Katowice edge Prešov in high-scoring friendly
Prešov hosted Katowice in a club friendly on September fourth, with the Polish side taking the match 2:4. Both teams arrived with mixed recent form — the hosts had lost three of their last five while the visitors had seen every game this season produce at least nine goals between them.
And here's the thing about friendlies: you watch for patterns, not points. Prešov showed flashes of structure early on, but Katowice adjusted by then. They pinned the home side back in the second half and turned it on when it mattered.
I remember minute twenty clearly. Prešov had possession and were building something, but the visitors tightened things up. By the time the half ended, the scoreline told a different story. Three goals had gone in, and Prešov's defence had seen it out poorly.
The away side's recent record speaks for itself — 4:5 with Rostock, 4:5 with Poprad, four games this month averaging over eight goals per match. Katowice aren't hiding anything. They came for a cross he never reached, and Prešov paid for it.
By the final whistle, the visitors had extended their scoring run while the hosts ended a barren spell in their own right, even if the result didn't reflect it. Four goals away from home in a friendly is enough to make you watch next time.