The score was settled over 90 minutes. For us, the MOL Cup tie between Sparta Brno and Banik Ostrava began several days earlier. We walked the Marianske namesti ground before the fixture and worked with the organiser to adjust entrances and the away section. On match day, we deployed 35 people. We finished only after the last supporters had left.
On Wednesday 26 August 2026, the second-round tie was watched by 870 spectators. Czech Police had classified it as high risk and reported more than 230 Banik supporters in the away section during the first half. Banik had also announced that 600 tickets would be available at the ground for away supporters. These were the concrete conditions around which we built the stadium and staffing plan.
Members of Bravion's 35-person team at the entrance to FC Sparta Brno stadium on match day.
Preparation began in an empty stadium
A security plan only starts to work when it fits the venue. In the days before kick-off, we walked the entrances, away section, spectator routes and pitch-side area. Those site inspections turned a general brief into a plan for the Marianske namesti ground and for each part of our team.
The organiser added separating fencing for the away section. Together, we adjusted the entrance and spectator-movement arrangements and aligned the operation with Czech Police and the other involved services. Supporters do not see much of this work from the stands, but it is what sound event security rests on when the gates open.
Entrance and spectator-movement arrangements were prepared around a separated away section. The match was attended by 870 spectators.
The away section changed how the ground operated
Six hundred tickets did not mean 600 people in the section. The first figure defined the demand for which the stadium prepared before opening; more than 230 was the away-supporter count reported by police during the first half. Setting the service correctly meant treating each figure for what it was and not confusing the plan with what became known during the match.
The separate fencing and adjusted entrance arrangements had one purpose: to keep home and away movement clear from arrival through to departure. At sports events, this work with the venue matters just as much as checks at the gate.
35 people from gate opening to the last supporter
On match day, we placed the 35-person team across entrances, the away section, spectator movement through the ground and the pitch-side area. Each position had a different job, but all of them connected to the same assignment leadership and coordination with the organiser.
The team was on site for the final preparations and stadium opening, stayed throughout the match and finished only after the last visitors had left. For us, match security does not end at kick-off or with the final whistle; it ends when the ground is empty again.
Bravion covered entrances, the away section, spectator movement and the pitch-side area from stadium opening until the last visitors had left.
We stayed after the ninth goal
Banik won 9–0, with Vit Skrkon scoring seven goals. That is the story supporters took home. For our team, the final whistle opened the last phase of the assignment: the safe departure of home and away supporters.
Czech Police recorded one smoke flare in the away section during the second half and described that half as almost incident-free. From Bravion's perspective, the fixture ended without a serious security incident. The team remained on site until the last supporter had left the ground.
This is how Bravion approaches football match security: understand the venue first, then set the operating arrangements and roles, and keep the team under clear leadership until the site is empty. We apply the same principle through our event security service in Brno.