The Czechs were supposed to enter the qualification earlier, but the initial double match with the Faroe Islands was postponed twice due to coronavirus. On Sunday, they will welcome Russia again in retaliation in Brno, to which they succumbed in Moscow on Wednesday just after 27:28.
The national team currently has a third place in the four-member group behind the second Ukraine, which has one more match on its account. The first two teams from each group will advance to the championships in Hungary and Slovakia next year and will be joined by the best four from third places.
“We are happy mainly for the course, we had it under control. I am glad that we confirmed the performance from Russia and that it was not a coincidence. It is well started. I think that winning by eight goals is very good. The Faroese lost in Ukraine 21 : 25, we made a plus 8. We have minus one with the Russians so far. We have it very well and we have to concentrate on Sunday as much as possible, “said Trtík.
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The Czechs lack five players from German competitions at the beginning of the qualification due to the coronavirus situation. On Wednesday, only 14 players traveled to Russia, this time with Jurek and Kašpárek, who did not spend much time on the field due to hand problems.
The favored home team had the match with the outsider firmly under control from the beginning in front of the empty hall in Brno, where due to the covid-19 they could not. Pivot Jan Užek did well, with the best scorer of the match with six goals.
Trtík’s charges quickly created a four-goal state and maintained the lead throughout the first half. The Faeroes, who had never started a big event before, reduced by three goals in the 24th minute, but the last five minutes before the break belonged to the Czechs. After a string of three goals, the home team went to the cabins with a comfortable half lead of 14: 8.
In the 36th minute, after the break, the returnee to the Jurek team increased to 18:10. The guests then took advantage of a few minutes of attenuation of the home team and reduced the difference to five goals.
“It is clear that there were mistakes. The deadlock was caused by the fact that we needed to spread out. The basic six of those quality players who were played from Moscow, will not be able to play for 60 minutes,” said Trtík.
“The second factor was that Dominik Solák had twice or two minutes, so I had to keep him for the last 15 minutes. We knew we would go down a bit, but they didn’t erase him much. We can’t be greedy and fly in the clouds.” he added.
However, the Czechs quickly took over and decided with a series of four goals. In the 57th minute, Číp sent the national team to the lead by 10 goals and the Faeroes in the very end only slightly corrected the situation.
“Over time, our higher quality has become apparent. I’m not saying that the Faroese are any goodies. I think we managed it masterfully. We won by an eight-goal difference, which is favorable. Tomorrow we will rest, train and prepare for the Russians,” said goalkeeper Tomáš Carrots.
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