Enough, Quick-Witted Bookworm: Dosta Bystrc 0-3 Krumvir
After last week's escapade to Mlada Boleslav, this weekend I decided to stay in Brno. Or rather my financial situation decided for me. That said, it was the perfect opportunity to document some of the grounds I haven't yet blogged, such as Dosta Bysrtc this week, Sparta Brno (who I'm yet to actually visit) next week, and Svratka Brno (my former local side) the week after.
Following an unplanned Friday night that ended at around 3am, I woke on Saturday morning somewhat worse for wear, pleased that I hadn't planned a trip any further afield. I was also pleased the game was a 4pm kick-off, rather than the occasional 10.15 kick offs that tend to occur in the lower divisions of Czech football.
The journey, as ever, was easy enough - straight on the 3 tram from Jugoslavska to Zoologicka Zahrada. To my recollection, this was my fifth visit, with the majority of other visits being to watch Zbrojovka's B-Team. I saw Dosta back in May as they hosted and got battered 4-0 by an excellent Kunstat.
Technically, as you can see from the title of this blog, they did improve on that. That said, it was a pretty horrendous display from the home side, who went 1-0 down fairly early on. That should have been two, perhaps even three, but for a couple of crossbar smacks.
Dosta then saw a man sent off, which suggested things could get ugly. Given that Dosta already looked poor with eleven on the pitch, it's surprising they didn't lose by more than the three. The second goal came toward the end of the first-half, with a third coming just after half-time.
Given that Krumvir have emerged among the frontrunners, the result is perhaps not entirely surprising. Dosta have been in the fifth tier since 2019, with a 5th placed finish in 2023 their best since that relegation.
If you're in Brno for a long weekend, however, and looking for some so-called 'proper football', then Dosta Bystrc is a fantastic day out. You've even got a five-man strong ultra section singing, drumming, and blowing horns of support regardless of how the action on the pitch is unfolding.
The scenery around the ground along the river and down to the dam is also stunning - it's always lovely to be reminded what a gorgeous part of the world South Moravia is.
Five things you didn't know about Dosta Bystrc
1.) Despite currently languishing in the fifth tier of Czech football, Dosta did once make it all the way to the 2nd tier back in 2006. A 16th placed finish saw them drop straight back into the third tier, dropping again three years later, then again four years after that. They won promotion from the fifth tier in 2018, but were back again a year later.
2.) The stadium is very close to Brno Zoo - so much so that you can occasionally hear the animals during games. The zoo has endangered species like the Sumatran Tiger, as well as locally threatened species, such as the Czech Owl, and the European Ground Squirrel.
3.) The district of Bystrc can be translated into Hantec as Bástr, with Hantec an old dialect of Brno consisting of the Czech language interspered with languages of other Brno residents, such as German and Yiddish.
4.) Bystrc boasts the highest point in Brno, Kopecek, just north of the Masaryk ring road. The district also has Prehrada, also known as Brno Dam. It's thanks in large part to this dam that Brno managed to avoid a catastrophe in the recent floods.
5.) According to Google Translate, the name Dosta Bysrtc Kninicky actually translates to the almost Shakespearean 'Enough, Quick-Witted Bookworm'. How true this is, I've no idea, but I love it all the same.
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