Friedland and Opava met in the Round of 128 at the Cup on 2026-08-12, and the fixture went all the way to penalties after a 1:1 draw. The hosts took the lead before half-time, but the visitors levelled in stoppage time. And here's the thing — neither side could find a winner in ninety minutes.
B. Sy opened the scoring in the fifty-second minute for Friedland. The goal came when the home side finally broke through, though the statistics show zero shots on target for both teams. By then, the match had already settled into its rhythm.
B. Velicka dragged things back level with a goal in the ninety-second minute of extra time. To be fair, Opava had been patient, waiting for their moment. The equaliser meant another round of penalties was inevitable.
The shootout stretched to seven rounds before Friedland held every card. B. Sy and B. Velicka both converted their first attempts, but K. Matyska and B. Lacik missed their penalties for Opava. L. Pribela added a third for the visitors, yet Friedland ground out the win.
The statistics tell a strange story — both sides recorded zero corners, zero shots off target, and zero shots on target. Possession sat at 0.5 for each team. The numbers don't capture what happened on the pitch.
Friedland advance to the next round after a marathon penalty session. Opava's run ends here, having drawn with Kladno just days ago. The table goes out of the window in these games.