The sick man’s name has been resonating ever since the stitchers bought the lanky representative from Pilsen. His arrival caused a lot of emotions. Now the twenty-nine-year-old forward shined for the first time. Magnificently. In a hugely important match.
As in Liberec, Chorý figured in the starting line-up. In it, Filip Prebsl, who started in the midfield in the first matches of the season, moved to the stopper position. There, Christos Zafeiris got his chance.
After the initial warning from Union, when Dennis Eckert Ayensa narrowly missed Kinski’s goal in the 3rd minute, Slavia began to dictate the pace of the match. Chorý fit the main role. In the 19th minute, Lukáš Provod crossed from the left side, and the striker with the 25 on his back found the ball and knocked it into the net.
The sick man enjoyed the cheers of the stands, which then thunderously responded to the announcer’s name when announcing the shooter. But some fans in the cauldron in the north stand were silent and did not celebrate.
Slavia kicked up and dominated the pitch. Oscar shot over the goal, Prebsl into the side netting. In the 41st minute, Chorý got through after a corner kick from Zafeiris and increased the score. He scored the second goal in the red and white shirt, overall he worked very well. He won fights, kept balls.
The stitchers were in the lauf. El Hadji Malick Diouf sent a pumice stone wide in the 54th minute. In three minutes, Oscar took advantage of bad play by the guests and shot past goalkeeper Anthony Moris.
But the highlight of the so far perfect evening came in the 72nd minute, when substitute Bužek knocked the ball down the center into his own net. It was an inconvenience for the 20-year-old newcomer to the squad during his competitive debut for Slavia.
No one moved the state after that, but one more important moment happened. In the 85th minute, the visitors’ striker Mohammed Fuseini was sent off. He was first yellow fouled by Oscar, but then sent David Douděra to the ground and the referee Tobias Stieler pulled out a red card immediately.
The opening match of the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League:Slavia Prague – Union Saint-Gilloise 3:1 (2:0)Goals: 19. and 41. Chorý, 57. Oscar – 72. own Bužek. Referees: Stieler – Gittelmann, Weickenmeier – Brand (video, all German). ŽK: Provod, Oscar – Vanhoutte, Puertas, Moris, Teklab. ČK: 85. Fuseini (Union). Spectators: 18,470.Slavia: Kinský – Prebsl, Ogbu, Zima – Masopust (65. Douděra), Zafeiris (65. Bužek), Oscar, Diouf (83. Bořil) – Schranz, Provod (77. Vorlický) – Chorý (77. Caught). Coach: Trpišovský. Saint-Gilloise: Moris – Mac Allister, Machida, Leysen – Castro-Montes, Sadiki (64. Rasmussen), Vanhoutte, Puertas (79. Ait El Hadj), Teklab – Rodríguez (64. Kabangu), Eckert Ayensa (64. Fuseini). Coach: Pocognoli
