Senica had the smallest chance of advancing to the top six with only 24 points and its hopes got crushed by the penultimate Nitra early in the second half when the visitors managed to score twice within 4 minutes.

Ondrej Vrabel redirected Dmytro Niemchaninov's long-range effort behind the back of the home team's goalkeeper and moments later Milan Ristovski scored on a breakaway. Senica's rallying efforts got thwarted in the 81st minute when Edmund Addo got sent off with a red card.

Nitra used the man-advantage to stretch the lead to 3-0 when Ristovski was close to scoring his second goal of the game but his shot was parried only to be tipped in by Marian Chobot, making the debut of Senica's new coach Jan Bires not very pleasant.

Seventh-ranked Michalovce made the best of the opportunity to join the top six, edging out the last-ranked Pohronie 1-0 after Modibo Sidibe's easy goal on the home team's fast-break in the 57th minute and moving to the fourth spot in the standings.

The last team to make the cut is Trnava, defeating third-ranked Dunajska Streda 1-0 and moving up from sixth to fifth in the standings. Trnava's Austrian striker Alex Sobczyk decided the outcome as early as the 14th minute, redirecting a ball that bounced off two of his teammates into the net.

The visitors managed to defend the fragile lead despite playing a man short since the 59th minute when Matus Turna got sent off the pitch on his second yellow card.

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