Olten saw off Ticino Rockets 8:3 in a club friendly match on Monday evening. The Swiss sides met at the home ground on 18 August 2026, and the hosts made no mistake from the opening whistle. By then it was clear this would not be a close affair.
Olten came in with momentum. They had won four of their previous five fixtures, including a 4:3 victory over Sierre on 14 August. The only blemish in that run was a 1:3 defeat to Bern eleven days earlier. To be fair, they looked sharp from the start.
Ticino Rockets arrived with a different story. Their last five matches produced just one win — a 2:0 away victory against Thurgau in February. Since then they had lost four straight, including a 2:6 hammering by Visp and a 1:2 defeat to Ambri-Piotta on 14 August. They could not afford another slip.
The result extended Olten's unbeaten run and ended Ticino's losing streak in a rather one-sided fashion. The hosts carried the side from beginning to end, while the visitors got dragged out of position repeatedly. That price has gone for the visitors if they want to regroup before the next outing.