Sternberk produced a comprehensive victory over Polanka nad Odrou in the Cup's Round of 128 on Wednesday afternoon. The visitors held up their end against an early scare before running away with the contest. Five goals separated the sides by the final whistle, with only one coming from the home team.
S. Pazout gave Polanka the perfect start when he found the net in the eighth minute. By then the hosts had settled into their rhythm, and that goal seemed to give them belief. But G. Elekana answered swiftly, finding the back of the net in the twenty-eighth minute to level matters.
And here's the thing about what followed. Sternberk scored three times in quick succession between the fifty-eighth and sixty-sixth minutes, turning a tight game into a procession. A fourth arrived in the seventy-eighth minute to put any remaining doubt to bed. Polanka had nothing left to offer after that.
To be fair, neither side came into this game with obvious momentum. Polanka's recent run included draws and a narrow defeat, while Sternberk had seen themselves held to a draw and beaten away at Hranice. This was their chance to show something different.
The result means Sternberk progress to the next round while Polanka's cup campaign comes to an abrupt end.