Dukla Trencin vs Zlin

Dukla Trenčín struck first late in the opening period. Defenceman Juraj Mikuš opened the scoring at 17:18, beating Zlín goaltender Daniel Huf to give the visitors a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.

Trenčín doubled their advantage early in the second period. Ture Kudrna finished off a feed from Ture Linden at 31:13 to make it 2-0, putting Dukla firmly in control.

Zlín answered back swiftly. Just 40 seconds later — at 31:53 — forward Patrik Sedláček pulled one back to cut the deficit to 2-1 heading into the second intermission.

The Berani completed the comeback early in the third period. Lukáš Heš collected a rebound after Radek Číp's initial shot was saved, with Jacob Guévin keeping the play alive. Heš fired a well-placed shot past Trenčín netminder Matej Latkóczy at 44:39 to level the score at 2-2, assisted by Číp and Guévin.

But the deadlock lasted barely nine minutes. At 53:40, Ture Linden found Samuel Krajč all alone at the top of the zone, and the forward unleashed a thunderous one-timer that beat Huf cleanly — a strike the Onlajny play-by-play described as "a cannon shot" that began to shatter Zlín's hopes of victory.

Zlín pulled Huf for an extra skater at 59:07 and called a timeout at 58:33 to set up a final push, but Trenčín's defence held firm. Petř Šenkeřík was caught offside late, and the visitors cleared their zone repeatedly to seal the win.

The decisive moment came at 53:40 when Samuel Krajč buried Ture Linden's feed with a one-timer from the slot. Zlín had just fought back from 2-0 down and the arena was energised — Krajč's goal silenced the home crowd and forced the Berani into a desperate chase they could not complete.

• Samuel Krajč (Dukla Trenčín) — ⭐ Player of the Match. Scored the game-winning goal at 53:40 with a devastating one-timer. Also drew a roughing penalty in a second-period scuffle.
• Ture Linden (Dukla Trenčín) — Two primary assists, setting up both Kudrna's opener and Krajč's winner.
• Lukáš Heš (Zlín) — Scored the equaliser at 44:39, the key moment in Zlín's comeback from 2-0 down.
• Matej Latkóczy (Dukla Trenčín) — Solid in goal, made key saves during Zlín's push after they pulled within one.

The Betmana scoreline shows Dukla Trenčín scoring 2 and Zlín scoring 3 in the system designation — this pre-season friendly was played at Zlín's Trinity Bank Aréna, where the actual home side (Zlín) scored twice through Sedláček and Heš, while the visitors from Trenčín netted three (Mikuš, Kudrna, Krajč). All five goals were scored at even strength in a clean game with no power-play conversions. Zlín took four minor penalties (Doktor, Šenkeřík, and two team infractions) to Trenčín's five (Hlaváč, Merkley, Hain, Krajč, Sabadka), but neither side capitalised on the man advantage.

This was Dukla Trenčín's second pre-season outing under head coach (the team beat Vlci Žilina 3-2 on 14 August). They next face Vlci Žilina again on 21 August. For Zlín — runners-up in the 2025/26 Maxa liga (Czech second tier) — this was their fourth pre-season match: after wins over Zvolen (1-0, 11 Aug) and Nitra (2-0, 13 Aug), they suffered consecutive losses to Žilina (2-4, 18 Aug) and now Trenčín. The Berani continue their preparation against HK Nitra on 25 August.

Zlín: Huf (Kantor) — Štibingr, Šenkeřík (A), Škůrek, Ondračka, Guévin, M. Zavřel, Talafa — Číp, Heš, Jarůšek — Doktor, P. Holík (C), Válek — Říčka, Sadovikov, Paukku — Köhler, P. Sedláček (A), Čechmánek — Holba. Coach: —

Dukla Trenčín: Latkóczy (Hrenák) — Kupec, Hatala, Mikuš, Merkley, Hlaváč, Ferenc, Hain — Rezničák, Krajč, Lunter — Sop, Barron, Dudáš — Stránský, Šiška, Krajčovič — Kudrna, Linden, Bubela — Sabadka. Coach: —

A fast, physical friendly that swung twice — Trenčín's two-goal lead, Zlín's fightback, then Krajč's hammer blow. The quality gap between the Slovak top flight and Czech second tier was minimal on this evidence. For bettors, note that all five Trenčín pre-season goals in two games have come from different scorers, suggesting spread-offence depth rather than reliance on a single line.

Venue: Trinity Bank Aréna Luďka Čajky, Zlín. Attendance: not officially published.

Sources: Betmana provider payload, Onlajny.eu live match coverage, RI OKNA Berani Zlín official schedule.