November 5th, 2017 - Želatovice B 1 Haná Prostějov 1

High quality road between Újezdec and Želatovice

The spot of the Švédské Šance massacre in 1945

Heading towards Švédské Šance 

Leaving Přerov

November 5th, 2017

Olomoucký Kraj - 1 B třída - 7th tier

Želatovice B 1 Haná Prostějov 1 (Haná won on penalties)

Attendance - 20

My first visit to Želatovice was April 21, 2012 to watch the same two teams.  This time I decided to make more of a day out of the trip before heading to Želatovice.  When I arrived in Přerov, I immediately left, and headed towards Švédské Šance which is a hill located about 5km from Přerov.  It was the place of the horrible Švédské Šance massacre in June 1945.  Located not far from the place is an old military bunker which was built in the 1930's.  Access is possible, but it did not seem safe, so I decided to make my way out of the forest.  Apparently, homeless people lived/or are living in the bunker.  From the bunker, I got a little lost on top of the hill because I could not quite get find my way to Želatovice.  Luckily, an old man who was walking his dog was able to help me.  After walking around 2 hours, I finally arrived in Želatovice a few minutes before kick-off.

Nothing had changed to the ground in 5 1/2 years, and the cold grim day made it look even more rough around the edges.  Attendace was quite low for the final match of the Autumn half of the season.  The pitch was in poor condition, but the match was interesting enough.  Haná ended up winning on penalties after it finished 1-1.  

Now, I just have to wait almost 5 months for the next Haná league match.  Lukily, for most of November there are other football matches higher up the Czech pyramid to watch.