Plzeň showed strength and beat Frankfurt by two goals in the end

“We’re just sitting in the dressing room and seeing if it’s even true. It looked like it was going to continue. Then they fell asleep. It was good that we reduced the deficit in the 86th minute and we could still try to equalize. The amazing feelings, great to get a point from such a difficult game,” midfielder Šulc agreed to ČTK after the game.

With Jedlička, who replaced Tvrdon in the goal against Slavia at 0:3 on Saturday, and Vydra in the attack, Viktoria Plzeň footballers played on the continuously flooded pitch at the Eintracht Frankfurt stadium. He sent the only German footballer, Knauff, to the game.

The sold-out stands pushed the German team to attack from the start, but no offensive storm materialised.

It wasn’t until the 17th minute that Matanovič shot from a good position, but Jedlička was positioned correctly and comfortably fired his shot away. The Pilsen team did not come under the expected pressure. He tried to attack the Eintracht players high and use every opportunity to get in front of the opponent’s goal. The result was a fair game.

But then, after an imaginative combination in front of the Viktoria goal, Ekitíké jumped between the Pilsen defenders and put Frankfurt ahead.

Minutes later, Kalvach hesitated to defend and Matanovič hit from close range just where Jedlička was ready.

Then, at the right time, Šulc took the lead of the Czech team. He followed the ball in front of the Eintracht penalty area and hit the right post – 1:1. In this situation, the teams also went to the booths at half time.

The picture of the game did not change even after the break. With a short combination, the German team tried to keep close to the Pilsen goal, but it was not very successful at first. Vydra and Adu, on the other hand, went into a two-on-one opportunity, but his spot kick ended up as a corner kick.

Then Ekitiké very actively got the ball and quickly moved the game to the other side of the field, where Havel did not catch the running Ebimbé, who had just replaced him and immediately made it 2: 1. Soon after that, Kristensen went over all the players in the Pilsen goal after a corner and the home team led by two goals.

The favorite was on a horse, from which he did not expect to land, even when Adu crossed the Eintracht goal with a good chance from close range and Vašulín almost lost the ball in a slide in the small area .

However, Adu reduced Viktoria’s deficit in the 86th minute, and then Jemelka scored for Plzeň in an upset situation. “I am very happy that I can help the team, because the first goal went behind me. I’m glad we got hold of a point. We fought for it, that’s it, I’m proud of the whole team we are, I didn’t fold it at 3:1 and I finished anyway until they were drawn.

Pilsen coach Koubek spoke after the game about the very valuable result and a very good performance: “We are satisfied and I am very proud of the team, unlike at the weekend. I saw uncertainty in the back rows of Frankfurt and then a lot can happen. It was not a superior defensive performance by the opponent. They have a good attack, but I felt we could hit if we were active and in good numbers. There were very good actions in front of those two goals.