Tychy vs Frydek-Mistek

The Czech second-tier side from the Maxa Liga started strongly, building a 2-0 lead by the first intermission with goals at 19:00 of the opening period. Tychy responded in the second period, netting twice — at 27:00 and 36:00 — to level the scores at 2-2 heading into the final frame.

Tychy took their first lead of the night at 49:00 of the third period, putting the Polish hosts ahead 3-2. But Frýdek-Místek refused to fold, equalising at 54:00 to make it 3-3 and send the game to overtime.

Neither side could break through in the five-minute 3-on-3 overtime period, sending the pre-season friendly to a shootout. Frýdek-Místek converted all three of their attempts while Tychy failed to score on any of theirs, handing the visitors a 4-3 win.

Individual goal scorers were not published for this pre-season friendly by either club.

Frýdek-Místek's equaliser at 54:00 of the third period swung momentum decisively. Having trailed 3-2 in a game they had dominated early, the visitors' resilience denied Tychy a regulation win and set the stage for a shootout they would go on to dominate 3-0.

• Frýdek-Místek shooters (collective): All three Czech shootout takers converted their attempts while Tychy's failed to beat the visiting goaltender — a clinical display under pressure.
• Frýdek-Místek goaltender: Stopped all three Tychy attempts in the shootout after holding firm through a third-period Tychy surge.
• GKS Tychy attack: The reigning Polish champions showed resilience in fighting back from 2-0 down to lead 3-2, demonstrating the depth of a team that won the THL title in 2025/26.

Player of the match: Frýdek-Místek goaltender (shootout shutout) — not officially named by the clubs.

Period-by-period (0-2, 2-0, 1-1, 0-0, 0-3 SO) tells a clear story of a game split in two: Frýdek-Místek controlled the first period, Tychy dominated the second, and the third was a back-and-forth affair that ended level. The 3-0 shootout scoreline — Frýdek-Místek converting all three, Tychy blanked — was the decisive margin.

For Tychy (reigning Polish champions), this was their third pre-season friendly of August 2026 after losses to Spišská Nová Ves (5-4) and HC Prešov (2-1), per the club's official site. They continue their pre-season schedule with a match against HK Nitra on 27 August.

For HC Frýdek-Místek (Maxa Liga, Czech second tier), this result follows a 3-1 win over Banská Bystrica at the Memorial Pavla Zábojníka tournament. They face Zagłębie Sosnowiec on 27 August in their next pre-season outing, as listed by hokej.cz.

A competitive pre-season workout between two well-matched sides from neighbouring hockey countries. Frýdek-Místek's composure in the shootout made the difference, but Tychy's fightback from 2-0 down showed promise for their THL title defence. Pre-season form carries limited weight, but the Czech side will take confidence from beating a Polish champion on the road.