Slavia TU Košice beat Kechenec 3-0 in the Cup round of 128 on Wednesday evening. The visitors took the lead inside the first ten minutes and never looked back. Three goals in quick succession closed the tie before the hour mark.
The first came at the nine-minute mark when a finish found the net. Then at twenty minutes, just as the hosts were finding their feet, another goal arrived. The third followed at thirty-seven, and by then the result was beyond doubt.
Kechenec registered more attacks with ninety-seven compared to ninety-four, but possession told a different story. The hosts held forty-two percent while Slavia TU Košice controlled fifty-eight. Shots on target were five to four, yet the difference in output was stark. One yellow card each kept things even in the disciplinary marks.
And here's the thing about the scoring — three goals from nine shots on target against five from four. Slavia TU Košice made their chances count while Kechenec's efforts were scattered. The hosts still managed seven off-target attempts alongside their five on target.
The visitors arrive at this stage with recent wins against Medzov and Bratislava, though a heavy defeat to Žilina II sits in their record. Kechenec's form has been harder to read, with losses including a six-goal hammering from Lokomotíva Košice. This result puts a date on where things stand.