The expected derby in the Group for the title did not offer a goal, Sparta drew 0:0 with Slavia and is a bit closer to defending the championship title. Letenští have a four-point lead over their rival, with three games left until the end of the season. Both teams were held up by the goalkeepers today, Peter Vindahl and Jindřich Staněk made several important saves. In the 63rd minute, Lukáš Haraslín was sent off after a second yellow card, and Slavia had more of the game in the end, but couldn’t score the needed goal.
Also, the fourth competitive match between Prague “S” this season ended in a draw after 90 minutes, the third time in the league. Also in March, Letná was played without goals. The winner came only from February’s home cup quarter-final in Eden, in which Sparta triumphed 3-2 after extra time after a turnaround.
Midfielder Preciado returned to Letenský after the four-match disciplinary punishment expired. The Ecuadorian international, who received red cards in two consecutive league matches in which he started, including one in the Letná derby in March, started on the bench. The second best scorer of the year’s top competition, Slavista Jurečka, also sat on it.
In the beginning, the duel was carried out in a cautious spirit. After that, the spectators at the sold-out Letná, where from the beginning thanks to 18,199 spectators there was an excellent backdrop, unlike the derby in March, they got a number of chances, especially on the home side. However, the visitors were the first to threaten in the 19th minute, when Schranz’s shot from the edge of the box fell to Vindahl, and Panák deflected the ball to safety in front of the catching Chytil.
Priske said to Preciad: Play, man. We have to beat Sparta and Pilsen, Holeš regretted
On the other side, Birmančevič, after a quick renumbering, sent Kuchta into a separate escape, but he shot only at the goalkeeper Staňko in a fight between two representatives. After that, Wiesner ran onto Kairinen’s cross for the defense of Slavia, but he failed with the first shot against the Slavia goalkeeper. Staněk subsequently also hit Ryneš’s long-range cannon and after Haraslín’s center Krejčí’s dotted header headed under the crossbar.
Vršovič could have taken the lead in the 54th minute. Oscar passed to Jurásk, but he did not shoot the running Vindahl. In the 63rd minute, the home team significantly complicated the situation. Haraslín fouled Douděra in the corner of the field in a fight for the ball in a slide and was shown the second yellow card of the match by referee Černý. The Spartans received their 10th red card in the league season, the most of all teams. Letenský had a suspended player in each of the four competitive derbies this year.
Immediately afterwards, home captain Krejčí received his fourth yellow warning in the league year, thus “carding himself” for Tuesday’s home duel with Ostrava. Due to the same offense at the end of the second half, his Albanian teammate Laci will also miss the match with Baník.
Despite the strong man and the strengthening of the offensive, Slavia did not create a significant chance for a long time. It wasn’t until the 90th minute that Chytil worked his way to the finish, but Vindahl headed his ground shot into the corner. Vršovický, who will welcome Pilsen on Wednesday, is at risk of a third season without a title in a row.
At home in the league, Sparta did not lose to Slavia for the fifth time in a row, and in front of their own spectators in the year of the top competition, they were the only one not to find a winner even in the 16th duel. With 42 out of a total of 80 points, it is the best team there in the season.
Assemblies
Homemade: Vindahl – Panák (68. Vitík), Sørensen, Krejčí Jr. (C) – Wiesner (61. Preciado), Kairinen (61. Sadílek), Laçi, Ryneš – Birmančević (82. Olatunji), Kuchta (68. Solbakken), Haraslín.
Guests: Staněk – Vlček, Holeš, Ogbu (46. Zima, 75. Masopust) – Douděra (75. Zafeiris), P. Ševčík, Oscar, Bořil (C) – Schranz (79. Tijani), Jurásek (60. Jurečka), Chytil .
Substitutes
Homemade: Vorel, Vitík, Zelený, Mejdr, Karabec, Preciado, Solbakken, Pešek, Sadílek, Olatunji, Tuci
Guests: Mandous, Winter, Wallem, Masopust, Zafeiris, Tijani, Tecl, Diouf, Van Buren, Jurečka, Frozen
Cards
Homemade: Haraslín, Laçi, Wiesner, Haraslín, Krejčí Jr.
Guests: Jurásek, Holeš
Referee
Black – Paták, Cross
Stadium
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Visit
18,199 viewers
Key moments of the match:
Sparta – Slavia: Tijani’s header was eliminated from close range by Vindahl Sparta – Slavia: After a quick counterattack, Chytil had the decision on his leg Sparta – Slavia: Chytil licked the cross, the ball rolled over his head just past Sparta – Slavia: Zafeiris brazenly made his way past Vindahl Sparta – Slavia: Schranz hit Sadílek in the penalty area, should it have been yellow? Sparta – Slavia: Haraslín reached Douděr in a slide and ŽK was sent off for the second time. Sparta – Slavia: After Oscar’s deflected shot, Jurásek fired into Vindahl in the tutovka. Sparta – Slavia: Krejčí hooked Chytil, who had to be treated. Sparta – Slavia: Laci’s fall in goal, it was not a foul Sparta – Slavia: Krejčí brought up the standard, Staněk again brilliantly pulled over Sparta – Slavia: Ryneš’s long-range poison was brilliantly pulled by Staněk Sparta – Slavia: Schranz shot on the ground, Vindahl kept the home team Sparta – Slavia: Kuchta rushed at Staňko , but the situation smacked of offside
