Sparta did not manage the second round of the superstructure and most likely dropped out of the fight for the title. How did her coach Pavel Vrba evaluate the 1: 1 draw with Hradec Králové and what did he say about Adam Hložek’s injury?
Sparta did almost nothing on Saturday. In the first half, she did not develop a better chance, she knew the absence of the greatest offensive support in the form of Adam Hložek, the offensive was basically harmless without him.
After the exchange of parties, the Letna team took the lead from the first major opportunity. Michal Leibl stopped the oncoming Tomáš Čvančara in the lime and the main judge solved the disputed situation by whistling the penalty. Dávid Hancko took the ball and turned it uncompromisingly.
“I am disappointed after today’s match. I was not disappointed after the last match with Baník. We didn’t succeed in the match, and that’s just the reality. If you ask me after the winning match with Baník, which we won 3: 1, I will tell you that the team looked very good and I believe that everything will work, “ Vrba said for club website.
But Hradec didn’t give up and thirteen minutes after Sparta’s goal. A direct kick from the right side reached Leibl, who hit an empty goal in the slide and redeemed himself for a mistake in his own lime.
Nothing else happened and Sparta only drew 1: 1 at home. She may be sorry, especially since the leader of Pilsen is waiting for the match with Slavia on Sunday and the people of Letna were again able to get a little closer to the front of the competition.
“We had a good series, we played winning matches, which we did not follow up. We believed that we would win with Hradec. And we’ll catch up. They have a match with each other. It is a big disappointment for me that we did not manage to withdraw the top before the last matches that await us. “ coach Sparta continued.
Hložek dropped out of the basic line-up to the dismay of all Spartan fans. Unspecified health problems did not let him into the game, and his absence was evident in the execution of the entire attack.
The management of Letna did not want to risk a deterioration in Hložek’s health before Wednesday’s MOL Cup final, which will be a key match of the season for Sparta. The winner will make it to the preliminary rounds of the European League, while the second and third teams of the league will only face the fight for the Conference League.
“Adam was having trouble warming up. We did not want to take the risk of not worsening our health today. I believe that it will be available on Wednesday, “ added Vrba.
Source: AC Sparta Prague
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