Match summary
Podbrezova won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Ruzomberok. Podbrezova led 3-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Martin Chrien put Podbrezova ahead with a header in the 12th minute, Chrien made it 2-0 with a header in the 29th minute, and Ondrej Deml made it 3-0 in the 44th minute. In the second half, Vincent Chyla made it 4-0 from a corner in the 54th minute and Samuel Lavrinčík pulled one back to make it 4-1 in the 67th minute.
Shots finished 21-9 to Podbrezova, with 12 on target for Podbrezova and 3 for Ruzomberok. Ruzomberok had a player sent off.
Podbrezova dominated this Slovak First League fixture, securing a 4-1 victory over Ruzomberok after controlling the territorial battle and attacking metrics. The hosts registered 56 percent possession and completed 460 passes at an accuracy of 81.5 percent, compared to the visitors' 369 passes. Podbrezova piled up 21 shots with 12 on target, while Ruzomberok managed 9 shots and 3 on target. Both sides accumulated 10 and 9 fouls respectively. The hosts earned 5 corners to the visitors' 2, whilst discipline saw 2 yellow cards for Podbrezova and 1 yellow card alongside 1 red card for Ruzomberok.
Martin Chrien opened the scoring for Podbrezova in the 12th minute with a header, before adding his second with another header in the 29th minute to make it 2-0. Vincent Chyla received a yellow card in the 38th minute. Ondrej Deml extended the lead to 3-0 in the 44th minute with a right-footed shot. After the interval, Vincent Chyla scored Podbrezova's 4th goal in the 54th minute with a left-footed shot. Ruzomberok's Samuel Lavrinčík replied with a right-footed shot in the 67th minute. Alexander Selecký was booked in the 82nd minute, J. Köstl received a red card in the 84th minute, and Šimon Faško was cautioned in the 90+1st minute.