Opava and Kladno played out a 1:1 draw in the third round of the FNL Regular Season on Friday. The match finished with a late twist when the visitors took the lead only for the hosts to respond before the final whistle. By then the tension had built enough to produce a red card.
The first half stayed quiet apart from a yellow card for Opava's F. Cejka in the forty-first minute. To be fair neither side created much, though Opava edged possession at 52 per cent. The hosts brought Cejka off for a substitute in the sixty-first minute, a change that surprised nobody watching.
Kladno's V. Citek picked up a yellow in the sixty-eighth minute as the game opened up. H. Hruska came on for Opava in the seventieth, and the visitors added A. Diao to the pitch via D. Jurcenko's replacement in the eighty-first. Both sides received yellows around that time, and and here's the thing the game was still level.
J. Hudec finally broke the deadlock for Opava in the eighty-sixth minute. Kladno answered immediately through A. Diao in the eighty-ninth, and the momentum swung hard. O. Novotny was sent off in the ninetieth minute, ending the visitors' hopes of a winner.
Opava dominated possession and generated more attacks, but Kladno showed up on target with five shots to two. The visitors also picked up a red card while the hosts kept their discipline. By then it was clear the late drama had overshadowed the overall performance.
The result leaves both teams on two points after three matches. Opava's recent form showed inconsistency, while Kladno had been building something at home. This draw keeps things open for whoever takes control in the next round.