SBS Egér Eszterházi beat SKP Bratislava 36:24 in a club friendly match on August 20th, 2026. And here's the thing — the hosts made it look straightforward from the opening whistle. That's not to say the visitors didn't try, but they simply couldn't keep up with the pace.
Looking at the recent form, the hosts had been inconsistent. They drew 34:34 against Tatran Prešov just two weeks prior, and before that suffered a 23:39 defeat to Budakalász. By then you'd expect some motivation to show, and it did. The 36:24 margin suggests they'd found their rhythm.
Bratislava's record tells a different story. Their last five matches show a pattern of narrow defeats — 31:33 to HK Glogovec, 23:25 to Záhorka. The visitors had been competitive in those games, losing by just a couple of goals each time. Against a host side firing on all cylinders, the gap opened wider.
To be fair, the scoreline doesn't capture everything. The hosts scored twelve more goals than their opponents, which is significant in handball. But the real story is about confidence. When a team is playing well, they create more opportunities and convert them.
The result puts the hosts in a positive light ahead of what comes next. Three wins in their last five would have been ideal, but this friendly shows they're moving in the right direction. Bratislava will need to address whatever went wrong if they want to bounce back.