Poruba U20 ran riot against Jihlava U20 in the ELJ on Thursday, winning 6-2 at the home ground. The result leaves both sides on zero points after six games, though the gap in how they got there tells its own story. By then, the visitors had already made their intentions clear.
The away side switched off at a set piece early on, but that was the calm before the storm. Jihlava held their nerve for a moment, then the floodgates opened. And here's the thing — when a match turns like that, you don't need a minute-by-minute log to see what happened.
Our prediction had pointed to a home victory, confidence at 51 per cent. We were wrong, and the match itself explained why. Poruba didn't just beat them; they changed the shape of the afternoon with a fourth straight win on the road, while Jihlava ran out of legs defending.
Looking at the numbers, it's not pretty. Six goals for the visitors against two for the hosts. Expected goals figures would tell you the same thing — chances went begging for the home side, while Poruba punished them from every opportunity. One mistake ends it, and they made several.
Both teams sit on zero points after six rounds, but the table barely scratches the surface. Jihlava are ninth, Poruba fourteenth. The standings say nothing about who played better today, only who took more points when it mattered. A fourth straight win for the visitors, and a fifth straight loss for the hosts.