The first half of the match between Liberec and Sparta was conducted in a cautious spirit. Zelený got the first hint of an opportunity after a quarter of an hour, but his shot could not catch Vliegen by surprise. Four minutes later, it was the same for home team Chaluš, whose attempt was handled by Vindahl. When Olatunji missed a promising opportunity a moment later and Kulenovic’s bomb was pushed out by the Spartan goalkeeper on the other side, the first half ended in a goalless draw.
In the second half, the league leader clearly took the initiative. Birmančević’s shot was blocked by the Belgian goalkeeper, a moment later Haraslín had a great opportunity, but narrowly missed the home goal. The Slovakian representative came in the 69th minute of the match, when he gave the Liberec goalkeeper no chance with a shot to the left post. And the twenty-seven-year-old midfielder couldn’t get enough. Eight minutes later, he beat Vliegen with a beautiful shot to make the final score 2-0.
Photo: Vlastimil Vacek, Law
Martin Vitík from Sparta Prague, Ahmad Ghali from Slovan Liberec and Victor Olatunji from Sparta
Pilsen celebrates its fourth win in a row
The footballers of Pilsen entered the match against Prague Bohemians brilliantly, when Durosinmi sent them into the lead in the 9th minute after Traore’s accurate pass. Ten minutes later, Dweh could have increased the home team’s lead, but his shot narrowly missed the crossbar of Reichl’s goal.
The visitors got their first big chance in the 39th minute, but Hybš’s shot against the post was blocked by one of the home players. The favorite scored the second goal at the very end of the first half, when Cadu’s spot-kick ended up behind the Kangaroo goalkeeper.
Dostál could have given hope to the visitors in the 55th minute, but his header missed Staňka’s goal. Chorý could have given the home side the final chance eight minutes before the end, but he only hit the visiting goalkeeper in a huge opportunity. However, Plzeň did not have to regret it, after a 2:0 victory, they claimed their fourth win in a row in the Fortuna League.
Photo: Miroslav Chaloupka, CTK
From left: Jan Kovařík from Bohemians, Tomáš Chorý from Pilsen, Michal Beran from Bohemians
Slavia crossed Karvina
The opening minutes of the match between favored Slavia and Karvina brought a real shock. The underrated guests struck in the 6th minute, when Mandouse, who replaced the erring Kolář in the goal, beat Akinyemi. However, a rough mistake by the visiting girls greatly helped the Sišivanym, after which Tijani equalized in the 13th minute.
Since then, the favorite has taken over the reins of the match. Neither Bořil nor Tijani were successful with their shooting attempts, but in the 38th minute, the fans in Eden could celebrate when Jurásek used Bořil’s pass. Five minutes later it was already two goals, Jureček converted a penalty kick at the hand of one of the Karvina players.
In the second half, the seamers held the lead without any problems. Chytil added the fourth goal after two minutes of being on the field, increasing the difference to four goals from a penalty kick in the 76th minute by Wall. Slavia led the match to a comfortable 5:1 win and remains second in the table by a score behind the leader Sparta.
Photo: Vít Šimánek, CTK
Václav Jurečka in the match against Karviná
Olomouc returned to third place
Hradec started the home duel with Olomouc actively and got their reward in the 12th minute when Krejčí deflected Horák’s cross behind Macík’s back. Vašulín could have increased Votrok’s lead, but his shot to the right post was saved by the visiting goalkeeper. The guests threatened in the 40th minute, but Juliš’s bomb went just over the crossbar. The Hanás equalized shortly after, when Zmrzlý equalized the score with a precise shot.
After the change of sides, the guests increased their activity, which Vodháněl took advantage of with the leading goal in the 76th minute. In the setup, when both Juliš brothers were already on the field for the first time in the top competition, Lukáš from Olomouc shone, closing the match with 3:1. Sigma won their fifth of their last six matches to move back into third place.
2023-09-03 20:00:00
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