July 31, 2016 - OFS Olomouc Cup - Preliminary Round - Hodolany 0 Sokol Majetín 1

OFS Olomouc Cup - Preliminary Round

Sigma Hodolany (9th div) 0 Sokol Majetín (8th div) 1

Attendance - 200

Hodolany is located right being the main train station in Olomouc, and as such, it is quite easy to reach.  The club was originally formed in 1912, but merged with HFK Olomouc after the 2004/05 season.  Hodolany reformed a few years back, and play at their original ground.  I wrote a little more about the history of the club back when I visited in 2009 to see HFK Olomouc B play.

The 2016-17 OFS Olomouc Cup is open to clubs that play in the 5th to 10th tiers.  The winner of the cup advances to the Olomouck Region Cup, with the winner of that advancing to the 2017-18 Czech Cup.

This year Velký Týnec (8th tier) won the OFS Olomouc Cup after defeating Černovír (6th tier) on penalties.

September 25, 2016 - Okresní Přebor Prostějov - Horní Štěpánov 2 Haná Prostějov 3

September 25, 2016

Okresní Přebor Prostějov - 8th tier

Horní Štěpánov 2 Haná Prostějov 3

Attendance - 40

If for whatever reason you want to go to Horní Štěpánov to watch football, you must have a car.  The village of around 1,000 is about 30km from Prostějov and sits about 660m above sea level.  To get to the village you have to battle the fast Czech drivers on the narrow, windy roads.

The football pitch is located over looking the village on a small hill, and makes for one of the most scenic pitches in Okres Prostějov.  The match was a classic 1st vs 2nd.  Horní Štěpánov had a 2-0 at HT, but the visitors came back with three goals in a row to win.  The winning goal was scored in injury time.

Aug 13, 2016 - Okresní Přebor Prostejov - Otaslavice 2 Haná Prostějov 6

Aug 13, 2016 - Okresní Přebor Prostejov - 8th tier
Otaslavice 2 Haná Prostějov 6
Att - 45

Otaslavice is a village of 1261 located about 10km south of Prostějov. It is best to get to Otaslavice by car because there are only a few buses on the weekends.  The ground was quite good for this level with a decent sized stand. The club has mostly played in the 8th and 9th tiers over the past few years.

June 11, 2016 - WCQ Handball in Zlín - Czech Republic 28 Macedonia 22

June 11, 2016 - Handball WCQ 1st leg

Czech Republic 28 Macedonia 22

Attendance - 2000

Tickets for this match in Zlín were 299kc which I think is a little crazy, because tickets for the same two teams back in 2014 were only 150kc.  This game was close to being sold out, but there were empty seats and I think the ticket prices had a little to do with this.

There were around 75 Macedonia supporters at the game.  Some of them came from Macedonia while the others were living in Austria and the Czech Republic. 

June 18, 2016 - Extraliga baseball - Skokani Olomouc 5 Kotlářka Prague 12

June 18, 2016

Extraliga Baseball

Skokani Olomouc 5 Kotlářka Prague 12

Attendance - 15

I grew up near Ottawa, Canada and as such grew up watching the Montreal Expos and listening to many games on the radio.  Never did a I think that I would have ever watched a baseball game in the Czech Republic, but here I was.  Baseball in the Czech Republic is quite an underground sport, but it does seem to have a number of people who are quite passionate about it. The national team plays a decent level, and only lost 2-1 against Mexico back in March.

Despite living in the Czech Republic for almost 9 years, I had never been to a baseball game in Olomouc until last month.  The stadium is located about a 15 minute walk from the city centre, and is not a terrible facility.  Not many people were watching the game, but the level was certainly watchable.  I hope to get out to another game later this year.