Czech side Sigma Olomouc produced an astonishing comeback when they fought back from two goals down to beat Spartak Trnava 3-2 in the Tipsport Malta Cup 2022 at the National Stadium on Friday.
Alex Ivan opened the score after nine minutes of play and the Spartak Trnava forward added a second goal nine minutes later.
Krystof Danek pulled a goal back for Sigma Olomouc on 26 minutes before Antonin Rusek levelled matters in the 67th minute.
Sigma Olomouc’s comeback was completed five minutes from time when Ondrej Zmrzly grabbed the winner.
In the other match played on Friday, WSG Tirol, of Austria, and AaB Aalborg of Denmark earned their first point as they shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw.
Aalborg took the lead through Iver Fossum after 21 minutes.
Markus Wallner restored equilibrium on 74 minutes and ten minutes later, Giacomo Vrioli converted a penalty to make it 2-1 for Tirol.
However, one minute from time, Milan Makaric earned a point for the Danish side.
The last two matches of the tournament will be now played on Monday as Spartak Trnava face Aalborg at 12:30 and Sigma Olomouc take on WSG Tirol at 16:30.
