Litvinov edge Val Pusteria in friendly
Litvinov beat Val Pusteria 3:1 in a club friendly on Sunday evening. The match was played on 23 August 2026 and gave the visitors a clean sheet victory after two consecutive wins in friendlies. Val Pusteria, by then, had lost four matches in a row and were struggling to find their footing.
Without minute-by-minute details to work with, the result speaks for itself. Litvinov camped in the final third and refused to go away, while Val Pusteria were left exposed after conceding three goals. To be fair, the hosts had been dismantled in their previous encounters, losing heavily against Graz 99 on three separate occasions.
The visitors came into this game with momentum. They had beaten Black Wings Linz 3:2 the day before and Homutov 3:0 before that. Val Pusteria, on the other hand, had been beaten 3:4 by ERC Ingolstadt in their most recent outing and couldn't recover from that setback.
And here's the thing — this was a friendly, so the standings don't carry real weight yet. The table is still forming, and neither side has anything concrete to point to. But the scoreline told you everything you needed to know about where each team stood.
Val Pusteria's run of losses stretches back to April, with defeats against Graz 99 and others piling up. Litvinov have not won since their April loss to Jihlava, but these friendlies suggest they are building something different this season.
The result means Litvinov take two wins from two friendlies, while Val Pusteria's search for form continues. By then, the visitors had put the game to bed early and didn't look back.