The Czech footballers are happy with the converted penalty, the goal was scored by Kateřina Svitková (second from the left). In the opening match of the playoff qualification for the promotion to the European Football Championship, the Czechs finally played a 1: 1 draw with the Swiss.
Ondřej Hájek, ČTK
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“On the one hand in retaliation a good result for us, on the other hand we got a goal in the 90th minute. We are very sorry. We were close to victory. As long as we had the strength, our performance was good. In the last 20 minutes we had a little the forces have run out and the Swiss have pushed us, “Rada told the media in a recording.
From the beginning of the match in Chomutov, the favored Swiss were more active, beating the Czech team twice in the previous European qualification. The home team first saved the crossbar after Petříková’s head on their own goal and then the goalkeeper Votíková kept her team twice.
The joy of the Czech football players from the goal in the opening match of the playoff qualification for advancing to the European Football Championship against Switzerland.
Ondřej Hájek, ČTK
After the change of sides, the Czechs struck. After a foul on Stašková, the referee ordered a penalty, which was turned over by West Ham’s midfielder Svitková with an overview of the middle of the goal. The Swiss then pushed their opponents, practically did not let him go in half and in the end they were able to equalize.
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Swiss footballers rejoice at the penalty goal in the opening match of the playoff qualification for advancing to the European Football Championship with the Czech Republic.
Ondřej Hájek, ČTK
Svitková fouled unnecessarily in the lime and Crnogorcevicová turned the penalty kick with a ground shot towards the pole, which Votíková did not reach. “I don’t think it was absolutely a foul and we all know that. A pedal like a pig on me, I hit a balloon and the judge did what she did,” Svitková said.
Retaliation will be played untraditionally on artificial grass. “There will be much faster terrain, which can favor the Swiss in combination. We have to be aggressive, stand out and leave them no room. I still see a 50 to 50 chance,” Rada added.
The Czech team is striving for the premiere promotion to the final tournament. The national team will play for the Euro for the third time in history, with both previous participations in the playoffs in 2005 and 2009 not enough for Italy. In the last qualifying group, Rad’s charges finished behind the Spaniards and did not fit into the three directly advancing teams from second places. Nine group winners also went to the championship in England in 2022.
| Introductory match of the playoff qualification for promotion to the European Football Championship: |
| Czech Republic – Switzerland 1: 1 (0: 0) |
| Goals: 49. Scroll of pen. – 90. Crnogorcevicova from pen. |
| CR: Votíková – Petříková, Bertholdová, Sonntagová, Bartoňová – L. Martínková (66. Pochmanová), Cahynová, Svitková, K. Dubcová, Szewieczková (90. Černá) – Stašková (82. Mrázová). Coach: Rada. |
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