It was a club friendly on 25 August 2026 when Nový Jičín took on Koprivnice, and the visitors left with a 4-2 win. Not the sort of result you'd expect from either side given their recent form, but then again, friendlies have always been unpredictable.
And here's the thing — without minute-by-minute data, we can't say exactly when the game turned. What we do know is that Koprivnice found a way through, which isn't something you'd write off lightly. They'd lost 1-4 to Opava just five days earlier and 1-6 to Poruba before that, so to come away with four goals is worth noting.
Nový Jičín had looked sharper in their last outing, beating Baník Ostrava 3-1 on 20 August. But against Koprivnice, they couldn't hold their nerve. To be fair, both teams came out to play, and the scoreline reflects that. Four goals each doesn't suggest one side dominated.
By then, you'd expect a manager to be testing combinations. Koprivnice have hit a wall recently, but this performance — even in a friendly — shows they can still score. Nový Jičín need the points badly in their league, and this won't have done much for confidence.
Eight goals between two sides that had been struggling to find consistency. The result tells us more than the stats ever could. One team walked away with their heads high, the other with questions to answer.