Lokomotiva Košice beat Čaňa 4-0 in the Round of 128 of the cup competition on Tuesday evening. The visitors controlled the match from the start, though the opening goal did not arrive until the forty-second minute when J. Skovran found the net. By then, the home side had already shown signs of their recent struggles.
The first half ended goalless despite Čaňa having more attacks, 102 to 118, and the higher share of possession at 0.38. To be fair, possession figures alone do not tell the full story when shots on target sit at just two for the hosts against ten for their opponents. The difference in quality was visible in the attacking patterns, even if the scoreboard remained quiet.
Lokomotiva Košice opened the scoring shortly after the interval through Skovran, then added three more without reply. The goals came at forty-nine, sixty-seven, and eighty-two minutes, each one extending the gap. And here's the thing — the fourth goal was not particularly dramatic, just another example of a team that knows how to finish.
The statistics tell a straightforward tale. Lokomotiva Košice registered ten shots on target compared to Čaňa's two, while the home side managed only three off target. The visitors earned five corners to two, and had more attacks overall at 118 against 102. One yellow card for the away team was the only booking in the match.
Čaňa's recent form offers context for this result. They have lost twice by seven goals in their last five matches, including a 1:7 defeat to Slovan Sabínov in July. Lokomotiva Košice, meanwhile, have shown more consistency with results including a 6:0 win over Kechnec and a 2:2 draw with Humenné.
The victory moves Lokomotiva Košice deeper into the cup competition while Čaňa face another elimination. The goal difference of four goals reflects a match where the visitors never really faced pressure, and the home side ran out of ideas somewhere after the first half ended.