Nové Sady made light work of their Cup tie against Vitkovice, winning 6:0 in the Round of 128 on 12 August. The visitors were in control from the opening whistle and never looked back. and here's the thing — the scoreline barely tells the full story of how one-sided it was.
M. Malek opened the scoring after just two minutes, a kick-off goal that set the tone for the afternoon. Vitkovice had nothing to do all evening after that, struggling to string passes together. The hosts were overrun in midfield and could barely get out of their own half.
The second half brought no reprieve for the home side. P. Jurasek doubled the lead in the 56th minute, then R. Ligac added a third at 73 minutes. By then, the match had already been decided. The visitors held a high line and pressed relentlessly.
Three more goals arrived in the final 11 minutes. There was a goal at 79 minutes, Malek completed his brace at 88, and a sixth arrived at the 90th minute. The visitors made the difference with clinical finishing and relentless pressure. to be fair, Vitkovice never really got going.
The statistics told the same story. Nové Sady had 62% possession and registered 16 shots on target compared to the hosts' zero. They also led in attacks 97 to 79 and corners 3 to 1. Vitkovice picked up three yellow cards but never threatened.
Nové Sady arrive in the next round on the back of recent results, including a 2:1 win over Šumperk in July. Vitkovice had been unbeaten in their last two matches, beating Bílovec 1:0 and drawing with Čadca. That run is over now.