Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Podbrezová (1st, 74 pts) held a 37-point advantage over Žilina II (9th, 37 pts). On recent form Žilina II sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Žilina II 1.53 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Podbrezová 2.87 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.48.
From the last five rounds, Žilina II held 4 points of 15 and Podbrezová 10.
The venue was Štadión Pod Dubňom in Žilina, with room for 11,258 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Žilina II led 1-0 at the break, before 7 more goals closed it at 3-5.