The coach of Pilsen footballers Michal Bílek experienced great disappointment after retaliation for the final 4th preliminary round of the European Conference League with CSKA Sofia.
His charges on the field of the Bulgarian team lost the home two-goal lead and in the 119th minute the extra time collected a decisive goal to 3: 0. The coach does not want to speculate on the impact of the failure on Victoria, who did not pass into the European Cup group for the third year in a row.
“We all wished it turned out in our favor. Of course, we are all terribly disappointed,” Bílek said at a press conference in Sofia. “We had it well played out, we led 2-0 after the first match. We lost today, it didn’t work out. What will be the impact? It’s not a question for me,” added the former national team coach.
The leaders of the Czech league collected the first goal in the sixth minute from Graham Carey, and after an hour of play, Georgi Jomov equalized the match. While in the first half Pilsen kept pace with CSKA, after the change of sides and in the extension, it mostly seemed toothless and helpless.
“We knew they had a lot of quality experienced players in the offensive. Although we did some substitutions, it didn’t lead to our game calming down and holding the ball better. We didn’t get as much into the game in the second half or in overtime as we would “We were not dangerous for the opponent’s goal,” said Bílek.
“What do I see in this? It can be inexperience, because of the strength or quality of the opponent. At times, he held the ball well and put some pressure on him,” added the 56-year-old coach, who said the home team was helped by fans at the National Stadium. “The atmosphere was football, it was a great advantage for the home team. After the second goal, it was very difficult for us,” said Bílek.
A record 31-time Bulgarian champions decided the promotion just before the end with a goal header by Jurgen Matthei. “It was all over the field, I didn’t see this situation exactly what happened there. If it was a foul? We just didn’t watch one standard situation, that’s a big mistake,” said the Pilsen coach.
The whole match was completed by the lone Tomáš Chorý, another striker and the best team scorer Jean-David Beauguel jumped into the game only in the 114th minute. A while before, Jordy Caicedo was sent off after the second yellow card.
“Bogy (Beauguel) started at the end of the match because he had health problems and did not dare to play for a longer period of time. White.
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