve days earlier in Pardubice.
It was a different story at the home ground this time. Kolín's attack found its rhythm, while Pardubice Dynamo B, coming off a 5-2 victory over Litoměřice on Sunday, looked vulnerable in defence. The scoreline suggests a game where both teams came for each other, and neither refused to go away.
Kolín's form has been mixed this pre-season. They beat Slavia Prague 4-2 on August 11th, but the heavy defeat to their opponents on August 6th still hung in the memory. Pardubice Dynamo B, meanwhile, have been scoring freely — five goals against Litoměřice, four in a draw with Třebíč — yet Tuesday showed they can be exposed when playing away.
The result matters less for standings and more for what it says about this rivalry. The visitors dominated that earlier meeting, but Kolín have now made the difference in their own house. Both teams will take something from this encounter, though the momentum has shifted.