Spartak Myjava defeated Vlažnia 2:1 in the second qualifying round semi-finals of the UEFA Women's Champions League on 5 August 2026. The visitors took control after trailing in the first half and never looked back once M. Doci found the net in the seventy-fourth minute. Vlažnia had dominated possession of the ball throughout but could not convert that advantage into goals.
A. Bogorova gave the home side the lead in the forty-second minute, a moment that seemed to settle the crowd. But Spartak responded with purpose. B. Vargova equalised in the sixty-eighth minute, and just six minutes later M. Doci put the scoreline beyond doubt. By then Vlažnia had played the second half a man down in spirit if not in numbers, for their chances had drained away.
And here's the thing about the statistics: both teams finished with exactly fifty percent possession, yet Spartak registered nine shots on target to Vlažnia's four. The home side launched more attacks overall—120 to 89—but many of them dallied on the ball without finding a clear path to goal. Spartak, meanwhile, found their answer sooner and stuck with it.
Substitutions came thick and fast in the final quarter. I. Aas entered for Vlažnia in the fifty-seventh minute, followed by R. Leba at sixty-nine and K. Vredikova at eighty-two. Spartak brought on I. Da Silva Sales in the eighty-sixth minute, while Bogorova herself was withdrawn in stoppage time after her earlier goal. The game had already been decided by then, but management still needed to manage minutes.
Vlažnia's recent form raises questions. They lost 5:0 and 7:0 to Inter Milan in October 2025, and while they picked up wins against Kolos Kovalivka and Racing, this result adds another heavy defeat to the ledger. Spartak, by contrast, have been ruthless—six wins on the stretch including an 11:1 thrashing of Tatran Prešov Women. The table goes out of the window in these games, but the difference in confidence between the two sides was stark.