Korycan Brace Lifts Kromeriz to Road Win at SK Kladno

KLADNO, Czechia (Interstat) — Kromeriz recovered from an early deficit and beat SK Kladno 3-1 in a Czech football match on Sunday at Stadion Františka Kloze. Tadeas Korycan scored twice for Kromeriz, including the go-ahead goal in the 77th minute, and Radek Ovesny added a goal deep in stoppage time. The visitors scored three unanswered goals after SK Kladno had taken the lead, turning the match around after a competitive first half. Korycan was Kromeriz’s top star, and his two goals came at the most important points of the contest.

SK Kladno struck first in the 31st minute when Karel Hrubes scored. Hrubes was the home side’s key performer with the opening goal. The lead held until the 44th minute, when Korycan equalized for Kromeriz. Korycan then scored again in the 77th minute to put the visitors ahead. Ovesny, whose 15-minute appearance produced a goal, sealed the result in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. The late goal capped a scoring sequence that saw Kromeriz score three times after Hrubes’ opener. Hrubes’ goal was SK Kladno’s only breakthrough, and the home side could not answer after Korycan’s equalizer. The home side’s early advantage did not last, and Kromeriz’s response before halftime set up the second-half winner.

Kromeriz’s goals came in a steady climb rather than a single burst. After Hrubes’ opener, Korycan leveled before halftime, then struck again after the break to give Kromeriz the lead. Ovesny’s stoppage-time finish removed any chance of a SK Kladno comeback. Hais was booked for Kromeriz in the 35th minute, and Holik was cautioned in the second minute of stoppage time. SK Kladno made a halftime substitution with Smejkal, then brought on Pospisil, Novotny and Chalupa in the 68th minute before Jurcenko entered in the 85th. Kromeriz used Riha in the 54th minute, Hais and Toman in the 75th, and Kudela and Kriz in the 89th.

The game’s decisive phase began when Korycan tied the score shortly before halftime. That goal changed the complexion of the match, and Kromeriz carried the momentum into the second half. Korycan’s second goal in the 77th minute gave the visitors a lead they did not surrender. SK Kladno’s late efforts to level the match left space at the back, and Kromeriz took advantage when Ovesny scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. Korycan’s two goals were the standout attacking contribution for Kromeriz, while Hrubes’ first-half goal was SK Kladno’s only breakthrough. The result denied SK Kladno a home victory and gave Kromeriz a road win after an uneven start. The visitors managed the closing stages with the lead and kept SK Kladno from finding a second goal.

The result moved Kromeriz to two wins and two losses in the competition and two wins and two losses across all competitions. SK Kladno is now one win, two losses and one draw in the competition and one win, three losses and one draw across all competitions. Kromeriz had beaten Zizkov before losses to Vlasim and Pribram earlier in the season. SK Kladno had drawn with Dukla Prague, lost to FK Ceska Lipa, beaten Trinec and lost to Hradec Kralove. Those previous results gave the match additional context as both sides looked for a lift, though Kromeriz found the sharper finish in the final third.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of SK Kladno 2, Kromeriz 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected SK Kladno with a 91.4 percent probability to win. SK Kladno had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.75.