Meteor Prague saw off Sokol Brozany 4-1 in the Round of 128 of the Cup on Tuesday evening. The hosts moved into the next stage with a comfortable margin, despite Sokol holding more possession for much of the contest. It was a result that followed a pattern from their recent form — they've been scoring freely and keeping things tight at the back.
Kotrba opened the scoring in the fourteenth minute, a simple finish after a quick break. Sokol responded almost immediately — Derkach equalised seventeen minutes in, catching the defence unmarked. The momentum shifted back toward the hosts twenty-nine minutes on, when Dvorak headed home from a corner. Sokol pulled level again thirty-nine minutes in, this time from the spot — Kordiak stepped up and buried the penalty.
And here's the thing about matches like this: you can track every goal and every shot, but the real turning point often hides in plain sight. Meteor's efficiency with their chances — eleven shots on target against three for Sokol — told the true story. Sokol threw bodies forward, racked up ninety-four attacks, but the final ball lacked conviction. The visitors' five yellow cards suggested frustration setting in as the game wore on.
Michalek put the result beyond doubt in the eighty-ninth minute, running onto a loose ball and slotting past the keeper. By then, Sokol had been chasing shadows for forty minutes or more. Their possession — fifty-eight percent — meant little when the shots on target told a different tale. Three compared to eleven. That's the kind of imbalance that separates comfortable wins from narrow escapes.
Meteor now sit in the last sixteen, with a run that includes four wins in their five most recent matches. Sokol's away form has been solid — two wins and a draw in their last three — but this was a different challenge. They tried to play through the press, but Meteor's structure held firm when it mattered. The scoreline is generous for Sokol in terms of dominance, but honest in terms of results.