Hur secured a 4:1 victory over Košice in a club friendly match on Friday, 5 September 2026. The result came at a time when both sides have been testing their setups ahead of the new campaign. Košice had come off a 2:1 win against Rosenheim the day before, while Hur arrived following a heavy 1:6 defeat to Schwenningen on 29 August.
And here's the thing about friendlies — they rarely tell the whole story. Košice's recent run shows inconsistency: they beat Rosenheim but lost to Michalovce Dukla 2:4 and fell to Ferencváros AV19 in two separate matches, 3:4 and 4:1. Hur's form has been similarly unpredictable, with a 3:0 win over Basel contrasting sharply with their 1:6 loss and 2:4 defeat to Thurgau.
To be fair, four goals against is a significant number for any side, especially one that had just tasted victory. The visitors have been involved in high-scoring affairs recently — they lost 3:5 to Lannau Tigers and beat Vetzkicon 4:1, suggesting their matches tend to open up. Košice, meanwhile, had a clean sheet against Prešov 3:0 and showed defensive solidity in that Rosenheim victory.
By then, the nature of this fixture meant neither manager was likely to be making long-term decisions based on performance alone. These are testing grounds, not verdicts. The scoreline might suggest one team was superior, but friendlies often reveal more about what needs work than what has been achieved.
What matters for Košice is whether they can translate that Rosenheim win into something more consistent. For Hur, the question is whether they can build on the Basel three-pointer rather than repeating the pattern of big wins followed by heavy defeats. The table won't tell you much at this stage of a friendly, but the form lines are worth watching.