Slovan Bratislava II — Považská Bystrica: 1:1, 2. liga
2. liga
Slovan Bratislava IIW17 Aug · Home Humenné · 3:0D22 Aug · Away Baník Lehota p.Vtáčnikom · 2:2D30 Aug · Home Považská Bystrica · 1:1L7 Sep · Away Žilina II · 0:2W13 Sep · Home MFK Bytča · 2:0L20 Sep · Away Galanta · 1:2
1:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
Považská BystricaL22 Aug · Home Šamorín · 1:4D30 Aug · Away Slovan Bratislava II · 1:1W2 Sep · Away Oravské Veselé · 3:2W5 Sep · Home Baník Lehota p.Vtáčnikom · 2:1W12 Sep · Home Humenné · 2:1L20 Sep · Away Žilina II · 2:4
In the 2. liga game on 30 August 2026, Slovan Bratislava II beat Považská Bystrica 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 5:4, possession, % 51:49.
Match report
Slovan Bratislava II and Považská Bystrica played out a 1:1 draw in the Second League's Regular Season round six on Sunday. The match ended level after both sides struck in different halves, leaving the home side in 12th place with five points from six games and the visitors sitting fifth with ten.
A. Kacerik gave Slovan Bratislava II the lead in the 31st minute, a moment that briefly shifted the momentum. By then the visitors had already seen A. Velky picked up two yellow cards within four minutes before a red card in the 42nd minute changed the complexion of the game. And here's the thing: playing with ten men for nearly half the match did not break the visitors' resolve.
Three substitutions on the hour mark — S. Javorcek, L. Hofstadter and A. Canolli for the home side, followed by J. Rehak and S. Gresko — suggested Slovan Bratislava II were looking to hold their shape rather than press. Považská Bystrica kept possession and created enough to keep themselves in it, but could not find a second goal until the 90th, when O. Jelinek equalised.
The statistics tell a familiar story. Považská Bystrica registered 101 attacks against 88 and took eight shots on target compared to five, yet the final score reflected only one goal apiece. Shots off target were four for the visitors and one for the hosts, suggesting chances were not being converted cleanly. Possession sat at 51 per cent for Slovan Bratislava II and 49 for Považská Bystrica, a near-even split that mirrored the result.
The draw extended Slovan Bratislava II's recent inconsistency, following a 2:2 draw with Banská Bystrica II, a 3:0 win over Humenné and losses to Šamorín and Malženice. Považská Bystrica's form has been steadier, with wins against Oravan and Malženice, but the heavy 1:4 defeat to Šamorín on 22 August remains a reminder that form can shift quickly.
HT🟨9' R. Zemko — Yellow card⇄21' D. Kucharcik — Substitution⚽31' A. Kacerik — Goal🟨37' S. Gresko — Yellow card🟨38' A. Velky — Yellow card🟨42' A. Velky — Yellow card🟥42' A. Velky — Red card🟨44' R. Bozik — Yellow card⇄46' S. Javorcek — Substitution⇄46' L. Hofstadter — Substitution⇄46' A. Canolli — Substitution⇄68' J. Rehak — Substitution⇄68' S. Gresko — Substitution⇄71' R. Bozik — Substitution⇄71' R. Zemko — Substitution🟨82' J. Murko — Yellow card🟨84' M. Mynar — Yellow card🟨84' D. Balog — Yellow card⇄86' M. Marko — Substitution⇄88' A. Kacerik — Substitution⚽90' O. Jelinek — Goal
