A bitter return to the league. Zbrojovka scored four goals in the first half from Sparta

After only eleven minutes, it was clear what development the match would take. In the fourth minute, Andreas Vindheim sent Sparta to the lead and Lukáš Juliš raised seven minutes later. “I was sick because I saw our vanity in terms of honesty on the defensive. We will not hide anything, in three goals we were signed by our inconsistency. We simply gave the goals to our opponents, there was a failure of the individual. In the first half, our defense did not look good at all, “said Machálek, who spent only the second duel of his career as the head coach in the first league.

In the 30th and 35th minutes, Sparta increased to 4: 0, both interventions were due to Letna captain Bořek Dočkal. “We managed to enter the match, we were active, we scored three times out of three chances. The management influenced our game and Brno. We were effective and dangerous in the forward direction, “said Dočkal.

The absence of Captain Pavel Dreksa, who did not complete the pre-match training, had a noticeable effect on the Zbrojovka game. Seventeen-year-old Lukáš Endl took his place in the stopper pair. “We threw him into the water and it was a question of which swimming style he would choose. He did not lose, but the second goal goes after him, he did not connect to the player. He is a young boy, very skilful, he managed it in the second league, he just has to gain far more experience. However, it cannot be thrown at him, “Machálek pointed out.

Stopper Dreksa will go for an examination on Monday, which will show whether he will start in the home game against the Bohemians 1905 next Sunday. It was a major hit on our team and I think it determined the nature of the match. If Pavel Dreksa played, this would not happen to us, “said the Brno coach.

In the second half, he sent another young man, Jakub Černín, instead of Endl, and Ondřej Čermák was replaced by Ondřej Vaněk. The armory was obviously beneficial and the guests also slowed down in activity. “At half-time, we said to ourselves that we would repay the spectators when such a number came, and that we would at least lose with honor. Due to the result, Sparta relaxed a bit and let us enter the game. Then she also had a bit of a problem with us, our alternating players jumped very well and we created some pressure, “said Machálek.

After an hour of play, Captain Peter Štepanovský scored the first Brno goal in the highest competition after two years with a beautiful shot after Ondřej Pachlopník’s passport. “Pachli could see me well there. I was completely alone, I tried to process the ball as soon as possible and hit it on the goal, “Štepanovský described the moment.

Former Zbrojovka coach Václav Kotal returned to Brno with Sparta in Prague and smiled after the match. “There is above-standard satisfaction with the result and the game in the first half, but the performance in the second half hardens me a bit,” said Kotal.

FC Zbrojovka Brno – AC Sparta Prague 1: 4 (0: 4)
Goals: 59. Štepanovský (Pachlopník) – 4. Vindheim (Lischka), 11. Juliš (Štetina), 30. Dočkal (Hložek), 35. Dočkal (Hložek)
Referee: Franek – Vasljuk, Vlcek – Klima.
Yellow cards: 41. Pachlopník (BNO), 71. Černín (BNO) – 16. Čelůstka (SPA), 44. Ladislav Krejčí ml. (SPA), 67. Bag (SPA), 89. Szczecin (SPA)
FC Zbrojovka Brno: Floder – Štepanovský (C), Jakub Šural, Endl (46. Černín), Jan Moravec – Pachlopník (75. Koudelka), Ad. Čermák (46. Vaněk), J. Sedlák, A. Fousek (69. Hladík) – Přichystal (75. M. Vintr), Růsek.
AC Sparta Praha: Heča – Štetina, Čelůstka, Lischka – Vindheim (90. Plechatý), Ladislav Krejčí ml. (77. Trávník), Sáček, Dočkal (C) (90 + 1. Souček), Matěj Hanousek – Juliš (78. Kozák), Hložek (90. Karabec).

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