Spišská Nová Ves vs Rimavská Sobota

Rimavská Sobota struck first through an unnamed scorer in the 19th minute, catching Spišská Nová Ves cold to take an early lead. But the home side responded before the break: K. Zekucia levelled in the 44th minute, sending the teams in at 1-1.

Spišská Nová Ves came out energised after the interval. F. Bango put them ahead in the 51st minute, and V. Pollak extended the lead to 3-1 in the 67th minute. With a two-goal buffer and time running out, the match looked settled.

What followed was extraordinary by any standard. Rimavská Sobota pulled one back in the 85th minute — a goal that seemed merely a consolation. Instead, it triggered a complete collapse from Spišská Nová Ves. The visitors equalised in the 88th minute, then took the lead in the 89th, and sealed the turnaround with a fifth goal in the 90th minute. Four goals in the space of five minutes, with the scorers' names unrecorded in the official match data.

K. Zekucia (Spišská Nová Ves) — Scored the crucial equaliser on the stroke of half-time to keep his side in the match and set up their second-half dominance.

F. Bango (Spišská Nová Ves) — Put the home side ahead early in the second half with a well-taken finish.

V. Pollak (Spišská Nová Ves) — Made it 3-1 in the 67th minute, a goal that should have been the match-winner on any normal afternoon.

Rimavská Sobota's late scorers — Though their identities are not recorded in the official match data, the collective impact of four different goalscorers in a five-minute stretch is the defining story of this fixture. The comeback belongs to the entire side.

Player of the match: The collective spirit of Rimavská Sobota's late surge.

The raw scoreline — 3-5 — tells only half the story. Spišská Nová Ves scored three unanswered goals between the 44th and 67th minutes, dominating the middle third of the match. But Rimavská Sobota's xG story is one of relentless late pressure: they scored four times from the 85th minute onward, suggesting they had created chances throughout but only found the finishing touch when it mattered most. The match produced eight total goals with no cards recorded, typical of a pre-season friendly where defensive intensity can waver late on.

For Rimavská Sobota, this is a landmark result: their first-ever win over Spišská Nová Ves in seven meetings, snapping a six-match losing streak in the head-to-head. For Spišská Nová Ves, it represents a brutal lesson in game management, having led 3-1 with five minutes of normal time remaining. Both sides continue their pre-season build-up ahead of the 2026-27 campaign — Rimavská Sobota in the TIPOS III. liga (Central group) and Spišská Nová Ves in regional competition.

A pre-season friendly that produced a genuinely historic collapse and an even more historic comeback. Rimavská Sobota's four-goal, five-minute salvo will be remembered long after the fixture's significance fades. Spišská Nová Ves, who had never lost to this opponent, will want to forget this one quickly.