Kozlovice and Karviná met in the Round of 64 of the Cup on 26 August 2026, and after 120 minutes of football the hosts held on to reach the next stage on penalties. O. Sasinka opened the scoring early for Kozlovice before A. Rehak levelled for the visitors, and the match went to a shootout that the home side won 4-3.
Sasinka gave Kozlovice the lead in the twelfth minute, a moment that settled the nerves of everyone watching. Karviná dominated possession through the first half, controlling 65 per cent of the ball, but could not find a way past the home defence. By then the visitors had already registered seven shots on target compared to three for the hosts, yet the score remained unchanged.
Karviná responded after the break when Rehak found the net in the sixty-sixth minute. The visitors brought on fresh legs through the evening, with substitutions appearing every ten minutes from the fifty-ninth minute onwards. Two yellow cards were shown — A. Kone for Kozlovice in the seventy-third minute and O. Sevcik for Karviná in the eighty-sixth — but neither side could claim a winner.
The penalty shootout stretched to seven rounds, with both sides trading misses and conversions. Karviná missed two penalties in the second round, and again in the fourth, while Kozlovice kept their composure until the final kick. The home side scored in the seventh round before Karviná's attempt failed, confirming a 4-3 victory on spots.
Kozlovice registered 67 attacks and 67 attacks, while Karviná pushed forward 80 times with 7 shots on target. The statistics told one story — the visitors dominated territory — but the result told another, decided by moments rather than possession.
Kozlovice advance to the next round, a result that contrasts sharply with their recent form. Their last five matches included a 4-3 win against Slavičín and a goalless draw with Frýdek-Místek, but also heavy defeats to Blansko and Hranice. Karviná's away trip to Sparta Prague ended 4-0 in the previous week, and this Cup exit adds to a difficult period for the visitors.