September 4, 2019 - Okres Šumperk SF - Brníčko 0 Mohelnice 10

September 4, 2019 - Okres Šumperk Cup SF
Brníčko 0 Mohelnice 10
Attendance - 35

These district qualifiers are played throughout the Czech Republic, and are early round qualifiers for the 2020/21 Czech Cup.  A few weeks back, I went to Brníčko, a small village of 600 people located near Šumperk.

I took a direct train from Prostějov to Postřelmov which took about 1 hour, and from there I walked 6km over the hills to Brníčko.  On the way back, I was able to catch a bus back to Postřelmov which saved a little time.

I do not have much to say about this match.  Brníčko play in the 9th tier, while Mohelnice play in the 5th tier.  It was great to see a club like Brníčko play in the local cup, because many clubs do not even bother.  Unfortunately for them, they were over-matched.  Despite the poor condition of the pitch, the visitors dominated, which I guess is to be expected.  The match also kicked off at 16:00 on a Wednesday afternoon.  Not ideal, but not much can be done when most clubs do not have lights.

Czech Cup - 2nd round - August 28, 2019 - Olešnice 0 Opava 6

Czech Cup - 2nd round 
August 28, 2019
Olešnice 0 Opava 6
Attendance - 900

Olešnice u Bouzova is a small village of around 150 people, and I am sure they are the smallest village ever to make it this far in the Czech Cup.  Currently, they are playing in the 6th tier, while their opponents on the day, Opava, are in the 1st tier.  To get to this match, Olešnice defeated a 4th tier club, and a 3rd tier club.  Their home ground is under construction, so they are playing the majority of their matches in near-by Bouzov.  However, for the match vs Opava, they had to play in Mohelnice, which not too long ago had a 3rd tier club.

The hosts tried hard, but only had one proper shot on goal.  Unfortunately, this was one of the worst football matches I have watched in recent years.  It was also 32C at kickoff, which probably did not help my opinion.

August 24, 2019 - Moravský Beroun 4 Haná Prostějov 5

August 24, 2019 - Olomoucký kraj - 1 B třída - 7th tier

Moravský Beroun 4 Haná Prostějov 5

Attendance - 73

This was my second trip to Moravský Beroun, but my first one for football.  The town has a population of 2,957 and an elevation of around 600m.  Unfortunately, the town is going through some social-economic problems as of late, which have been reported in the media.  Despite this, it is still a nice stop for a few hours if you are in the area for hiking or for football.  

I believe this was the first time Haná has ever played in the town.  Moravský Beroun has spent much of the past few decades bouncing around the 6th and 7th tiers.  They have a compact little ground, with a small stand.  However, on one side of the stand, it is impossible to see the goal.

The match was very physical by both sides, and featured attacking football.  The hosts had a lead of 1-0, 2-1, 3-2, 4-3, but the visitors scored two late goals to take three points back to Prostějov.  

June 15, 2019 - Ujezdec 1 Haná Prostějov 2

June 15, 2019 - Olomoucký Kraj - 1 B třída - 7th tier
Ujezdec 1 Haná Prostějov 2
Attendance - 75

Ujezdec is a small village of around 650 people located about 4km from Přerov.  It was my third time watching Haná play there in the last 10 years.   It is easy enough to reach by public transportation from Přerov.

This was the lsat match of the season, and thankfully it did not mean anything for Haná Prostějov.  They won the previous weekend in Jezernice, which meant they avoided relegation.  As such, Haná had much of a patchwork side, but they played well in the heat and did just enough to win.

June 9, 2019 - Jezernice 1 Haná Prostějov 2

June 9, 2019 - Olomoucký kraj 1 B třída - 7th tier
Jezernice 1 Haná Prostějov 2
Attendance - 85

This was my first trip to Jezernice, and the only new ground for me this season while watching Haná Prostějov.  Jezernice is located between Hranice and Lipník, kind of wedged between the old motorway to Ostrava, and the new motorway.  The population is around 600.  For me, the worst part was getting off at the Jezernice bus stop on the old motorway.  I ended up walking around 40 minutes to the ground, which is located outside of the village.

The match was one of my best experiences at a football match, and most certainly the best over the past few years.  Haná only had 2 points from their first 12 matches, but ended up with 34 from their final 14.  They were in last place by at least 10 points, but ended up finished in 9th place. 

For this match, they really needed a win to keep their hopes up of not being relegated.  They gave up a goal late in the match to make it 1-1 and it looked like it was going to go to penalties.  However, Patrik Gábor, scored on a free kick just outside of the box on the last kick of the match to help Haná avoid relegation.  This looked all but impossible back in late October.  Patrik Gábor scored 20 goals in 14 matches during the 2nd half of the season and was one of the keys to Hana's safety. He had spent the first half with 5th tier Kralice n.H.