Handball friendly - December 28, 2019 - Považská Bystrica
Slovakia 24 Czech Republic 21
Attendance - 1,200
A few days before the end of 2019 I decided to make the short trip across the border to watch the Czech Republic play Slovakia, which was for the visitors was a warm-up for the 2020 European Championships.
Považská Bystrica is a city of 39,600 located on the river Vah. The city itself, is most certainly not a tourist destination, but the surrounding area must be popular for hiking during the warmer months. Our hotel was located next to the football stadium. The outside of the hotel dates back to the 1980's but the rooms were all nicely renovated.
As for the match, the Czechs were missing a few regular starters, and it showed. They played poorly throughout much of the match, and never looked like winning. It seemed like they were always playing catch-up. There were almost no Czech supporters at the match, which for me was surprising. I counted only around 15 scattered around the stadium.
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