Spartak Myjava continued their charge to the top of the I Liga women's table with a comprehensive 7-1 victory over Tatran Prešov in the third round of the regular season. The match took place on 29 August at the Prešov venue, where the visitors made no mistake in securing all three points. By then, Myjava had already established themselves as the team to beat in this division.
The result leaves Spartak Myjava sitting alone at the summit with nine points from three games, while Tatran Prešov remain rooted to eighth place with just three points. The gap between the two sides now stretches to six points, and Myjava's goal difference tells its own story. To be fair, this margin of victory says everything about the gulf in quality between the two teams this season.
Myjava arrived in Prešov following an impressive run that includes an 11-0 win over Dukla Banská Bystrica just two weeks ago. They have been scoring freely, netting eleven goals in their opening fixture against the same Prešov side on 13 June. The visitors have not lost a game all campaign and look well-disposed to carry their momentum forward.
Tatran Prešov's situation has not improved since their heavy defeat to Myjava earlier in the season. They picked up only one victory in their first three league matches before this fixture, and the 11-1 loss to Myjava in June was perhaps the low point of their campaign so far. Things came to a head again on Saturday as they struggled to contain the opposition's attacking threat.
The previous encounter between these sides saw Myjava score eleven goals in a 11-1 victory, and while the scoreline was slightly different this time, the pattern remained recognisable. Prešov have now lost both meetings against Myjava in the current season, and the question of whether they can close that gap seems increasingly distant.