Baník Sokolov saw off Hvězda Cheb 3-0 in the 1/128-finals of the Cup on Friday evening. The visitors took control early and never looked back, despite the hosts enjoying equal time with the ball. It was a straightforward evening for Sokolov, who moved on to the next stage without drama.
R. Aubrecht opened the scoring in the eighteenth minute, finding space where the defence had nothing to do all evening. Sokolov doubled their lead sixty minutes in, and then sealed the result with a third goal seventy-four minutes from the start. And here's the thing — the hosts struggled to create anything meaningful after that opening goal.
By then the statistics told the story. Sokolov registered eight shots on target compared to three from the home side, and while both teams held fifty percent possession, the visitors made them count. Hvězda Cheb picked up six yellow cards to Sokolov's three, and the extra discipline didn't help them recover.
The away side now advance in the competition. Hvězda Cheb's cup run came to an end at this stage, and the gap between the two sides was evident from the first whistle.