1. FK Svidník continue their good run, winning 3-1 over MFK Snina

1. FK Svidník - MFK Snina 3-1 (1-1)

Ivanecký 7', Mihalčin 65' (own goal), Hirka 86' - Kridla 30'.

Sunday, 8 May 2022, 4:30 pm local time (2:30 pm UTC), Mestský futbalový štadion, Svidník, Slovakia, the 24th round of the Slovak Third League - East Group (3. Liga - Východ).

MFK Snina (in black), the referees and 1. FK Svidník (in red) before the start of the game. Source: capture from the YouTube video of the match

Once again, 1. FK Svidník succeeds to win over a better team (at least on paper), this time MFK Snina, continuing their positive run, although they have lately met teams in the upper half of the classification.

The match started very well for Svidník. After a corner, Rafael Guman, Kristián Hirka and Dávid Ivanecký launched a deadly counterattack, finalized by Ivanecký with a shot from inside the box: 1-0 (7').

The visitors took control of the game and attacked much more, but the Svidník side responded well. The greatest chance for Snina was a shot which hit the crossbar (21'). The home side had also a couple of opportunities, but Kristián Hirka and then Rafael Guman missed the target (26').

The equalizer finally came after an action on the right side, Peter Kridla entering the box and placing the shot to the near post: 1-1 (30').

At this score, both teams struggled a lot to take the lead, both at the end of the first half and in the beginning of the second half. Opportunities came at both ends of the field, but goalkeepers worked miracles.

The home side eventually scored after a dreadful mistake of the Snina defense: Kristián Hirka launched a ball towards the box, and Patrik Mihalčin headed the ball home, not noticing that the goalkeeper was already out to collect it: 2-1 (65'). 

Such a goal is truly demoralizing, and the visitors tried in vain to equalize once again. On the contrary, Svidník played very ambitiously, and they finally settled the game in the last minutes. Dávid Ivanecký retrieved a ball in midfield, launched a charge, passing to the right side to Kristián Hirka, who scored from inside the box: 3-1 (86').

Svidník: Vinclér - T. Čabala, D. Čabala, Tatar, Makara - Špilár - Guman, Hirka, Ivanecký, Gajdoš (Luščík 63') - Haňak (Bartoš 90'). Manager: Vladislav Palša.

Snina: Burda - Mihalčin (Klučiar 66'), Jankaj, Kridla, Dický, Janko, Ondika, Skavšík, Losiev, Kroka (Piliar 76'), Iablonskii (Bednár 76'). Manager: René Kočan.

Referee: Dominik Ružbarský.

Yellow cards: Makara 53' - Mihalčin 10', Dický 64', Klučiar 90'.

With this win, 1. FK Svidník are getting farther from the last place in the table, which would mean relegation to the Fifth League in the next season. In the next round, they will play away at MŠK Spišské Podhradie, while MFK Snina will face OFK-SIM Raslavice at home.

Full results, table and fixtures:

Round 24 (7-8 May 2022)

 

OŠK Rudňany – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 2-3

1. FC Tatran Prešov – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 0-0

ŠK Odeva Lipany – FK Spišská Nová Ves 4-1

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – MŠK Spišské Podhradie 2-3

Slávia TU Košice – TJ Mladosť Kalša 3-1

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 1-1

OFK-SIM Raslavice – FK Poprad 0-2

1. FK Svidník – MFK Snina 3-1

 

Table

 

1	1. FC Tatran Prešov	24	20	1	3	81-17	61	Promotion to 2. Liga
2	FK Spišská Nová Ves	24	17	4	3	64-19	55
3	ŠK Odeva Lipany	24	15	5	4	69-21	50
4	MŠK Tesla Stropkov	24	15	4	5	56-17	49
5	Slávia TU Košice	24	14	5	5	59-27	47
6	MFK Snina	24	14	3	7	50-28	45
7	MFK Vranov nad Topl’ou	24	13	4	7	49-33	43
8	FK Poprad	24	12	6	6	39-24	42
9	MFK Slovan Giraltovce	24	7	6	11	27-33	27	Relegation to 4. Liga
10	TJ Mladosť Kalša	24	8	3	13	41-63	27	Relegation to 4. Liga
11	MŠK Spišské Podhradie	24	6	4	14	22-68	22	Relegation to 4. Liga
12	FK Sobrance-Sobranecko	24	5	6	13	28-43	21	Relegation to 4. Liga
13	1. FK Svidník	24	5	2	17	19-75	17	Relegation to 4. Liga
14	OFK-SIM Raslavice	24	4	3	17	22-59	15	Relegation to 4. Liga
15	OŠK Rudňany	24	4	1	19	31-79	13	Relegation to 4. Liga
16	FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy	24	3	3	18	20-71	12	Relegation to 5. Liga

 

In case that two or more teams are equal on points, the main ranking criteria are the results of the head-to-head matches.

 

Round 25 (14-15 May 2022)

 

FK Poprad – ŠK Odeva Lipany

FK Spišská Nová Ves – 1. FC Tatran Prešov

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy

TJ Mladosť Kalša – MFK Vranov nad Topľou

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko – OŠK Rudňany

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – Slávia TU Košice

MŠK Spišské Podhradie – 1. FK Svidník

MFK Snina – OFK-SIM Raslavice