Bojnice — HK Košice: 29:25, Extraliga

Bojnice edge past Kosice in tight Extraliga encounter

Bojnice secured a narrow 29:25 victory over HK Kosice in the Extraliga on Wednesday evening, maintaining their position in the upper half of the table. The result keeps the hosts at fourth place with seven points from six matches, while Kosice remain in seventh with five points.

By then, the home side had shown flashes of inconsistency — a heavy defeat to Tatran Presov followed by a convincing win over Povazska-Bistrica, then a draw and two further results that suggested a team still finding its rhythm. Kosice, meanwhile, had been on a better run, picking up points against SKP Bratislava and Zachoraky before this encounter.

The significance of the result lies less in the margin than in what both teams need going forward. Bojnice cannot afford another slip if they want to challenge for a higher position, while Kosice's recent form had suggested they might close the gap.

The goal difference now stands at +4 for Bojnice and -3 for Kosice after six matches. Both sides have played the same number of games, but the points gap of two suggests this was a match that could have swung either way.