RK Koprivnica secured a 31:29 victory over Považská Bystrica in a club friendly on Thursday, 28 August 2026. The match took place at the hosts' ground with the clock set to 16:00. It was a tight affair from start to finish, and Koprivnica held on for the narrow win.
And here's the thing — Koprivnica came into this fixture having lost their last outing against Modra, 36:31, but before that they'd been on a run of mixed results. They beat Olympia Piaski 27:24 on 22 August, then dropped points against Strakonice and Jičín in the spring. The loss to Modra was fresh enough to make this a chance to respond.
Považská Bystrica arrived with a different profile. Their most recent game was a 32:34 defeat to Zubří on 14 August, but prior to that they'd won three straight against Nové Zámky — 41:24, 25:24 and 36:29. They'd also lost to Banská Bystrica in May. To be fair, the Nové Zámky wins showed they could score freely, but the Zubří result suggested vulnerability at the back.
The 31:29 scoreline tells you this was a match decided by fine margins. Koprivnica's defence held firm when it mattered, and they didn't gift the goal on either end. By then, both sides had shown they could trade goals in volume — Považská Bystrica's 41:24 win over Nové Zámky was an outlier, but Koprivnica's 36:31 loss to Modra proved they weren't invincible either.
The result leaves Koprivnica with momentum after their recent loss, while Považská Bystrica saw their winning streak against Nové Zámky end. Neither side has anything concrete to build on yet — this is pre-season, and the table doesn't mean much at this stage. What matters is how they respond next time out.