Odrani ran riot against Šampion Cèle in the East division, running out 5-1 winners at the weekend. The result leaves the hosts six points clear at the summit after seven matches, while the visitors remain rooted to the bottom with just four points to their name. It was a thorough dismantling that extended Odrani's unbeaten run to seven games.
Šampion Cèle have not lost since that first-round defeat, but this morning's performance suggested they were still finding their feet. They'd rattled off a 4-0 win over Zavrč earlier in September, only to follow it with a 3-4 loss to Fuzinar and then a 2-0 defeat away at Dobrovice. The decline has been steady, not sudden, and the visitors knew it going in.
Odrani's form tells a different story entirely. Three consecutive wins, two of them by two-goal margins, and a 5-3 thriller against Fuzinar on the road. They've scored more goals in their last five matches than Šampion Cèle have conceded in theirs. To be fair, the quality gap in the East has always been wide, but this morning it felt like a fixture.
The visitors did manage a goal, which at least kept the scoreboard honest for a few minutes. But Odrani's attack went for the jugular from the opening whistle and never let up. The hosts had nothing to prove after their perfect record through six previous matches, and they played accordingly.
Šampion Cèle's five defeats in seven games leave them staring down a relegation battle that starts now, not later. They've drawn once and won once, and neither result has come against a side in the top four. The table doesn't lie, and neither does this result.
Odrani move to 19 points, a cushion that might just allow them to sleep at night. Seven matches in and they haven't dropped a single point outside of a draw. And here's the thing — they haven't been lucky. They've been clinical.
