Petržalka secured a 4:2 victory over Tatran Prešov in their Second League Regular Season fourth-round fixture on Sunday. The hosts moved clear at the top of the table with a sixth consecutive win, while the visitors slipped to seventh place with three victories, one draw and two defeats from six matches.
V. Sliacky opened the scoring inside the first quarter-hour, striking twice in quick succession at the 15th and 16th minutes. He added a third at 31 minutes and completed his brace shortly after at 33 minutes, putting the hosts in firm control. An unnamed goal followed at 32 minutes, suggesting a chaotic opening period where Petržalka rolled the dice with attacking intent.
Tatran Prešov responded after the break with S. Sabolcik netting twice in consecutive minutes at 64 and 65. A. Goljan then took over, scoring at 67, 68 and 74 minutes to keep the visitors in the contest. M. Franko added a further goal at 76 minutes, while another unnamed strike came at 77 minutes as the match opened up considerably.
Petržalka made four substitutions during the first half, bringing on J. Tecl at 41 minutes, followed by R. Poboril and D. Griger at 46 minutes. Tatran Prešov introduced three changes at 54 minutes—S. Sefcik, E. Isaac and J. Kusalik—before Bordac came on at 59. Simko was substituted twice at 67 and 69 minutes, while Suchy and Sliacky saw the bench at 81 and 76/78 minutes respectively.
Statistically, Petržalka edged possession at 51 per cent to 49 and registered 106 attacks against 90 for the visitors. Shots on target stood at 5 for the hosts and 4 for Tatran Prešov, with both sides missing more than half their attempts on target. Petržalka also generated four offsides compared to three for the away side.
The result leaves Petržalka unbeaten in six matches, sitting top of the standings with 18 points from six wins. Tatran Prešov remain in seventh place with 10 points, having drawn one and lost two of their last six outings. Three yellow cards were issued during the match, including two for M. Kompan Breznik and one for M. Regali.