Mlada Boleslav saw off Trinec 3:0 in the Round of 32 of the Cup on Tuesday evening. The visitors controlled proceedings from start to finish, with J. Buryan netting twice and F. Matousek adding a third. Trinec managed only 29 per cent possession and could not find a way back into the tie.
Buryan broke the deadlock in the twenty-seventh minute to give Mlada Boleslav the lead they deserved. The home side switched off at a set piece and paid the price, falling behind to a well-taken effort. Trinec went on to earn a yellow card through M. Obuch twenty-one minutes earlier but it was too little, too late.
Matousek doubled the advantage just before half-time in the fortieth minute. By then the visitors had carved Trinec open with regularity and the hosts looked shell-shocked. M. Vlachovsky picked up a booking for the home side as the second half approached with two goals to show for the visitors' dominance.
Buryan completed his brace in the seventy-sixth minute to put the game beyond doubt. The home side had already made changes through J. Bolf and R. Dedic at half-time but could not reverse the momentum. A. Nguyen was sent off after seventy-four minutes and the substitution of M. Cerny did nothing to alter the course of events.
The statistics tell the story of a one-sided encounter. Mlada Boleslav enjoyed seventy-one per cent possession and registered eight shots on target against three for Trinec. The visitors launched 147 attacks compared with 80 for the hosts and were dominant in the air from set plays. Trinec gave away the ball and hit them on the break, but without luck.
Mlada Boleslav progress to the next round with a comfortable margin. The result ends a mixed run for the visitors, who had lost 3:0 to Slovan Liberec on their previous outing. Trinec's recent form showed promise against Karvina but this performance suggests they need to tighten up defensively if they are to compete at this level.