MŠK Námestovo - 1. FK Svidník 8-1 (5-0)
Kubica 1', Jurina 6', 10' penalty, Cicek 24', 59', 76', Otruba 31', 67' - Voitiuk 68'.
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 5 pm local time (3 pm UTC), MŠK Námestovo Stadium, Námestovo, Slovakia, 30th (last) round of the Slovak Third League - East Group (3. Liga - Východ).
MŠK Námestovo (in yellow and black) and 1. FK Svidník (in red) before the start of the game. Photo source: MŠK Námestovo Facebook page
It was all over for 1. FK Svidník even before this game, their previous home defeat, 5-3 to Rimavská Sobota, had sealed their fate, so there was no way out from the bottom of the table and relegation to the Fourth League, no matter what. However, they could have done a better job away at Námestovo in the last round of the Third League, after 9 years spent at this level, proving that they belong here and not to the Fourth League. Nevertheless, it was quite the contrary: 1. FK Svidník provided an appalling performance, one that should be quickly forgotten, if possible. It is also true that their management (or somebody) thought that they should give more playing time to some of the younger and less experienced players in the roster, which was also a cause of this harsh defeat. I doubt that these youngsters preferred to have a match in the Third League in their CV, in which their team lost 8-1.
Martin Jurina converted a penalty, and the score became 3-0 for MŠK Námestovo after less than 10 minutes. Photo source: MŠK Námestovo Facebook page
MŠK Námestovo did not have much to gain or lose either, they just respected themselves as a team and respected their audience, who came to see them playing well in their final game of the season. They started very convincingly and scored in their first action, which saw Lukáš Kubica shooting on target: 1-0 (1'). Then Martin Jurina scored twice, first from action (6') and then from a penalty given for an unnecessary and stupid handball in the box: 3-0 (10'). This was looking even more humiliating at that time, but the home side reduced their pace, and the next two goals came a little bit later, by means of Vladislav Cicek (24') and Matúš Otruba (31'), and the score at half time was only 5-0.
1. FK Svidník defense was in much trouble throughout the game. Photo source: MŠK Námestovo Facebook page
In the second half, it looked more and more like a friendly match, with some exceptions. The audience asked for more goals, and the home side pushed at times for more, and these goals came mainly after beautiful attacking combinations, which led to a sixth goal for Námestovo, scored by Vladislav Cicek (59') and then a seventh, by Matúš Otruba (67'). Immediately after the seventh goal scored by MŠK Námestovo, the visitors had their only good action of this game, on the right side, finished with a decent cross inside the box, where Oleksandr Voitiuk was well-placed to convert: 7-1 (68').
Oleksandr Voitiuk (first from the left) scored the consolation goal for 1. FK Svidník. Photo source: MŠK Námestovo Facebook page
The home side did not appreciate the fact that they were surprised by their opponents and replied, Vladislav Cicek scoring their eighth goal after a beautiful and effective action: 8-1 (76'). Luckily for 1. FK Svidník, they once again reduced the intensity of their charges in the final minutes, and also Svidník goalkeeper Stanislav Chukhra had a couple of saves which kept the score at that level - one more goal would have meant equalizing the record for highest scoring this season, already established in another Svidník match, their 9-1 defeat away at ŠK Odeva Lipany.
MŠK Námestovo players celebrating one of their many goals. Photo source: MŠK Námestovo Facebook page
Námestovo: Kubica - Habiňák, Hrubjak (Medvecký 46'), Jaššo, Vorčák (Košarištan 46'), Fukas (Palider 46'), Bilonozhko (Barutik 69'), Otruba, Jurina, Kubica (Košut 69'), Cicek. Manager: Ivan Rusnák.
Svidník: Chukhra - Lukčo, Šimco, Ducár, Leško, Klučár, Oravec, Voitiuk, Hoponko (Bush 88'), Patkaň (Luščík 64'), Rogoš (Haluška 46'). Manager: Jakub Šoltés.
Referee: Tomáš Kolofík.
Yellow cards: Cicek 78' - Šimco 9', Lukčo 56', Voitiuk 65', Klučár 74'.
This was a happy end of the season for MŠK Námestovo, which finished in 9th place, a better position compared to the previous season, but a very sad end of 1. FK Svidník, which are relegated to the Fourth League (East Group) after 9 years spent in the Third League. The club officials, as well as the town authorities, must analyze correctly what exactly happened, what were the causes of this very poor season. They probably know them very well. Last season, 1. FK Svidník finished mid-table and was a team that was able to win against anyone in the group. It was their best season in years. However, last summer, after that good season, changes were made at all levels in the club, starting with the president, the manager, and ending with the whole roster. The results are now visible, the team was relegated. Let's hope that things will go better this summer and the club will perform well in the Fourth League, and their true objective will be to come back to the Third League as soon as possible.
MŠK Tesla Stropkov won the Third League - East Group and were crowned champions, but they are ineligible for promotion, so the second classified Stará L'ubovňa Redfox FC are promoted to the Second League. The official documents released by the Slovak Football Federation on 14 June confirmed this and the fact that 1. FK Svidník are the only team relegated from the Third League - East Group.
Full results and final table:
Round 30 (8 June 2024)
MŠK Rimavská Sobota – FTC Fiľakovo 0-2
MFK Vranov nad Topl’ou – MŠK Novohrad Lučenec 5-2
MŠK Spišské Podhradie – Partizán Bardejov BŠK 3-1
MŠK Tesla Stropkov – Slávia TU Košice 1-0
TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé – Stará Ľubovňa Redfox FC 1-3
MŠK Námestovo – 1. FK Svidník 8-1
MFK Snina – TJ Baník Kalinovo 9-1
ŠK Odeva Lipany bye
Final table
|
1 |
MŠK Tesla Stropkov (C) |
28 |
18 |
5 |
5 |
63-29 |
59 |
|
|
2 |
Stará Ľubovňa Redfox FC (P) |
28 |
17 |
5 |
6 |
59-34 |
56 |
Promoted to 2. Liga |
|
3 |
ŠK Odeva Lipany |
28 |
16 |
3 |
9 |
56-33 |
51 |
|
|
4 |
MFK Snina |
28 |
13 |
9 |
6 |
60-41 |
48 |
|
|
5 |
MFK Vranov nad Topl’ou |
28 |
14 |
4 |
10 |
65-47 |
46 |
|
|
6 |
Slávia TU Košice |
28 |
13 |
6 |
9 |
48-41 |
45 |
|
|
7 |
FTC Fiľakovo |
28 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
38-36 |
44 |
|
|
8 |
MŠK Rimavská Sobota |
28 |
11 |
6 |
11 |
47-42 |
39 |
|
|
9 |
MŠK Námestovo |
28 |
10 |
5 |
13 |
48-53 |
35 |
|
|
10 |
MŠK Novohrad Lučenec |
28 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
35-52 |
33 |
|
|
11 |
MŠK Spišské Podhradie |
28 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
43-54 |
31 |
|
|
12 |
TJ Tatran Oravské Veselé |
28 |
9 |
3 |
16 |
38-51 |
30 |
|
|
13 |
TJ Baník Kalinovo |
28 |
9 |
3 |
16 |
43-62 |
30 |
|
|
14 |
Partizán Bardejov BŠK |
28 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
38-61 |
24 |
|
|
15 |
1. FK Svidník (R) |
28 |
5 |
4 |
19 |
38-83 |
19 |
Relegated to 4. Liga |
C – Champions
P – Promoted
R – Relegated
In case that two or more teams are equal on points, the main ranking criteria are the results of the head-to-head matches.
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